Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-04 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
Toba Aquarium, in Toba, Mie Prefecture, keeps some 25,000 animals of about 1,200 species in 12 zones, and by 2015 it had welcomed more than 60 million visitors in all.
Nakanogō Station on the Kintetsu Shima Line is about 200 m away in a straight line, and two other sights are right beside it: Toba Castle about 0.1 km away and Mikimoto Pearl Island about 0.2 km. We have not checked tickets or opening hours, so use the aquarium's own site before you go.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Toba Aquarium front view 2019 — Miyuki Meinaka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Trichechus senegalensis — Daiju Azuma · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source · resized
- Outside of Toba Aqurium — The original uploader was Tawashi at Japanese Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Dugong Serena — Miyuki Meinaka · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Bathynomus giganteus, Toba Aquarium — Motokoka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Toba Aquarium front view 2010 — Miyuki Meinaka · Public domain · source · resized
- Toba Aquarium front view 2011 — Miyuki Meinaka · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- ダイオウグソクムシ 鳥羽水族館 2015 (18641970878) — x768 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- Kintetsu Nakanogo station from Toba Aquarium — Miyuki Meinaka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Toba Aquarium 20170107 — 円周率３パーセント (Enshuritsu 3 percent) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Toba Aquarium (鳥羽水族館, Toba-suizokukan) is a public aquarium in Toba, Mie, Japan. The aquarium is described as a "quality aquarium", housing some 25,000 individuals representing 1,200 species in 12 distinct zones. It is accredited as a Registered Museum by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. In 2015, the number of visitors to the aquarium exceeded 60 million.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-04 · Official visiting information (1) · Official visiting information (2)
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Aquarium
Nearby station
Nearby station: Nakanogō (Kintetsu Shima Line), about 200 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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