The official Website of the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium (English)

About the Port of
Nagoya Public Aquarium

It is now roughly 3.5 billion years since the Earth was born.
Over the ages many varied life forms developed in nature's great aquarium, the ocean.
Humanity was born receiving the riches of the ocean and coming to understand the mystery and sacredness of life.
Now as the destruction of the natural world is becoming ever more serious, people must fully recognize our shared treasure that is the ocean, and think about how best to live symbiotically. The first step we can take is to connect with and learn about many types of life.

Port of Nagoya Garden Pier

A Small Detour

The Aquarium is a part of the Port of Nagoya Garden Pier.
In addition to the Aquarium, the Garden Pier also boasts the Observation Lounge, the Maritime Museum, the Fuji Antarctic Museum, as well as dining facilities. Discount tickets to all four of these facilities are available, so why not consider taking in as much of the sea and the port as you can all in a single day?

• Nagoya Port
  Building

  

  This 63-meter tall building is the landmark of Nagoya Port. Its distinctive shape is reminiscent of a white-sailed tall ship. You’ll get a stunning view of Nagoya Port from its Observation Lounge 53 meters above the Earth.

• Nagoya
  Maritime Museum

  

  Located on the third and fourth floor of the Nagoya Port Building, here you’ll learn all the port, the sea, and the ships that sail to and from here through the story of Japan’s number one international trade port.

• Fuji
  Antarctic Museum

  

  The Antarctic icebreaker ship, the Fuji, helped explore the Antarctic for 18 years beginning in 1965. She was Japan’s first genuine icebreaker. Currently, the ship is on public display in her entirety, giving visitors an intimate view of her interior.

• JETTY

  

  Here you’ll find various restaurants, a food court, and gift shops.

Business Hours/Events

Below are the business hours for the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium. Click on the times for the event calendar for each day.
Download the PDF file below the calendar for printing.

*Events are subject to cancellation or changes due to weather or the conditions of the animals.
*Please refrain from reserving seats by placing personal items on them.

• 

  Dolphin Performance BLUE ECHO

  Duration : approximately 15 minutes
  The stadium on the 3rd floor of the North Building

  Duration : approximately 15 minutes

  The stadium on the 3rd floor of the North Building

  This is the largest pool in Japan (60 meters long, 30 meters wide, and 12 meters deep) making the dolphins’ repeated feats of speed, the highlight of this performance, ever more visible.

• 

  Orca Training

  Duration : approximately 15 minutes
  The stadium on the 3rd floor of the North Building

  Duration : approximately 15 minutes

  The stadium on the 3rd floor of the North Building

  As you watch the training, the trainers will show you how the orca, the king of the seas, live.

• 

  Beluga Training

  Duration : approximately 10 minutes
  The ‘Under the Northern Lights’ on the 3rd floor of the North Building

  Duration : approximately 10 minutes

  The ‘Under the Northern Lights’ on the 3rd floor of the North Building

  You’ll hear detailed explanations from the trainers on the Beluga training. Belugas are a little different from the dolphins and orcas. So, come check them out.

• 

  Interesting Way Belugas Eat Fish

  Duration : approximately 10 minutes
  The ‘Under the Northern Lights’ on the 2nd floor of the North Building

  Duration : approximately 10 minutes

  The ‘Under the Northern Lights’ on the 2nd floor of the North Building

  You will learn how Belugas catch their prey as the trainers use hand-made experimental devices.

  *This event is limited to the weekends and holidays (subject to change during Golden Week and the summer holidays).

• 

  Tornado of Sardines

  Duration : approximately 5 minutes
  The Large Kuroshio Tank on the 2nd floor of the South Building

  Duration : approximately 5 minutes

  The Large Kuroshio Tank on the 2nd floor of the South Building

  You will marvel at the dynamic dance of 35,000 sardine that form a swarm to go after food as if they were a single organism.

• 

  Diver Communication

  Duration : approximately 10 minutes
  The Large Coral Reef Tank on the 1st floor of the South Building

  Duration : approximately 10 minutes

  The Large Coral Reef Tank on the 1st floor of the South Building

  The diver will give you an explanation while using his underwater camera and capturing the images of fish and the state of the tank. The images are broadcasted on a monitor TV by the tank.

• 

  Penguin Q&A

  Duration : approximately 10 minutes
  The Penguin Encounter on the 3rd floor of the South Building

  Duration : approximately 10 minutes

  The Penguin Encounter on the 3rd floor of the South Building

  Keepers provide an interpretation of penguins on a theme that changes by the month—such as ‘if penguins are birds, why can’t they fly?’ and ‘are penguins found anywhere else outside of Antarctica?’ etc.

• 

  Feeding
  Time(African
  Penguin)

  Duration : approximately 15 minutes
  Shiokaze Plaza in the North Building

  Duration : approximately 15 minutes

  Shiokaze Plaza in the North Building

  At Shiokaze Plaza, you will see the African penguins handfed.

• 

  Feeding Time
  (Large Kuroshio Tank)

  Duration : approximately 10 minutes
  The Large Kuroshio Tank on the 2nd floor of the South Building

  Duration : approximately 10 minutes

  The Large Kuroshio Tank on the 2nd floor of the South Building

  You will see the feeding of migratory fish, like kawakawa and common dolphinfish.

• 

  Feeding Time(Penguin)

  Duration : approximately 10 minutes
  The Penguin Encounter on the 3rd floor of the South Building

  Duration : approximately 10 minutes

  The Penguin Encounter on the 3rd floor of the South Building

  You will see the penguins being fed. Besides, you will also learn the characteristics of four species of the penguins in the tank.

• 

  Feeding Time(Sea turtle)

  Duration : approximately 15 minutes
  The Sea Turtle Migration Tank on the 3rd floor of the South Building

  Duration : approximately 15 minutes

  The Sea Turtle Migration Tank on the 3rd floor of the South Building

  You will see the feeding of the green turtles, loggerhead turtles, and hawksbill turtles with hearing the keeper’s explanation.

• 

  Movie Theater

  Duration : approximately 30 minutes. Varies by film.
  The 2nd and 3rd floors of the South Building

  Duration : approximately 30 minutes. Varies by film.

  The 2nd and 3rd floors of the South Building

  In the Movie Theater you will see spectacular films on animals and the natural world.

Entrance Tickets

• Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
  tickets

  Sales Point	Adults	High School Students	Elem/JH School Students	Children (4+ years)
  Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium ticket counter	2,030 yen	2,030 yen	1,010 yen	500 yen

  Sales Point
  Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium ticket counter
  Adults	High School Students
  2,030 yen	2,030 yen
  Elem/JH School Students	Children (4+ years)
  1,010 yen	500 yen

• Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
  tickets for seasonal night
  entrance after 5pm

  Sales Point	Adults	High School Students	Elem/JH School Students	Children (4+ years)
  Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium ticket counter	1,620 yen	1,620 yen	800 yen	400 yen

  Sales Point
  Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium ticket counter
  Adults	High School Students
  1,620 yen	1,620 yen
  Elem/JH School Students	Children (4+ years)
  800 yen	400 yen

  *Night fees are for entrance to the facilities past 5pm on a night business day, such as during Golden Week or the summer break.

• Common tickets for all 4 facilities (Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Fuji Antarctic Museum,
  Nagoya Port Building Observation Lounge, and Nagoya Maritime Museum)

  Sales Point	Adults	High School Students	Elem/JH School Students	Children (4+ years)
  Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium ticket counter; Port Building 1st floor Information Desk	2,930 yen 2,440 yen	2,930 yen 2,440 yen	1,610 yen 1,210 yen	Aquarium entrance fee 500 yen

  Sales Point
  Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium ticket counter; Port Building 1st floor Information Desk
  Adults	High School Students
  2,930 yen 2,440 yen	2,930 yen 2,440 yen
  Elem/JH School Students	Children (4+ years)
  1,610 yen 1,210 yen	Aquarium entrance fee 500 yen

• Single entry tickets to any one of the following:
  Nagoya Port Building Observation Lounge, Nagoya Maritime Museum,
  Fuji Antarctic Museum

  Sales Point	Adults	High School Students	Elem/JH School Students	Children (4+ years)
  Port Building 1st floor ticket vending machine, Fuji Antarctic Museum ticket vending machine	300 yen	300 yen	200 yen	Free

  Sales Point
  Port Building 1st floor ticket vending machine, Fuji Antarctic Museum ticket vending machine
  Adults	High School Students
  300 yen	300 yen
  Elem/JH School Students	Children (4+ years)
  200 yen	Free

• Common tickets for 3 facilities
  (Nagoya Port Building Observation Lounge, Nagoya Maritime Museum, and Fuji Antarctic Museum)

  Sales Point	Adults	High School Students	Elem/JH School Students	Children (4+ years)
  Port Building 1st floor Information Desk	900 yen 710 yen	900 yen 710 yen	600 yen 400 yen	Free

  Sales Point
  Port Building 1st floor Information Desk
  Adults	High School Students
  900 yen 710 yen	900 yen 710 yen
  Elem/JH School Students	Children (4+ years)
  600 yen 400 yen	Free

• For Groups

  Discounts on entrance fees are available for groups of 20 or more people.
  Please contract us to make a reservation by telephone or by fax 3 months to 1 week prior to visiting the Aquarium. Please come to the “Group Reception” window by the ticket counter upon your visit, and complete your payment and other entrance procedures.

  Fees

  Ticket fees vary by age and number of people. Check the chart below for more information.

  	Adults	High School Students	Elem/JH School Students	Children (4+ years)
  Less than 20 people	2,030 yen	2,030 yen	1,010 yen	500 yen
  20 people or more	1,830 yen	1,620 yen	810 yen	400 yen
  100 people or more	1,620 yen	1,420 yen	710 yen	350 yen

  Less than 20 people

  Adults	High School Students
  2,030 yen	2,030 yen
  Elem/JH School Students	Children (4+ years)
  1,010 yen	500 yen

  20 people or more

  Adults	High School Students
  1,830 yen	1,620 yen
  Elem/JH School Students	Children (4+ years)
  810 yen	400 yen

  100 people or more

  Adults	High School Students
  1,620 yen	1,420 yen
  Elem/JH School Students	Children (4+ years)
  710 yen	350 yen