Miyajima Aquarium

The Miyajima Aquarium is closed renovation and will reopen in August 2011

50 tanks containing over 350 species and 13,000 specimens from Japan's coastal waters and beyond. The stars of the facility are the finless porpoises (sunameri). There are 4 or 5 sea lion shows a day and a chance to interact with Humboldt Penguins.

The bilingual aquarium website is surprisingly good and has quite a lot of information and some kids activities too. Click on the "English Site" link in the top right corner.

Admission fees
Adults:¥1,050
Junior High and High School Students:¥520
Children (over 4) ¥310

Access
From Miyajima ferry port, it's a well sign posted 15 minute walk past the red floating torii gate and along the coast to the aquarium.

Related

• Video clip of Japanese news feature on standing Cayman at Miyajima Aquarium uploaded by Japan Probe

"Uninspiring"
Lorna - Sat Aug 2008
A long walk to get there - especially with kids - high entrance fee and a lame water show. Sorry, but Japan has some great aquariums (Kagoshima, Osaka, even near Hamada) and this is not one of them.