[2025 Sakai Attraction] Travel Guide for Echizen Matsushima Aquarium (Updated Jul)

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Located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, Echizen Matsushima Aquarium is an aquarium featuring marine life displays and interactive experiences. It is not only a place to watch marine life, but also a family travel destination full of educational significance and fun. The aquarium is committed to allowing visitors to gain a deeper understanding of the wonders and diversity of the marine ecosystem through a variety of exhibitions and activities. The museum has multiple themed exhibition areas, displaying marine life from all over the world, including colorful tropical fish, elegant jellyfish, and huge sharks. It is particularly worth mentioning that the aquarium has an open touch pool where visitors can touch creatures such as starfish and sea urchins with their own hands and have a unique experience of close contact with marine life. Echizen Matsushima Aquarium also offers exciting marine animal performances, such as interactive shows with dolphins and sea lions, showing their intelligence and agility. In addition, the aquarium regularly holds science lectures and educational activities to help visitors understand the importance of marine protection. The restaurant and Souvenir shop in the museum offer a wide range of choices, allowing you to enjoy a visual feast while tasting delicious food and buying special Souvenir. Whether you are a child who is curious about the ocean or an adult who loves nature, Echizen Matsushima Aquarium can provide you with an unforgettable ocean journey.

Echizen Matsushima Aquarium Address:

74-2-3 Mikunichosaki, Sakai, Fukui 913-0065, Japan

Echizen Matsushima Aquarium Recommended sightseeing time:

2-3 hours

Echizen Matsushima Aquarium Phone:

+81 776-81-2700

Echizen Matsushima Aquarium Ticket Price

From USD5.17

[Fukui] 3 recommended spots in Sakai City

Fukui Prefecture 2024.12 ⁡ I'll introduce you to some cute spots I visited in Sakai City🐬 ⁡ The weather wasn't great, but there were plenty of indoor spots to enjoy🫰 ⁡ ⁡ 1. Echizen Matsushima Aquarium An aquarium on the seaside where you can enjoy dolphin shows and penguin walks🐬When I sat in the tank, a friendly dolphin came over to me😍 ⁡ I was lucky to see an arch-shaped rainbow in the ocean behind me🌈 ⁡ ⁡ ⁡ 2. Sakai City Ryusho Museum A history museum full of art spots. The colorful wall art was cute❣️ ⁡ If the weather is good, you can also see the sunset from the rooftop, making it a great spot for a great view☀️ ⁡ ⁡ ⁡ 3. Yuri no Sato Park A park with a cute large deer object. ⁡ Apparently, you can see 150,000 lilies in June 🌼 I'd like to go there someday during the season. ⁡ ⁡ ⁡ 📍Fukui Prefecture 🗓️2024.12 #0yentravelJanuary2025 #Fukuitrip #Fukuitourism

aiii_traveler

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[Fukui] Echizen Matsushima Aquarium

Located near Tojinbo in Fukui Prefecture, this aquarium is an attractive, hands-on aquarium! Compared to other aquariums, there are many creatures you can touch, and there is also a pool where you can swim with the fish 🐟 If you have small children with you, I think it will be a lot of fun! It may look small from the outside, but the inside is surprisingly spacious and deep. There are separate buildings for each creature kept, and it feels like an old-fashioned aquarium ☺️ How to get there: 74-2-3 Saki, Mikuni-cho, Sakai-shi, Fukui Prefecture ・Right next to the "Echizen Matsushima Aquarium Mae" bus stop #aquarium #fukui #echizenmatsushimaaquarium #aquarium #fukui #tourismsupport

もえ⌇賢くお得にワンランク上の旅

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Price to enter is a bit high, but there's lot to see inside, with a wide variety of animals. Many kinds of fish, including some rare and unusual ones, jellyfish, octopus, sharks and rays, otters, penguins, dolphins, and more! Penguin walks and dolphin shows happen at various times in the day. You can feed sea turtles for a fee of 100 yen. Also, there are rest areas for families with small children to take a break, which is a great addition. I enjoyed seeing and interaction with fish and other animals. There is only one restaurant, which gets full quickly and is incredibly busy at most times. It would be better if there was another small cafe, or even just a food stand and some benches, elsewhere in the park but otherwise, it was a good experience overall! #givethanks #givethanks

Collegiala015

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[Enjoy interacting with Echizen Matsushima Aquarium🐬] Relaxing time spent with sea creatures🌊✨

[Enjoy interacting with the animals at Echizen Matsushima Aquarium 🐬] Relaxing time spent with sea creatures 🌊✨ Echizen Matsushima Aquarium, located in Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture, is an experiential aquarium where you can "see, touch, and learn in a fun way"! There are plenty of experiences you can only have here, such as dolphin shows, penguin walks, and interacting with giant octopuses and sharks 🦑🦈 The location by the sea is also great, and you can relax while feeling the sea breeze 🌅 When you actually visit, you'll be surprised at how close you can get to the animals! It was a fun time to share the excitement as a couple or to observe carefully by yourself 💑🧍♀️ [Access] About 30 minutes by bus from JR Awara Onsen Station, get off at "Echizen Matsushima Aquarium Mae" 🚌 By car, about 20 minutes from "Kanazu IC" on the Hokuriku Expressway 🚗/Free parking available [Opening hours] Open all year round/9:00-17:30 (may vary depending on the season) Domestic travel #couples trip #solo trip #absolutely free trip #Fukui trip #Echizen Matsushima Aquarium #interaction experience #dolphin show #penguin walk #seaside trip #healing spot

くまたにさん

[Fukui] The tsundere rail dolphins are too cute 🐬 Don't miss the penguin stroll either 🐧

A must-visit spot on your trip to Fukui! Introducing some super cute tsundere (?) dolphins ✍🏻 (All photos are from December 2024) ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ This is Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture An experiential aquarium where you can see, touch, and learn in a fun way 🐟 Lots of fun events, including dolphin shows and penguin walks! You can touch doctor fish, feed sea turtles and sea fish✨ In particular, there is a small window where you can see dolphins, and when you try to take a picture, they pass you by, but when you are not looking at the tank, they suddenly appear and face you, which was so cute😍 In the penguin area, when you start watching, the penguins start to face you and gather... It was so relaxing🐧 You can also see flying penguins☁️ 🏷️ Save it and use it as a reference for your next outing! ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ✍🏻 ᴛʀɪᴘ ᴛɪᴘs ˊ˗ In the "Coral Sea", there is a coral reef tank with a glass surface, so you can feel like you are walking on the sea 🌊 ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ✍🏻 ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ (As of January 2025) Echizen Matsushima Aquarium 📍Address | 74-2-3 Saki, Mikuni-cho, Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture 🕰️Opening hours | 9:00-16:30 🚙Parking | Available ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ #Domestic travel #Fukui sightseeing #Fukui trip #trip domestic travel

ukatrip

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[Fukui Prefecture] Not just dinosaurs, a whole host of sea creatures!

I was a bit skeptical when I went to this aquarium, but it was a great decision!! We got to see penguins🐧 and sunfish up close, there was a petting corner, and there were plenty of areas where you could actually touch and learn about sharks and octopuses🐙, and doctor fish, and the fish swam🐟 on the glass-walled water surface, and the kids were super excited!! I was especially surprised by the dolphin show🐬, I never thought I'd be able to see dolphins jumping up so close! Each area has its own building, so it's a fun recommended spot to look around [Echizen Matsushima Aquarium] 📍Address: 74-2-3 Saki, Mikuni-cho, Sakai-shi, Fukui 💰Price per person: 2,200 yen for adults, 1,200 yen for elementary and junior high school students, 600 yen for infants, free for children under 3 🕰️Opening hours: 9:00-17:30 🚗Parking: Free #0 yen trip

SAKIxxi

AQUARIUM PLACE

Its small aquarium but its Funny . Also when the penguin is walking in the street they have Nice spots to take picture for insta 🥰 That like and island with bridge to go there. You must include this place to visit your kids will love it too. #chinsalesjp#japan#mytripvlog

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