Enoshima Aquarium

Fuji to the north and Sagami Bay and Enoshima to the west, the aquarium is located in Shonan Kaigan Park. This aquarium incorporates an edutainment component that allows visitors not only to see creatures and specimens, but also to play and learn.

There are many attractive attractions. For example, a large school of 8,000 Japanese sardines swells and swims in the Sagami Bay Large Tank, and visitors can encounter mysterious creatures in the Deep Sea Corner and Jellyfish Fantasy Hall.

In addition, visitors can enjoy wonderful shows by dolphins and sea lions. There is also a participatory facility called the Nagisa Hands-on Learning Center.

Located on the seaside of Shonan, it offers a great view. It can be combined with sightseeing and marine leisure activities.

Sagami Bay Zone

In the Sagami Bay Zone of the aquarium, visitors can see a variety of creatures that live in the rich environment of Sagami Bay. Sagami Bay is a treasure trove of many types of fish, and visitors can experience one aspect of its ecosystem.

There are rocky areas where you can see stingrays and sharks up close. There is also an exhibit on coral, where visitors can learn about the differences between coral with and without symbiotic algae.

Sagami Bay has a varied topography, from shallow to deep waters, and is home to a wide variety of organisms. As you proceed slowly to admire the scenery, you will come to a large tank.

The passageway is sloped, realistically reproducing the rocky shore and swaying seaweed. Visitors can feel as if they are diving under the sea. There is also a great place to take commemorative photos.

In the overhang tank, natural light shines through and you can feel as if you are walking under the sea.

The Sagami Bay Aquarium is a large tank, 9 meters high and 12 meters wide, and is home to approximately 20,000 creatures of more than 90 species.

The highlight of the aquarium is a large school of shining silver Japanese pilchards. About 8,000 of them are swimming around in the tank. Watching the school of sardines swim and change their shape at will is a sight to behold, and one can almost lose track of time.

Two performances are held daily. One of them is the diving show “Fins. During the show time, visitors can sit and watch the show in the space in front of the tank.

The professional marine life care staff use underwater cameras, dive, give detailed and easy-to-understand explanations, and answer your questions in a fun way.

Dolphin Show Stadium

The Dolphin Show Stadium is located in a spectacular location overlooking Enoshima Island, Mt. Dolphin shows with Enosui treaters are held daily. For a fee, visitors can shake hands with cute dolphins and take pictures.

There is also a paid program called “Touch a Sea Turtle” at the “Sea Turtle Beach. Visitors can feed vegetables to green turtles and take pictures of them. Green turtles feed mainly on seaweed and swim peacefully. From the turtle deck, visitors can also view the beautiful Mt.

Jellyfish Fantasy Hall

As a pioneer in jellyfish exhibits, this hall boasts one of the largest number of jellyfish species on display in Japan.

Colorful jellyfish float in a spherical tank and their beautiful forms appear to be dancing. There are also benches in the hall, providing a relaxing place to sit and view multiple tanks.

In fact, jellyfish do not have brains or hearts. They are plankton drifting in the undersea current and cannot float without current.

In the Jellyfish Fantasy Hall, a projection mapping video is shown and is the aquarium’s main attraction.

When the screening begins, the beautifully floating jellyfish are joined by light and sound effects, transforming the entire hall into a 360-degree, wall-to-ceiling space of art and fantasy. The entire hall is transformed into a 360-degree space of art and fantasy from wall to ceiling, making visitors forget for a moment that they are in an aquarium.

In addition, there are many exhibits not to be missed, such as the “Cirrus” exhibit and a corner where visitors can experience the world of the deep sea. The “Shirasu” exhibit, which follows the growth process of a juvenile fish, is the first of its kind in the world.

Diving research vessel “Shinkai 2000

The museum also exhibits long-term breeding methods for deep-sea organisms, and is conducting joint research with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).

Also on display is the submersible “Shinkai 2000,” a three-person submersible that looks like a sea rocket as it soars to the bottom of the ocean.