Sunshine Aquarium サンシャイン水族館
Japan's first rooftop aquarium, opened on 5 October 1978
Opened on 5 October 1978 on the roof of the World Import Mart building, as part of the new Sunshine City complex built on the site of the former Sugamo Prison, it was the first aquarium in Japan built on a roof, according to a press release from the company that runs it. The current concept, the ‘sky oasis’, focuses on the open view of the sky and the skyline, unlike traditional enclosed aquariums. In 2024 it came third in the Kantō tourist facilities section of the ‘Jalan Asobi Taiken Ranking’.
Tokyo
Kishibojimmae, Higashi-ikebukuro, Ikebukuro
