Zoo & Aquarium · Kasai Rinkai Park
Tokyo Sea Life Park 葛西臨海水族園
Yoshio Taniguchis glass-domed aquarium in Kasai Rinkai Park, famous for its doughnut-shaped tuna tank where bluefin circle endlessly, plus penguins and a seabird cliff. Operating normally while a replacement is built for around 2028.
Senior 65+: ¥350
Junior high student: ¥250
Elementary and under: Free
About
Opened in 1989, Tokyo Sea Life Park is entered through a striking glass dome by architect Yoshio Taniguchi (later of MoMA New York) that seems to float above a pool merging into the bay. Below, the centrepiece is a 2,200-tonne ring tank where schools of bluefin and other tuna race around you, a sight few aquariums anywhere can match. Other galleries cover the worlds oceans, from the Pacific to Antarctica, a large penguin enclosure with Humboldt and other species, a seabird cliff with puffins, and a Tokyo Bay section. The Tokyo government is building a new aquarium next door targeted for around 2028, and the current building continues to operate until then. Entry is cheap for a world-class aquarium, and free on 4 May, 1 October and 10 October.
Highlights
- Doughnut-shaped tank with circling bluefin tuna
- Glass dome entrance by Yoshio Taniguchi
- One of Japans largest penguin exhibits
- Puffins on the seabird cliff
- Free entry on 4 May, 1 October and 10 October
Tips
- Tuna feeding times are posted at the entrance; worth timing your visit.
- Combine with the Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel; aquarium tickets get 10% off the wheel.
- Closed Wednesdays (Thursday if a holiday).
- Visit soon: the Taniguchi building will close once the new aquarium opens.
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