Maps to Aquariums in Tokyo
[4 March 2001]
(and one in Yokohama!)

Shinagawa Aquarium
English Webpage Link: Shinagawa Aquarium

Sumida Aquarium at Skytree
English Webpage Link: Sumida Aquarium at Skytree

Sunshine City Aquarium
English Webpage Link: Sunshine City Aquarium, Planetarium and Observatory

Tokyo Sea Life Park
English Webpage Link: Tokyo Sea Life Park

Tokyo Tower Aquarium
Japanese Only Webpage Link: Tokyo Tower Aquarium

Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise
English Webpage Link: Hakkeijima Sea Paradise

Iitabashi Children's Zoo Aquarium (closed 2004 April 1)
English Webpage Link: Iitabashi Children's Zoo

Shinagawa Aquarium [updated 10 October 2002]
Shinagawa Kumin Park, 3-2-1 Katsushima, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0012
Telephone: 03-3762-3431, fax: 03-3762-3436
Hours: 10:00-17:00, closed Tuesdays, last sale 16:30
Adult entrance is 1100 yen, child 600 yen, young child 300 yen
Aquarium/water taxi combination tickets also sold.
5 minutes walk from Omori Kaigan Station on the Keihin Kyuko Line. About 15 minutes walk from Omori Station on the JR Keihin Tohoku Line. Outdoor parking lot with a slightly tricky approach is available.
Free bus about twice an hour from/to JR Oimachi station (one stop from Shinagawa on the Keihin Kyuko Line).
Shinagawa Aquarium map in English
Official Japanese website
Highlights: Seals show 14:30 weekdays, 11:45 and 14:30 on Sundays and Holidays, Dolphin show 3 times daily. Walk through tunnel tank. Outside there is a nice park with picnic tables.

Sumida City Aquarium at Tokyo Skytree [30 June 2012]
350 thousand liter tank, the largest open indoor tank in Japan!
Telephone: 03-5619-1821
Ticket sales: 9:00-21:00 (doors close at 20:00; Subject to change due to seasonal factors)
Closed: Open 365 days/year
Admission: 2000 yen (adult), 1500 yen (grades 10-12), 1000 yen (grades 1-9), 600 yen (ages 3-6), free (ages 0-3)
Annual Passport: 4000 yen (adult), 3000 yen, 2000 yen, 1200 yen.
Access: Served by Tokyo Skytree Station on the Tobu Skytree line and Oshiage station on the Hanzomen and Asakusa Subway lines. Limited parking for Skytree tower (not specific to the aqarium).
Map in English includes downloadable .pdf link.

Sunshine City Aquarium, Planetarium and Observatory [23 June 1999]
Telephone: 03-3989-3466
Hours: 10:00 - 18:00, Sundays and Holidays: 10:00 - 18:30, July 20 - August 31: 10:00 - 20:30
Tickets are sold until 30 minutes before closing.
Sunshine City complex in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on the 10th floor of the "World Import Mart" (color coded pink on the maps that you can find inside the building). Parking in the basement, but expect a wait for that space especially on weekends and holidays.
Sunshine City Aquarium

Tokyo Sea Life Park [4 March 2001]
Telephone: 03-3869-5152
Ticket sales: 9:30-16:00 (doors close at 17:00)
Closed: Monday (except holidays, in which case closed the Tuesday following)
Admission: 700 yen (adult), 250 yen (middle school), free (senior & child)
Access: 5 min on foot from Kasai Rinkai Koen Station (JR Keiyo Line); also accessible by water bus from Hinode pier near Hamamatsucho Station (JR Yamanote Line). Acres and acres of parking some walking distance, and they still manage to fill up on holidays if the weather is nice!
One map in Japanese and a map outlining mass transit approaches (also in Japanese).

Tokyo Tower Aquarium [4 March 2001]
Telephone: None
Ticket sales: Free entrance 10:30-19:00
Floormap
This aquarium raises 50,000 ornamental fish and is the largest of its kind in the world. It is not a large fish aquarium.
Access: At the bottom of Tokyo Tower which is within walking distance of Kamiyacho, Onarimon, Akabanebashi, and Shiba-Koen Subway stops.

Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise [25 March 2002]
Tel: 045-788-8888 (Taped information) / 045-788-9735
The Aqua Museum is the aquarium, but it is located within a larger amusement park complex (hotel, shopping, rides with 120cm minimum height in some cases, etc). It is on Hakkeijima in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0006.
Admission to Aqua Museum only: 2450 yen (adult), 1400 yen (child 1st- 9th grade), 700 yen (child 4-5), 2000 yen (seniors)
http://www.seaparadise.co.jp/english/