Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise (横浜・八景島シーパラダイス) is an amusement park consisting of an aquarium, shopping mall, hotel, marina and amusement rides. It is located in Hakkeijima, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. It opened for business on May 8, 1993. It is a pay-as-you-go theme park, having no gates or admission charges. Visitors have the option of buying a day pass or paying for each attraction separately. With 4,770,000 visitors in 2007, it ranks sixth among Asian amusement parks in terms of attendance.

Yokohama Hakkeijima Inc.

In March 1988, the business was started by nine companies centered on Seibu Group and Prince Hotel. Established Yokohama Hakkeijima Inc. Yokohama City will create an artificial island, Hakkeijima, and rent a part of it to Yokohama Hakkeijima Co. Ltd., which will start operations on May 8, 1993. Yokohama Hakkeijima is a Seibu Group company, and besides The following facilities operate, manage.

Aqua Resorts

Aqua Resorts is a Public Aquarium located in Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise. It consists of 4 facilities. The aquarium is accredited as a Museum-equivalent facilities by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Aqua Museum

"Understanding all the creatures of the sea-Five Experience Lab" It is a aquarium with a pyramid-like appearance. The floors are up to the 5th floor, with exhibits on the 1st, 3rd, and 4th floors, and LABO12 "Fishes living in the rich forest, the source of the sea" and the Aqua Theater on the 5th floor. The second floor is off-limits to the general public. Whale Shark has been open to the public since October 5, 2010. It was the first whale shark having and exhibition facility in eastern Japan. Since he died, he has not exhibited since 2019. Total floor area 18,000 m2 total tank vol 12000000 l Aqua stadium

Dolphin fantasy

"The world of dreams and healing delivered by dolphins" An aquarium centered on dolphin and Ocean Sunfish exhibits that opened on July 16, 2004. It consists of a tunnel-shaped water tank and a cylindrical water tank. total tank vol 1120000 l

Fureai Lagoon

"Contact with sea creatures" It was opened on July 27, 2007. The edge of the aquarium is designed to be low so that people can observe the sea animals on display up close. Therefore, when a dolphin or whale makes an unexpected jump, it may be sprayed. Total water volume 3700000 l

Umi Farm

Aquarium with the concept of "sea education" opened on March 8, 2013. A facility with the theme of "Umiiku" where you can learn about the sea by observing fish and seaweed. Total area about 7,300 m2 2 There are two areas, "Food Education Zone" and "Ocean Lab". "Food Education Zone" is an area where you can learn about the sea through fishing and eating.

In film

Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise is seen destroyed by Godzilla in the Kaiju film, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. Visitors were able to escape safely before its destruction.

Research and conservation

The aquarium is working on breeding difficult to keep sharks and rays and is studying Lamnidae. The aquarium is working with Marine World Uminonakamichi, Aqua World, Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe, Marine Science Center, Social Education Center, Tokai University, and the endangered In 2015, we established the sand tiger Breeding Council, which aims to share information on the artificial birth and active breeding of the endangered sand tiger species. In 2016, the fertilized eggs of Frill sharks were displayed. The aquarium introduced the JELLYFISHBOT, a garbage collection drone, in 2021. In 2022, the aquarium opened the "Mijikana Marine Life Institute" in collaboration with the Tokyo University under the concept of "Let's have fun learning about the SDGs.

Controversies

About 90 animals died while rare deep-sea creatures were being transferred from an outside laboratory to Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise. The cause of the death seems to be that the water temperature rose due to a mechanical failure, but it received a lot of criticism from animal rights groups. In 2019, the protected whale shark died in two months, causing controversy.

Attractions

The concept is "amusement park in the sea that you can enjoy all day long". It is installed here and there on the island, and many of them have motifs of the sea.

Height-restricted attractions

120 cm or more 110 cm or more 95 cm or more

Attractions with no height restrictions

There are age and other restrictions. It depends on each attraction.

Attractions that cost extra

Arcade

Attractions that are already closed

Adjacent facilities

Restaurant & Fastfood

Shop & amusement

HOTEL

Gallery

Aqua Resorts