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Located in Oarai, one of Ibaraki Prefecture’s top tourist destinations, this theme park is dedicated to mentaiko (spicy cod roe) and operated by the renowned mentaiko manufacturer Kanefuku. The facility features an on-site factory where over 5 tons of mentaiko are produced daily, and visitors can watch the production process up close. Freshly made mentaiko is available for purchase and tasting, and a fun gallery allows visitors to learn about mentaiko through interactive exhibits. It’s a hit with both children and adults alike. Nearby attractions include the popular Aqua World aquarium and Hitachi Seaside Park, famous for its seasonal flowers, making this theme park a perfect addition to your itinerary.
Indoor amusements such as aquariums, science museums, and planetariums that can be enjoyed without worrying about the rain are full of mysterious experiences that will appeal to everyone from children to couples. If you want to be more active, why not work up a sweat with indoor sports such as bouldering?
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箱根小涌園ユネッサン
Play in the pool, soothe in the hot springs, enjoy outdoor experiences, enjoy a feast, and enjoy shopping. A hot spring theme park that brings together such colorful experiences. In addition to the lazy river, Yunessun, a hot spring where you can play in swimsuits, offers a bath with wine and other drinks. "Authentic day trip hot spring Mori no Yu" has an open-air bath with a spectacular view and a private bath, so you can enjoy a leisurely tour of the hot springs.
沼津港深海水族館 シーラカンス・ミュージアム
About 10 minutes by car from Numazu Station, this unique aquarium is located in a port town with stunning views of Mt. Fuji. Taking advantage of its position along Suruga Bay—Japan's deepest bay at 2,500 meters—it showcases over 100 types of deep-sea creatures found below 200 meters.Highlights include the "Suruga Bay Large Aquarium," featuring rare species from the bay, and the "Deep Sea Planetarium," where 150 bright red lanterneye fish glow in the dark. It’s also the only place in the world to display frozen and stuffed specimens of the coelacanth, a "living fossil." A visit to this one-of-a-kind deep-sea aquarium will leave you mesmerized by the mysteries of the ocean.
めんたいパーク大洗
Located in Oarai, one of Ibaraki Prefecture’s top tourist destinations, this theme park is dedicated to mentaiko (spicy cod roe) and operated by the renowned mentaiko manufacturer Kanefuku. The facility features an on-site factory where over 5 tons of mentaiko are produced daily, and visitors can watch the production process up close. Freshly made mentaiko is available for purchase and tasting, and a fun gallery allows visitors to learn about mentaiko through interactive exhibits. It’s a hit with both children and adults alike. Nearby attractions include the popular Aqua World aquarium and Hitachi Seaside Park, famous for its seasonal flowers, making this theme park a perfect addition to your itinerary.
神戸阪急
"Kobe Hankyu" has been undergoing extensive renovation work for about a year and a half, and has reopened with the slogan "It's not "Kobe Hankyu." It's "Kobe's Hankyu." The main points are strengthening and expanding the categories expected of an urban department store and establishing the unique Kobe Style World. On the lower floor, new fashion fashion items have been introduced, and the cosmetics and fashion goods departments have also been completely renovated. The middle and upper floors are filled with sales areas that offer lifestyle suggestions, imagining the lives of people in Kobe, a city where both the city and nature coexist.
飛騨大鍾乳洞&大橋コレクション館
Hida Great Limestone Cave, which boasts one of the highest altitudes in Japan at approximately 900 meters, is a mystery of nature that took approximately 250 million years to create. The average temperature is around 12 degrees Celsius throughout the year, and it is used as a summer resort from July to September, and in the winter from January to early March, an "Ice Valley" is held where you can see giant icicles, and you can also enjoy it with your pet. happy. It is a "lover's sacred place" and is popular for romantic photo shoots. There is a "cave low-temperature storage sake brewery," where sake is stored for long periods of time and sold at souvenir shops, so be sure to buy one to commemorate your visit.
半田赤レンガ建物
Handa Red Brick Building, which is about a 5-minute walk from Sumiyoshicho Station on the Nagoya Railway, was founded in 1898 as a manufacturing factory for Kabuto Beer. The building was designed by the great Meiji architect, Yorihiro Tsumaki, and is one of the top five brick buildings in existence in Japan. There are very few remains of the beer factory, making it a very valuable structure. The facility has a "Permanent Exhibition Room" that introduces the history of the birth of Kabuto Beer, a cafe where you can taste reprinted Kabuto Beer, a souvenir shop, and the "Handa Red Brick Marche," which has a wide variety of interesting themes, is also held regularly. If you visit Nagoya, you should definitely stop by.
竜ヶ岩洞
Ryugashido, located on Mt. Ryugashi in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a large limestone cave with a total length of approximately 1,000 m, which was formed in a limestone area of geological formations that are approximately 250 million years old. Public. The average annual temperature is approximately 18℃, making it cool in the summer and warm in the winter, where you can enjoy cave exploration. The 30m-high waterfall is an impressive sight, and you can experience the power of the mysterious underground world born from eternity.
アトア átoa
"átoa," located about 3 minutes by car from the Kyobashi IC on the Hanshin Expressway, is a new type of urban aquarium that combines an aquarium and art. The zone, where a fantastic and original space spreads out, is equipped with symbolic aquariums shaped like the theme, including a glass-bottomed aquarium that makes you feel as if you are walking on water, and a spherical aquarium, among which there are mainly fish, reptiles, A variety of animals such as birds and mammals live there. Small-clawed otters and Humboldt penguins that swim gracefully in the water are popular with both children and adults. You can enjoy encounters with living creatures that make you feel as if you are stepping into a scene from a movie or stage play.
島根県立しまね海洋館アクアス
Located in Iwami Seaside Park with stunning views of the Sea of Japan, Shimane Marine Museum Aquas showcases around 400 species and 10,000 sea creatures. Highlights include the beluga whale's "Bubble Ring of Happiness" performance, believed to bring good luck, the "Penguin Pavilion" with about 60 penguins up close, and the 1,000-ton aquarium where sharks and rays glide gracefully.Don’t miss the fun sea lion and seal shows, along with many other attractions. Explore the enchanting world of marine life as if taking a leisurely stroll through the ocean.