The best aquarium I've ever seen in my life 🪸 My TOP 1!
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🐟 SHIKOKU AQUARIUM
📍Location: 4 Hamaichiban-cho, Utazu-cho, Ayauta-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
🎫 Admission Fee: 2,400 yen for adults
📖 About Shikoku Aquarium
Shikoku Aquarium is an aquarium that has an attractive exhibit with the theme of "Shikoku Waterscape". The aquarium is divided into three zones: "Seto Inland Sea Area", "Pacific Ocean Area", and "Clear Stream/Lakeside Area". You can enjoy different atmospheres depending on the time of day and season you visit.
🪸 Sights & Photo Spots
🔹 "Whirlpool Scenery"
This area recreates the whirlpools of the Naruto Strait, and when you stand in front of the aquarium, the ocean whirlpools spread out before your eyes! It's also a great photo spot, and the word "breathtaking view" is a fitting word for this place✨
🔹 "Watatsumi no Scenic View"
A huge aquarium measuring 11m wide and 5.5m high, recreating the flow of the Kuroshio Current off the southern coast of Shikoku. With about 20 types of migratory fish swimming in it, this is one of the largest exhibition tanks in Shikoku, and you can feel as if you're in the ocean.
🔹 "Kannazuki no Scenic View"
From a large circular window measuring 4m in diameter, you can look up at the hammerhead sharks swimming leisurely above your head. It's a strange feeling, as if you're looking up at the bottom of the ocean!
🔹 "Ryugu no Scenic View"
The "Ryugu Legend" is passed down in Kagawa Prefecture, where Shikoku Aquarium is located. This exhibition area is based on that legend, and is a fantastic space that combines Buddhist paintings and light art. This is the only exhibition in the aquarium that does not use an aquarium.
🔹 Dolphin Show
The only place in Shikoku where you can enjoy a full-scale dolphin show! You can enjoy the dolphins' performance with the Seto Inland Sea as a backdrop. The show at dusk is especially impressive, as it is combined with a spectacular view!
🎯 Checkpoints
✅ Animal feeding & show times (morning session)
🐧 Penguin feeding: 10:30
🐬 Dolphin show: 11:00
🦦 Otter feeding: 11:15
✅ Recommended entry times
⏰ 9:30-10:00
The aquarium opens at 9:00, but if you want to enjoy the aquarium thoroughly, we recommend entering first thing in the morning! The photo spots are also empty, so the best time to take photos is in the morning📸✨
Shikoku Aquarium is an aquarium that you should visit at least once in your life, with beautiful exhibits and a fantastic space! 🐠💙