Our 229th entry in this blog is our second time trip to Shinagawa Aquarium. The last time we visited this place was still 5 years ago. The fishes have grown, as well as Ate Rei and Sai. haha! 🙂

Today, we are joined by our first time visitor, Hearty flakes! And also Tita Karen. 🙂

This aquarium is close to Haneda Airport, making it easy to access from overseas or from other parts of Japan. And the entrance fee is cheaper compared to other aquariums too.

Shinagawa Aquarium can be found on the grounds of the Shinagawa Ward Residents’ Park in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It is about 8-minute walk from Omorikaigan Station, on the Keikyu Main Line. Even if the area is compact, there are a lot of parts and levels to explore.

The basement floor is the seabed floor, and the first floor is the sea level floor. Since its opening in 1991, the aquarium has listened to the voices of local residents to implement new designs and ideas, making it a beloved community-based aquarium. -livejapan.com

You can do so much more than simply look at the animals, such as feeding them or listening to talks by the keepers. Because of that, it’s a popular place for local school trips and extracurricular activities.

Another great thing about the aquarium is how easy it is for small children to visit and view the attractions. Shinagawa Aquarium’s glass panels are positioned purposefully to allow even the smallest of children to see inside.

We love to see the jellyfishes so close since it is quite scary to swim with them in the actual seas.

The area is very well maintained even though this aquarium is old, maybe more than 30 years?

The aquarium consists of two floors, providing multiple different viewpoints of the various sea creatures. Great efforts have been made to showcase both typical Shinagawa sea life as well as more exotic sea creatures. Our little Sai is in awe as he follows the octopus trying to hide and changed colors.

I don’t remember these colorful layout for the fishes. Maybe this ones are new. 🙂

It is actually raining hard outside on this day, so most of the people are inside, taking their time to look at the peacefully swimming fishes.

Our favorite view is with the sharks and dolphins. Imagine being so close with these sharks and dolphins even if you do not know how to swim! hehe. Isn’t that great or what?!

If you have the time to spare, I recommend you spend at least 2-3 hours here. Be sure to check the showtime schedule. There are many shows throughout the day, ranging from jumping dolphins and playful seals to intelligent sea lions and a feeding show.

We came to the show late, that’s why we were seated quite far already. But still we greatly enjoyed the show. Hoping to come back soon! 🙂