is an

amusement park An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...

consisting of an aquarium, shopping mall, hotel, marina and

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s. It is located in Hakkeijima, Kanazawa-ku,

Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...

Kanagawa is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...

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. It opened for business on May 8, 1993. It is a pay-as-you-go theme park, having no gates or admission charges. Visitors have the option of buying a day pass or paying for each attraction separately. With 4,770,000 visitors in 2007, it ranks sixth among Asian amusement parks in terms of attendance.

Yokohama Hakkeijima Inc.

In March 1988, the business was started by nine companies centered on

Seibu Group is a Japanese holding company that primarily owns Seibu Railway, Prince Hotels, and Seibu Bus and its subsidiaries, which are collectively known as the . In total, fifty-three companies across the world are affiliated with the Seibu Group. The c ...

and

Prince Hotel The is the name of a hotel chain company headquartered in Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Seibu Holdings, Inc. Together with Seibu Railway, Prince Hotels is the core company of Seibu Group. Overview During the Allied occupatio ...

. Established Yokohama Hakkeijima Inc. Yokohama City will create an artificial island, Hakkeijima, and rent a part of it to Yokohama Hakkeijima Co. Ltd., which will start operations on May 8, 1993. Yokohama Hakkeijima is a Seibu Group company, and besides The following facilities operate, manage.

Aqua Resorts

Aqua Resorts is a

Public Aquarium A public aquarium (plural: ''public aquaria'' or ''public Water Zoo'') is the aquatic counterpart of a zoo, which houses living aquatic animal and plant specimens for public viewing. Most public aquariums feature tanks larger than those kept b ...

located in Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise. It consists of 4 facilities.

Aqua Museum

"Understanding all the creatures of the sea-Five Experience Lab" It is a large

aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aq ...

with a pyramid-like appearance. The floors are up to the 5th floor, with exhibits on the 1st, 3rd, and 4th floors, and LABO12 "Fishes living in the rich forest, the source of the sea" and the Aqua Theater on the 5th floor. The second floor is off-limits to the general public.

Whale Shark The whale shark (''Rhincodon typus'') is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of .McClain CR, Balk MA, Benfield MC, Branch TA, Chen C, Cosgrove J, D ...

has been open to the public since October 5, 2010. It was the first whale shark having and exhibition facility in eastern Japan. Since he died, he has not exhibited since 2019. Total floor area total tank vol * LABO1 "The Sea of Beginnings" * LABO2 "Sea Jewel Shellium" * LABO3 "Animal evolved in the sea" * LABO4 "Animal living in the sea of ice" * LABO5 "Schools Herd living in vast expanse of sea and sparkling fish " * LABO6 "The sea and creatures receiving the blessings of the sun" * LABO7 "Unknown Submarine Canyon Deep Sea Rium" * LABO8 "Enchanted fish lurking in the sea at night" * LABO9 "Kurageri Umu" * LABO10 "Fishes that color coral reefs" * LABO11 "Forestium" * LABO12 "Fishes living in the rich forest, the source of the sea" Aqua stadium * "Ecology show pool" (outdoor water tank, water volume ) * "Research pool 1" (outdoor water tank, water volume ) * "Research pool 2" (outdoor water tank, water volume ) * "Breeding pool" (outdoor water tank, water volume ) * "Treatment pool" (outdoor water tank, water volume ) * Sea Video Museum / Aqua Theater (720-inch Digital Hi-Vision Theater 130 seats)

Dolphin fantasy

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"The world of dreams and healing delivered by dolphins" An aquarium centered on dolphin and

Ocean Sunfish The ocean sunfish or common mola (''Mola mola'') is one of the largest bony fish in the world. It was misidentified as the heaviest bony fish, which was actually a different species, ''Mola alexandrini''. Adults typically weigh between . The spe ...

exhibits that opened on July 16, 2004. It consists of a tunnel-shaped water tank and a cylindrical

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tank. total tank vol *"Arch aquarium" (water volume ) *"Cylindrical aquarium" (water volume )

Fureai Lagoon

"Contact with sea creatures" It was opened on July 27, 2007. The edge of the aquarium is designed to be low so that people can observe the sea animals on display up close. Therefore, when a

dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (the ...

whale Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an informal and colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea, i.e. all cetaceans apart from dolphins and ...

makes an unexpected jump, it may be sprayed. Total water volume

Umi Farm

Aquarium with the concept of "sea education" opened on March 8, 2013. A facility with the theme of "Umiiku" where you can learn about the sea by observing fish and seaweed. Total area about ² There are two areas, "Food Education Zone" and "Ocean Lab". "Food Education Zone" is an area where you can learn about the sea through fishing and eating. *

Fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

Square * Karatto Kitchen * Seafood & Grill YAKIYA * Ocean Lab * Sea Deck * Submarine research

In film

Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise is seen destroyed by

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in the

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film, ''

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''.

Controversies

About 90 animals

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while rare

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creatures were being transferred from an outside laboratory to Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise. The cause of the death seems to be that the water temperature rose due to a mechanical failure, but it received a lot of criticism from

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rights groups. Also in 2019, the

protected Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although th ...

whale shark died in two months, causing controversy.

Attractions

The concept is "

in the sea that you can enjoy all day long". It is installed here and there on the island, and many of them have motifs of the sea.

Height-restricted attractions

120 cm or more * Surf Coaster Leviathan * Marine Cart Fantasia 110 cm or more * Aqua Ride II ~ Treasure Hunting Adventure ~ 95 cm or more * Flight Eagle * Butterflyder

Attractions with no height restrictions

There are age and other restrictions. It depends on each attraction. * Blue Sky Climbing ROCKN ROCK * Giant Three-dimensional Maze Dekkai * Sea Boat, a boat-type attraction that allows you to drive in the natural sea next to the "Umi Farm" * Sea Paradise Tower * Merry-go-round * Bubble Shooting * Red Baron * Sea Train * Pleasure Boat Paradise Cruise

Attractions that cost extra

* Play * Treasure Stone Park

Arcade

* Carnival House

Attractions that are already closed

* Blue Fall * Surf Coaster * Water Shoot * Splashute * Octopus * Drunken Barrel * Peter Pan * Kids Adventure * Heaven and Hell * Golden Treasure Hunt, Pirate Legend, Cursed Skeleton Island * Sea Para Walk Rally "Sea Para Detectives" * Kids Pirates * Waku Waku Kids Park * Mini Express * Seabo * Golden treasure hunt, LAST PANIC * Ice Country * Hospital Enthusiast, hunt for treasure on Glitter Island * Triple 3 Mission * Mirror Maze * Sea Para Kids Town

Adjacent facilities

Restaurant & Fastfood

* Seafood＆Grill YAKIYA * Hawaiian Cafe & Restaurant Merengue * La Tarafuku * Booze Cafe * Shiosai Cuisine Yasuke * CLASSIC * Manjare * Breeze * Seaside Oasis * Dolphin * Cable Car Coffee * Marion Crepe * Kobara Cafe * Toge Dairy Industry 63 ℃

Shop & amusement

*Jinbei SHOP *Aqua Museum Shop *Big Wave *Frendia *Delphis *Shell Garden *Mihama Beach Girl *Souvenir Shop Kofuku *M Cabin *Fresh Loose *Sea Paradise Dice Food Museum *Puku Puku Island *Banana Moon *Ocean Club *YY SHOP *MIRAI Building *LAHAINA CREWS *Aqua Blue *Fantasy Shop

HOTEL

*Hotel Sea Paradise Inn

References

External links

Yokohama Hakkeijima SEA PARADISE
(English)
ja.Official Site 横浜・八景島シーパラダイス
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