How to enjoy Sunshine Aquarium

“Sunshine Aquarium” in Ikebukuro, Tokyo is an atmospheric aquarium with a concept of “Oasis in the sky.”.It is a healing space where you can observe the vibrant atmosphere of the mysterious sea creatures, penguins and otters.

Have you seen the penguins in the sky in the world’s first exhibition?

In the Marine garden “Tenku no Travel” in the outdoor area, you can see a flying penguin flying through the sky of the city!

In this article, I’ll show you how to enjoy the Sunshine Aquarium perfect for dating, so let’s take a look at the basics and the performance of the event and the animals you want to keep in mind.

Basic information about the Sunshine Aquarium

In the basic information of the Sunshine Aquarium, you will look at the access method, the fee of the aquarium, the ticket purchase method, the congestion situation, the time required to go on a date, and so on.

Sunshine Aquarium is

The Sunshine Aquarium opened in 1978 exhibits rare fish from the world, such as Clione, Seadragon, and ancient fish allana, and has gained popularity in the world, and it has been gaining popularity since the opening of the museum in 1978.

After 1 years of absence from the renovation of the entire building in 2010, the Marine Garden of the Roof area was renovated in July 2017.The new exhibits include “Tenku no Penguin”, “Penguin of the Grassland”, “Sunshine Aqua Ring”, “The Water of the Otters”, “The Sky Pass”, and “Kirumi no Izumi” (The Fountain of the sky).

On the floor of the aquarium, there is the first floor of the main building, the second floor of the main building, the “Waterfront Trip” on the main building of the main building, and the “Tenku no Travel” in the roof area, and Wi-Fi is available throughout the entire building.

In addition, there are facilities such as elevators, priority toilets, baby rooms, baby rooms, buggies, coin lockers, and shops in the building.

There is a limited menu sold by the “Tully’s Coffee Sunshine Aquarium Store” in Sunshine Aquarium, and there is a cute menu on the roof that has a cute menu that collaborated with the living creatures.

Way to Sunshine Aquarium and parking Lots and the nearest station

Then let’s look at how to access the Sunshine Aquarium.

This article shows you how to access a car using a train and parking information when using a car.

If you are going out by car, you can use the Sunshine City Parking Lot.The Sunshine City facility offers a discount service for parking fees.

The facilities covered by the parking service vary depending on the stores, conditions and methods, so please contact the facility directly for details.

The Sunshine Parking is color-coded for each building.Let’s park the Sunshine Aquarium in the “Red area”!

The Sunshine 60 building is the green area, the specialty town Alpa is the orange area, the Prince Hotel is the yellow area, and the ancient Oriental Museum is the blue area.

Sunshine Aquarium price and discount, ticket purchase method

Tickets for Sunshine Aquarium include “Web tickets”, which can be easily purchased with a smartphone, “Annual passports,” which can be entered many times at the entrance fee for 2 times, and “Advance tickets,” which can be purchased at a convenience store.Please be aware that the advance ticket cannot be cancelled or refunded.

The advance tickets are sold at Seven-Eleven and FamilyMart, and they are discounted compared to the regular price.

[convenience store] Sunshine Aquarium “Advance ticket”

The tickets are available at the entrance to the aquarium and at the vending machine, but the lines are so crowded that you can make a row on the weekends or on the day.If you want to enjoy the aquarium with free of stress, you should buy a ticket in advance.

Ticket fare for Sunshine Aquarium [Normal]

Sunshine Aquarium ticket price “WEB ticket”

Sunshine Aquarium ticket price “Annual passport”

[up to 600 yen discount] “Sunshine 60 Observatory Set ticket”

The set fee of “Sunshine Aquarium & observation deck” is a discount set up to 600 yen discount!

Please be aware that the discount fee you are introducing can not be used in combination with other special benefits.

[up to 660 yen discount] “Club off favor service”

Club Off is a corporate membership club by companies, corporations and organizations.

[up to 600 yen discount] “Sunshine City Card Presentation”

Sunshine City Card is a free card and a bargain card issued on the day of the year.You can make it at the “Orico Sunshine City Card Service Counter” on the second floor of Alpa.

[up to 600 yen discount] “Mitsubishi Estate group CARD presentation”

The annual fee for the first year is free of charge for the Mitsubishi Estate card.In the next year or later, the annual fee will be paid by both the person and the family members, depending on the amount of card shopping.

[Maximum 500 yen discount] “DoCoMo (d point club) coupon”

If you want to enter a Sunshine Aquarium at a discount using a d point, you need to buy a “pre-purchase”.You have to buy it at the d point club.Payment can be made with DoCoMo mobile phone charges.

[Discount up to 460 yen]

Daily plus is a member discount discount service run by Yahoo! Japan, and it costs 540 yen per month including monthly tax.

[Up to 400 yen Discount] “Seison Card or UC Card Presentation”

[up to 200 yen discount] “Epos Card presentation”

[Up to 200 yen Discount]

[Discount for Disabled Persons]

Sunshine Aquarium business hours, congestion and reentry

Next, let’s check the Sunshine Aquarium business hours, the closed day, the re-entrance method, and the congestion information.

* There may be a case where only the outdoor area Marine Garden will be viewed from 8 30 to 10 am.

The Sunshine Aquarium is open throughout the year.The final admission is 1 hours before the end.The final admission in the case of reentering is 30 minutes before the end of the entrance.

Reentering can only be done on the day.If you’re out on the way, please show the “admission ticket” at the time of reentering.

It is said that the number of visitors to the Sunshine Aquarium is about 10000 people on the first.The afternoons of weekends, holidays and holidays, Golden Week and Golden Week are very crowded.If you want to avoid congestion and enjoy it, we recommend weekday hours from the morning of weekdays!

To avoid the congestion, you can use the admission ticket beforehand, and you can use the time effectively.

On Twitter in the Sunshine Aquarium, you can send the information about the congestion.You can check the congestion status at the top screen of the website, so it may be good to check it out before going out.

Time to go on a Sunshine Aquarium date

The required time on the Sunshine Aquarium’s homepage is about 1 to 1 hours and 30 minutes, but there are many interesting spots in Sunshine Aquarium, so it’s a good idea to visit it with plenty of time.

The time to look around is different, but you should take about 2 to 3 hours to estimate the time it takes to travel on a date.The requirements for each floor are introduced in the “Sunshine Aquarium Appeal and enjoyment” section.

Appeal and Fun Sunshine Aquarium

Next, I’ll introduce you to the charm of the Sunshine Aquarium and how to enjoy it.

The Sunshine Aquarium is a place where you can see the living creatures of the sea even though it is in the city.An oasis in the sky is a space where the heart is healed and intelligence is stimulated.Let’s enjoy time with our partners, friends and children away from the hustle and bustle of the day.

Travel on the first Floor of the Main Building

On the first floor of the main building, the “Ocean Trip”, many fish, including squid, jellyfish and other invertebrates, are living in a variety of waters, including beaches and offshore waters.The required time for the first floor is 1 hours and 30 minutes.

The first floor of the main building

On the first floor, there is an area where you can see the environment, life, and manbo in addition to the above.Let’s enjoy a stroll in the sea!

Travel on the second floor of the main building

In the “Waterfront Trip” on the second floor of the main building, you can meet the fish and frogs, the turtles and other people at the shores of the beach and the river and Lake Biwa.The required time for the second floor is 1 hours.

The second floor of the main building :

On the second floor, you can see the sea of Okinawa, the sea of the Caribbean, the sea of Amphiprioninae and the sea of Isanchak, in addition to the sea of the above.

Outdoor Area Marine Garden Tenku Travel

The Marine Garden “Tenku no Travel” in the roof area is an area where you can feel the sky, light, water and greenery.Here you can see the penguins swimming in the sky, the oriental small-clawed otter sleeping in a lovely figure, and the sea lions who are relaxing on the beach.

It is sure to be healed with a cute look that is comfortable to live with.It takes about 30 minutes to get to the rooftop area.The performance of the tour varies depending on the performance, so if you want to consider the time required, it is necessary to calculate the performance time by adding 10 minutes of each performance.

Rooftop Area Marine Garden

Rooftop Area Marine Garden “Exhibition Time for Living things”

Penguin Show

In the penguin feeding time, you can see the African penguin’s eating scene in the meadow.The penguin diving time can enjoy the appearance of a “swimming penguin in the sky” that can only be seen by Sunshine Aquarium.

In the penguin healing time from 18 o’clock, there is an explanation of the African penguin who swim with the healing music in the sky.

Penguin Performance

* Free

Sea Lion Show

The Marine Garden’ Sunshine Aqua Ring’ and the’ Sea Lion Beach’ are living with 2 kinds of sea lion : California sea lion and South American sea lion.

At the time of a time limited event, sea lion’s ability will be demonstrated.The sea lion performance time allows you to see the spectacular performance and comical movements and techniques that balance the ball over the nose and balance it.

Sea Lion Performance

* Free

Water performance time

In the water performance time, divers are introduced by divers using underwater microphones in the Sunshine lagoon, the “Sunshine Lagoon” in the Sunshine Aquarium.

Underwater Performance

* Free

Expeditionary Guided Tour

The expedition guided tour (capacity system) is a paid tour of 500 yen for 1 persons and about 50 minutes for a paid tour.You enter the area (backyard) where you can’t put your feet in.You can hear the episodes of living creatures by the staff of the breeding staff.

If you want to participate, you can do it at the ticket counter or the annual passport issuance counter.It’s a tour with a quota, so please ask the staff about the details.

Exploring Tour

* Paid

Sunshine Lagoon Water Tank Feeding Experience

The Sunshine Lagoon Water Bath Experience (capacity system) is 300 yen for 1 people and a paid experience of about 20 minutes.You can experience the precious experience of feeding fish from the Sunshine lagoon “Sunshine Lagoon”.There are 1500 fish with 45 kinds of fish in the sunshine lagoon!

In the feeding experience, the kitchen is guided to the kitchen called Chojiki.I heard that you can also hear the secrets of the large water tank.

This feeding experience is also a quota, so let’s check with the staff about the details.If you want to experience it, you can do it at the ticket counter or the annual passport issuance counter.

Sunshine Lagoon Water Tank Feeding Experience

* Paid

Sunshine Aquarium Summary

This time, I introduced you about how to enjoy the Sunshine Aquarium, the ticket price of the aquarium, and the time required for the date of the trip.How was it?There were a lot of interesting spots in the popular Sunshine Aquarium!

You can get a discount from advance purchase, discount and so on.Please take a look at the time required and make a plan to go out right away.