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The Toba Aquarium is famous for being one of Japan's best aquariums, and it lives up to its reputation! The aquarium is divided into sections that each represent a different type of aquatic life. The aquarium features a wide variety of fish, shellfish, and jellyfish. Along with these, there are dolphins, stingrays, nautilus, porpoises, seals, otters, and seahorses. The highlight of the museum are the huge African manatees, something not found at most aquariums in the world. They also have dugongs, which are smaller but also a rare endangered species.
Along with the aquatic life, the aquarium also has exhibits of insects, frogs, pelicans, penguins, and toucans! There are also sea lion shows, which last only about 30 minutes, but are very cute and well-done.
The entrance fee is 2400 yen for adults, 1200 for junior high students and 600 yen for children. To view every exhibit, including the seal show, it should take about 3.5 hours at a moderate pace. It is also handicap accessible.
Written Jan 8, 2009
Address: 3-3-6, Toba City, Mie 517-8517
Phone: 059-925-2555
Website: http://www.aquarium.co.jp/english/index.html
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Toba is the world's birthplace of artificial peal when Koichi Mikomoto could duplicate the mass production of pearls in oysters in 1893. Until then, the pearl was a random act of nature - an abnormal growth of lucre in a wild growing oyster in the ocean.
Joined an amazing tour of Mikomoto Pearl Culture Center. Saw the different steps of artifiicial pearl cultivation, inclusive of a boat ride to where all the pearl oysters are hung out to grow to maturity until they are harvested.
Also saw the famous underwater ladies who would dived for sea products in the cold water.
Of course, the final stop was shopping at the pearl jewelry and souvenir center. Not to be missed for all pearl lovers.
Updated Sep 15, 2007
Address: Toba, Ise Peninsula
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I have been to aquariums around the world like Monterrey and in Boston and was surprised to find this excellent aquarium at Toba.
Many large and well maintained tanks. Worth the visit especially if you have come all the way to Toba. Japanese tourists exclaiming "sugoi" at every tank. (sugoi=wow)
Written Aug 8, 2006
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I have been to aquariums around the world like Monterrey and in Boston and was surprised to find this excellent aquarium at Toba.Many large and well maintained...
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Toba is where mass cultivation of artificial pearls started by Kokichi Mikimoto in the late 19th century. I find the pace here so much slower than Tokyo and can smell the ocean and hear the...
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The Toba Aquarium is one of the best aquariums in Japan. Indeed, it is even better than Osaka's famous Kaiyukan, in my opinion, although it also costs 400 yen more. One of the main attractions here......
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