Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise

I arrived here at the entrance of the Aqua Museum (aquarium) around 8:50am on a Saturday morning. My friends and I bought tickets on Klook with a 9am arrival. There was a line but they let people in around 8:55am. If you don’t already have tickets, there is a ticket booth. Staff have print outs of common questions/information in English that aids with communication barrier. We didn’t know this was part of an amusement park, so that was a surprise. Upon entering, we passed aquarium tanks with fish. Beyond that is a place to have pictures taken for an additional cost. They have many animals including penguins, sea lions, large crabs, polar bears, walrus, sharks, jelly fish, sting rays, eels, and many, many more! They have an outside area for land animals such as otters, flamingos, and prairie dogs. You even get to go up the escalator through one exhibit, which is pretty cool. In lab 6, you can touch and hold a starfish. My biggest complaint is that they need to clean the windows in the water exhibits because the parts where there isn’t water is obstructed, which prevents guests from seeing the animals clearly. There was one exhibit with bubbles and what not on the lid where we couldn’t see at all inside. We watched a live presentation at 10am. The visuals had English translation, which was great. There was dolphins, penguins, and walrus in the show! Unfortunately, the commentary was in Japanese, so we didn’t understand it. The show lasted about 25 minutes. They have vending machines throughout the aquarium but they take cash :( I noticed they had spaces for breastfeeding women, which is cool! After we finished the aquarium, we went to the food court and had lunch. I got a burger, fries, and chicken nuggets, which was good. The burger had a mozzarella type cheese on it that I thought was mayo. It was overpowering and I didn’t finish it. My friends got ramen and food from the chicken place and they enjoyed it! It’s fair prices, much better than food at an amusement park in the USA, lol. My friend wanted to ride the roller coaster, which we did. We had to go back to the ticket counter to purchase the ticket. If you’re a local, you can purchase online. I like that you can buy tickets to an individual ride but they do have various day passes. Overall, it was a fun experience! We were there for about 4 hours. They have a gift shop and MANY food and dessert options outside of the food court. I would return!

We really had a great time here as you can see in the pictures, wish we had all day to explore. It's amazing so many to see, our advice start in the line before they open and stay until close. Y'all definitely will enjoy your tour, each show is so amazing.

The Sea Paradise alone is an island filled with food and attractions. Got confused when I first came here, between Sea Paradise and Aqua Museum (which was their aquarium). Will definitely take the whole day if you planned to take the rides and explore the area.

I went during g the animal crossing event, however the place itself was amazing, you can upgrade your ticket to go on the adventure rides inside the aquarium which seems like a good idea, but I didn’t have enough time haha , was great fun

So depressing. The enclosures were way too small for the big animals they had. The polar bear enclosure was probably the most upsetting. And the dolphins were treated in a way that reminded me of seaworld. No animals should live like that. I went with my friends, but if I had been the one looking for an aquarium to visit I would never choose this place. Just sad.