Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium - Sendai

All animals are so cute and otta is my first time met. Some of them are very old kinds and really harder to see from the time being. I really enjoy visiting here around and hope all animals here would get bery good taking-care.

Very entertaining for kids. Lots of marine life. Giant aquariums. Great dolphin+seal show and they literally spray the crowd with water. Very nice during a hot day! Highly recommended. My family enjoyed a lot!

This place provides a mixed experience. First of all the pros. There is a reasonable selection of nice animals including otters, octopuses, jellyfish, seals, dolphins and various fish including some rays and sharks. About half the tanks are really nice to look at. Small sized place which I saw all of within an hour and a half going at a leisurely pace, so it's perfect for kids under 5 of which there were many today when I visited. Cons: it's a considerable hike from the train. If you're bringing small kids maybe don't expect them to walk; use a bus or taxi. Not many "wow" animals if you're into spectacle. And of course the biggest con as others have said: the conditions are crowded and many tanks need better maintenance. A fair amount of algae. One or two dead, such as a giant isopod. Pieces of dismembered crab shell in a crab tank so it had been cannibalised. Sea turtle tank pitiful. Coati in a poky space above the little Amazon tank containing huge arapaimas and stuff. Iguana looked deeply depressed in a little box. Little to no enrichment generally. And of course like all aquariums here, there are dolphins performing shows which you no doubt will have an opinion about. But. Guys. This is Japan. Animal rights are not a thing here, really. Especially for cold-blooded animals or animals which are considered edible. The visitors at all aquariums in Japan are always oohing and aahing at how delicious the exhibits look. And to top it all, this is a rural aquarium in a part of the country which sees less tourism than places like Tokyo or Osaka. They are not catering to Westerners here and they don't care about your definition of animal cruelty. If you come here, do so with that in mind. If you want a more modern, bigger, better-kept aquarium, the ones in the big cities are where you should head.

Middle size aquarium with a lot of events. But activities were not as interesting compared to other aquariums. They had a seashore san area where kids could play in the sand and a bit of water with a few star fishes so not that good. But the dolphin show was pretty impressive to watch because you don’t expect that much from a small sized place as this.

Nice aquarium! Takes around 3h to go around it all, including some extra events like dolphin show or penguin walk. It has a souvenir store and a small restaurant, too.

My wife and I visited this aquarium and had an amazing time!!! The dolphin show was really interesting and exciting! We are definitely glad we took the time to visit! Large display of different creatures. We had a great time.

Nice cozy aquarium. Lots of parking space. The aquarium is not too big but not too small either. Perfect place to spend time on a rainy day. They have a small beluga whale, a couple of types of seals and dolphins. There is also a dolphin show but nothing extraordinary.

Loved our stay there! Most of the aquariums were breath-taking but some were too small or not adequately furnished for the animals... The show was also good, you can enjoy it with the caramel popcorn ;) The prices were totally fine for what is offered there. There also some explanations in English. All in all, I can recommend coming here.