Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa is supposed to be categorized as an aquarium, but it becomes more like an urban entertainment facility in Tokyo. It doesn’t display just fish and water animals, it comes with lighting and sound effects creating an unique, fantastic world.
The location is very convenient yet fabulous.
Shinagawa Station is a big rail station in Tokyo and "Tokaido Shinkansen", bullets trains connects between Eastern and Western Japan, also stop here. It gives good access to both Narita and Haneda airports, so Shinagawa is popular for tourists and business people. Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa is just 2 minutes by walk from the station and it is located inside of Shinagawa Prince Hotel.
More like a complexed facility of nature and technology
Over 20,000 fish and water animals are displayed. This place doesn’t stay as a metropolitan oasis of Toyo, rather an entertainment park along with using the newest technology like Projection Mapping. Various jellyfishes are bobbing in oblong water tanks in Jellyfish Ramble. Red, blue, yellow and many colors dye with jellyfishes and create fantastic atmosphere.
Different types of two dolphin shows
Another attraction is in Stadium; the 360-degree stage and a dynamic dolphin show is what you must see. They have two different programs for day and night. In the daytime, the sun shines from the skylight on the roof. In the night, it is the combined show of dolphin and stage effects of sound and lights. You can also see sea lions, penguins and even capybaras here.
How to visit?
Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa locates in the south of Tokyo. It takes about 20 minutes by JR Chuo Line
from Tokyo Station to Shinagawa Station. When you arrive at Shinagawa Station, walk towards Takanawa Exit and Shinagawa Prince Hotel where contains the aquarium is across the street.
Address: 4-10- 30 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8611
Tel：03-5421- 1111
from Tokyo Station to Shinagawa Station. When you arrive at Shinagawa Station, walk towards Takanawa Exit and Shinagawa Prince Hotel where contains the aquarium is across the street.
Address: 4-10- 30 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8611
Tel：03-5421- 1111
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Dolphin show at aquarium and Robots in Odaiba
Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa is Not a typical aquarium but a new and amazing aquarium using moody lights and sounds . You see many kinds of marine animals in 11 different zones and fantastic performances by dolphins! After the aquarium you go to Odaiba island in Tokyo Bay where you see two robots.
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