What other travelers are saying about Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium
Our children loved this small penguin focused aquarium. You can get there by bus or taxi-- taxi is about 3,800 yen. It's a 200m walk from the roads to the aquarium. The penguins also have a private beach that they are free to walk on and swim at! How cool is that!?!
Honestly worth the bus ride all the way from main area of Nagasaki, it was such a beautiful mountainous area too. The penguin aquarium was worth it, and the little penguins are so cute! They have the most species out of any aquarium in Japan, and I think most countries as well.
Best place ever. Home to 9 (out of 18 total) different penguin species whereas most aquariums only have 1-2 types. The feeding times (at 11am or 3pm) are cuteness overload with penguins frantically waddling after food. The museum also has a ton of information about all the penguin species and very nice visuals. We spent over 3 hours at the aquarium without getting bored.
Small aquarium, it's also quite a ways from the city center. But the highlight is the penguins, i think there are 4 species in the cold pen, and 1 species in the outdoor pen. Catch it during the feeding and you will be rewarded. Also very unique in that a full cross section of underwater and above water can be seen from the 2nd level vantage point. There is also a public beach you can avail after the relatively short look around. There is also a kids play area near the back where kids can be distracted for a while. Overall, well worth the reasonable ticket price