About Tokyo Sea Life Park

Our goal

By having fun, you can deepen your awareness of the natural environment of the sea, rivers, and ponds, and your scientific understanding of aquatic life.
An aquarium that reconnects, communicates, and weaves together the relationship between people, living things, and water

Features

Located inside Kasai Rinkai Park, this aquarium allows you to encounter over 500 species of ocean creatures from around the world, as well as familiar aquatic creatures.
The glass dome at the entrance is eye-catching.

Inside the aquarium, you can see Pacific Bluefin Tuna of bluefin tuna swimming in a huge 2,200m3 donut-shaped tank, and penguins swimming around in one of Japan's largest penguin exhibition areas.

history

Tokyo Sea Life Park was planned as part of the Tokyo Bay Area Development Project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of Ueno Zoo, and opened in 1989 with the aim of becoming a place for interaction between humans and the sea.

The aquarium is home to a massive 2,200m3 tank, the first in the world to display a school of Pacific Bluefin Tuna, and in 1999 it also became the first in the world to successfully spawn in an aquarium.

Other exhibits include over 100 penguins, a wide variety of creatures collected from all over the world in the "World's Oceans" area, and creatures from the oceans stretching from Tokyo Bay to the Ogasawara Islands in the "Tokyo Oceans" area.

1882～1999

1882　明治15年

On September 20th, Ueno Zoo "Fish Viewing Room" opened.

1964　昭和39年

1989 (Heisei 1)

1990　平成2年

Kawakawa spawning in a large aquarium.
On February 4th, attendance exceeded 1 million, and on August 2nd, it exceeded 3 million.
The journal "SEA LIFE NEWS" will be published from June.
We begin exhibiting Common Murre and Scalloped Hammerhead.
A breeding center will be set up on the premises.
Formed a friendly partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium and held a special exhibition entitled "Nature of Monterey Bay."
Winner of the Environmental Art Award and the Display Industry Award for Excellence.

1991　平成3年

We are starting an exhibition Nurseryfish collected in Darwin, Australia (the first of its kind in the world).
On February 17th, the park reached a total of 5 million visitors.
On May 5th, the park recorded its highest single-day attendance record of 41,260 people.
We will begin exhibiting Little Penguin (the first in Japan).
The "Bering Sea" tank has been changed to a "South China Sea" tank.
Biological collection was conducted in Iceland, the Arctic, the Islamic Federal Republic of Comoros, and southern Australia.
Special exhibition "Nature of the Mediterranean" is being held.
Winner of the 32nd BCS Architecture Award.

1992　平成4年

Biological samples collected in South Africa, the Canary Islands, and Cape Verde.
Arctic creatures exhibit begins.
We have a friendly partnership with the Barcelona Zoo Aquarium.
Species collected in Esperance, Australia and Baja California, Mexico.
On June 28th, the number of visitors exceeded 10 million.
Live coral exhibit begins in Indian Ocean tank.
Bonnethead sharks are exhibited in the shark tank (a first in Japan).
Special exhibition "Nature of Esperance, South Australia" held.

1993　平成5年

Biological survey of Easter Island, Chile.
Successful breeding of Atlantic puffins, Tufted Puffin, Lumpsucker.
Striped pomfret on display in the deep sea area.

1994　平成6年

A special exhibition titled "Baja California - Creatures of the Desert Sea" will be held.
Biological samples collected in Argentina and Saudi Arabia.
As of March 31st, the total number of visitors reached 15 million.
Winner of the 1994 Breeding Award (Atlantic Puffin <artificial>).
Special exhibition "Daphnia Exhibition" held.
A special exhibition titled "Ogasawara - 1,000km south of subtropical Tokyo" will be held.

1995　平成7年

Photo exhibition "Metamorphosis - New Forms, New Lives" held.
We have successfully bred silver porgy, rainbow surfperch, bivipal seaperch and antarctic smelt.
Biological collection in Puerto Rico.

1996　平成8年

A pesugajo (elephant shark) will be exhibited in the deep sea area (a world first).
Biological collection in South Africa and Mauritius.
Special exhibition "Welcome to the Mangroves" will be held.
We have successfully bred Little Penguin, olive rockfish, high hatchlings, treats, gobies, and placers.
The mythical blue whiting fish is on display in Tokyo's ocean area.
The number of visitors exceeded 20 million on May 21st.
Special exhibition "The World of Mangroves" will be held.
Tokyo Sea Life Park will be the host aquarium for the 4th World Aquarium Congress in Tokyo (June 23rd to 27th).
Changed the New Zealand tank to a Baja California tank.

1997　平成9年

We are accepting seabirds caught in the Nakhodka oil spill for rehabilitation.
Special exhibition "Beach Creatures" will be held.
We have successfully bred Spiny Chromis, Sailfin Sculpin, and Vermilion Biscuit Star.
Biological specimens collected in the Canary Islands, Spain, and the Principality of Monaco.

1998　平成10年

Goosefish exhibit.
A special exhibition, "CATCHER in the Sea - Creatures that eat floating food" will be held.
South African coastal aquarium exhibit.
Bigeye tuna on display in a large tank.

1999　平成11年

Ocean sunfish are on display in a large aquarium.
We have successfully bred Yellow Bar Angel, Old Wife, French Grant, Tube Snout and Knobby Six Raid Sea Star.
A blue shark is on display in a large aquarium.
Splitfin Flashlightfish on display in the Celebes Sea tank.
First time spawning in Pacific Bluefin Tuna tuna tank (a world first).
A special exhibition to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the park's opening, "Tokyo Bay - People, the Sea and Creatures" is being held.
10th anniversary lecture: "The Sea of Edo."
The world record for the longest time a blue shark is kept in captivity (152 days) has been broken.

2000 -

2000　平成12年

After a complete renovation of the "Seaweed Forest" tank, giant kelp was successfully cultivated.
Giant isopod exhibit (first in Japan).
We have successfully bred the Makharii false ratfish and Spotted Ratfish.
Staff talk begins in the lecture room.
Biological collection in Costa Rica.
Special exhibition "Protecting Yourself" will be held.
Aquamarine Fukushima and Friendship Hall partnered.
Green sea turtles are on display at the Izu Seven Islands Aquarium.
A new touching pool has been installed.
"SEA LIFE NEWS" ceases publication.

2001　平成13年

A new "tidal flat purification tank" has been installed in Tokyo's sea.
We have successfully bred Common Murre, Western Australian seahorses, and super clipfish.
The "Salt Pool" aquarium has been renovated and reopened.
Coral exhibit in the "Great Barrier Reef" aquarium.
A special exhibition titled "The Flexible Life of Mollusks with Soft Bodies" will be held.

2002　平成14年

On January 14th, the number of visitors exceeded 30 million.
He has successfully bred Painted Comber, Serpentskin Brittlestar, and Red Chested Sea Cucumber.
Special exhibition "Echinodermata: The Hidden Pentagon" will be held.
A long-legged moth is on display in a large aquarium.
Flapnose Ray is on display in the shark tank.

2003　平成15年

Palau giant mussel exhibit in the deep sea area.
We have successfully bred peschancho, pescochero, bull's eye jawfish, giant warbler, and pipefish.
The experimental exhibition corner and jellyfish tank have been renovated.
Yamato Meribe exhibition.
New experimental exhibition program "Shell Teeth" begins.
A special exhibition, "Kids' Aquarium - The Hidden Tricks of Living Creatures" will be held.
Hairtail exhibited in the deep sea area.

2004　平成16年

We have successfully bred half-bird pout, striped butterflyfish, yellowfin bream, and Shuttles Hoppfish.
New tanks for killifish and newts were installed in the pond and pond area. A school of halfbeaks was captured in Tokyo Bay for the first time in 45 years.

2005　平成17年

Tarpon will be displayed in the "Caribbean Sea" tank.
Special exhibition renewal: "Kids Aquarium ~Sea Ninja School~" opens.
We successfully bred striped surf perch.
A rice paddy-shaped water tank is located in the "Waterside Nature" area.

2006　平成18年

Successfully breeding Chagara.
From April 1st, Tokyo Zoological Park Society will begin operating and managing the entire zoo under the designated manager system.
A sea life lab is located on the first floor.
Special exhibition "Reviving the Short-tailed Albatross" held.
On October 27th, the longest rearing period Pacific Bluefin Tuna was 1,965 days (5 years and 5 months) and weighed 103kg.
A special exhibition, "The Story of Yellowtail Clownfish: See, Listen, and Experience" will be held.

2007　平成19年

Mitsukuri sharks are on display in the deep sea area.
We have succeeded in breeding Striped Bonito and duck-bellied blenny.
Special exhibition "PENGUIN PARK" held.
Tokyo Sea Life Volunteers activities begin.

2008　平成20年

Special exhibition "Coelacanth Exhibition" held (jointly planned with Aquamarine Fukushima).
Ocean sunfish are on display in the deep sea area.
The special exhibition "TOKYO Frog Frenzy" was held. Pacific Bluefin Tuna spawned in the large aquarium for the first time in nine years.
On June 7th, the number of visitors reached 40 million.
A special exhibition, "Kerology - From the natural history of frogs to frog goods" will be held.
A special exhibition titled "The Work of animal keeper Nakazawa-kun" will be held.

2009　平成21年

Special exhibition "Touchin Feelin'" held.
On June 30th, the longest rearing period Pacific Bluefin Tuna was 2,578 days (7 years and 1 month), weighing 127kg.
Morning Aquarium held.
20th anniversary of opening.
Many special events will be held to celebrate the park's 20th anniversary.

2010　平成22年

Special exhibition "The Deep World You Don't Know" will be held.
An overnight experience called "Midsummer Night's Aquarium" will be held.
A special summer vacation exhibition, "Insect Aquarium - Friends of village forest" will be held.

2011　平成23年

The special exhibition "Seaweed Beds: The Cradle of the Sea - A Wonderland of Seaweed" will be held.
Special exhibition "Let's take a look at aquatic insects!"
A special summer vacation exhibition, "Deep-sea fish in Tokyo Bay too?" will be held.
Ocellated icefish (Anomaly icefish) on display (world's first).
King Penguin chicks are born.

2012　平成24年

Special exhibition: "The Sea of Edo - Tokyo Bay seen from bivalves."
"Aquamarine Fukushima is Coming! - Mobile Aquarium Eurasian Moorhen" will be held.
"Night Observation Session for Adults" held.

2013　平成25年

Ocellated icefish (Ocellated icefish) spawn and hatch in an aquarium for the first time in the world.
The special exhibition "Arctic and Antarctic Exhibition - Welcome to an Ice Wonderland" is held.

2014　平成26年

25th anniversary of opening.
A number of special events will be held to celebrate the park's 25th anniversary.
Successful breeding of dream scorpionfish and exhibit (a first in Japan).
Pacific Bluefin Tuna spawning (first time in five years, fourth time since the park opened).
Special exhibition "Touchin Feeling" has been renewed.
Tuna species continue to die (one Pacific Bluefin Tuna was killed in March 2015).

2015　平成27年

The polar aquarium has been renovated and reopened.
Invasive species tank opens.
King Penguin and Black-faced Spoonbill have arrived at the zoo.
A special exhibition entitled "Once you get hooked, you can't escape!? The allure of the tidal flats - Tokyo Bay's Shuttles Hoppfish and friends" will be held.
The causes of death of tuna species were investigated and countermeasures were implemented, and exhibits were gradually restored.

2016　平成28年

"Floating Organisms" opens.
A common octopus hatches in an aquarium (a world first, it dies on the fifth day after hatching).
Collection and research in Antarctica for the first time in 12 years.

2017　平成29年

Special exhibitions "How to catch eels" and "Invisible sea creatures" will be held.
Charcoal dragonfish will be exhibited for the first time in the "Polar Seas" area.

2018　平成30年

A special exhibition titled "Grass Living Near Water" will be held.
Special exhibition "Cradle of the Sea" opens (currently on display as of April 2019).
Deep sea topic tank opens.

2019 Heisei 31 Reiwa 1st year

30th anniversary of opening.
The total number of participants in the Mobile Aquarium Program reaches 100,000.
Voyagers of the Sea" tank.
Successfully breeding Weedy Seadragon.
Winner of the 2019 Enrichment Award: "Feeding enrichment that encourages swimming in seabirds."

2020　令和2年

Display of breeding Weedy Seadragon.
The fifth case of a common octopus hatching in the world. The world's first successful filming of the moment a common octopus hatches.
A silver shark is on display in the "Deep Sea Creatures 3" tank.

2021　令和3年

The "Declaration of Support for Living Things 2021" was implemented.
An experiment to reduce bycatch in fisheries was conducted in a tank dedicated to the ecology of seabirds.
Land Snail is on display in Information Desk.
Wide-eyed flounders and striped tread mallets are now on display in the "Mediterranean" tank.
Wild storks have flown into the "Waterside Nature" area.
The "Voyagers of the Sea Tuna" tank now features a sailfish on display.

2022　令和4年

A special exhibition "Encounters in the dark" will be held.
Special exhibition "Ikimono Magica" opens.
Successful breeding of Southern Rockhopper Penguin through artificial insemination using frozen semen.
"Coral Reef Sea" aquarium exhibition begins.

2023　令和5年

The cumulative number of visitors reached 60 million.
Joint statement regarding friendly partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium in the United States.

2024　令和6年

35th anniversary of the park's opening.
The "Waterside Nature" area will be closed due to renovation work at the new aquarium.
Special exhibition "Creatures of the Waterside Nature" opens.
Renovation of the "Penguin Ecology" area exhibit.
Wide-area disaster mutual relief agreement concluded with Niigata City Aquarium Marinepia Nihonkai and Nagoya Port Aquarium.

2025　令和7年

The goldfish tank at the Seawind restaurant has been renovated.
35th anniversary of opening.
The artificial breeding research at the Minami Rockhopper Pen in collaboration with Kaiyukan was recognized and Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums was awarded the Koga Award, the highest honor.

2026　令和8年

Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums held the 70th Aquarium Technician Study Group.
Visited by Crown Prince Akishino.