[2025 Mombetsu Attraction] Travel Guide for Okhotsk Tower (Updated Jul)

🎣 Okhotsk Tower [Mini Aquarium on the Undersea Floor] The mini aquarium on the undersea floor of the Okhotsk Tower, an underwater observation tower in Monbetsu, offers a unique experience at the world's first "undersea ice observation tower"! ⸻ 🐟 Highlights • 11 underwater observation windows: Approximately 7.5m deep. You can get a realistic feel for the Okhotsk seabed . • Rare marine life exhibits: You can observe creatures unique to cold regions, such as clionids (ice angels), balloon fish, and wolffish . • Mysterious space like an underwater cave: The ceiling and walls are designed to look like caves, and the lighting creates a deep-sea feel, creating a perfect atmosphere . #AbsolutelyFreeTrip

The symbol of Monbetsu, the Okhotsk Tower, is an attractive spot where you can enjoy "play", "cafe" and "cinema" all in one place. We will introduce the highlights of each! ⸻ 🎠 1st floor: Playground (kids area) • Mini Garinko: A mini train modeled after the Garinko makes three laps. Wear a uniform and hat to feel like a captain, and ride for 200 yen . • Ship-shaped slide and ball pool: There are playground equipment for small children, and they can play freely in a safe space. ⸻ ☕ 3rd floor: Companio, a cafe on the sea • A cafe where you can relax while enjoying a 360° panoramic sea view. • Popular menu items: Freshly baked waffles (made with local ingredients), whey drinks, drift ice salt cider, etc. . • You can enjoy the night view and drinks at night: Local S-BASE is open at night, and the atmosphere is great . ⸻ 🎬 2nd floor: Video and experience theater • 4D theater "Okhotsk Theater": Experience the thrill of moving chairs, wind, and sound . • There is also a 360° dome screening, where you can enjoy the story behind the tower's birth and videos of drifting ice and the ocean in a powerful way . ⸻ 🌊 Undersea floor: Mini aquarium (additional charge) • Marine life observation windows (11 windows): You can see the fish of the Sea of ​​Okhotsk and the ocean floor ▶ 500 yen for adults, 250 yen for children . • There are also small activities such as feeding sturgeons . #AbsolutelyFreeTrip

Garinko Go Garinko Go The Garinko Go advances with a large drill that breaks up drift ice. The mysterious colors of the broken drift ice and seawater, and the crushed drift ice floating up from the side of the ship are a spectacular cruise. In the summer, there is also a scallop fishing watching cruise. Why not take a ride on the Garinko Go, which can be enjoyed all year round? When it comes to tourism in Monbetsu, the Garinko Go advances with a large drill that breaks up drift ice. The mysterious colors of the broken drift ice and seawater, and the crushed drift ice floating up from the side of the ship are a spectacular cruise.

The world's first ice-covered sea observation tower, the northernmost in Japan and the largest in the world, is the "Ice Sea Observation Tower Okhotsk Tower." The underwater floor has 11 underwater observation windows of various sizes, and also has a mini aquarium exhibiting marine life from the Okhotsk. It's exciting to see the real Sea of ​​Okhotsk. The third floor is a 360° panoramic observation deck with a view of the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, and there is also a cafe on the sea called "Companio" where you can enjoy the spectacular view while eating delicious waffles. #Hokkaido Tourism #777