Visit Iwami-Shimane prefectural aquarium AQUAS

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Shimane aquarium AQUAS

AQUAS

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Name:

Shimane aquarium AQUAS

Area:

Hamada city

URI:

http://www.aquas.or.jp/

Address:

1117-2 Kushiro-cho, Hamada city, Shimane zip code 697-0004

Internet reservation:

E-mail:

info@aquas.or.jp

Tel:

0855-28-3900

Fax:

0855-28-3610

Type:

aquarium

summaries:

The biggest aquarium in the chugoku-shikoku regions.

Facilities:

On exhibit around 10,000 fishes and mammals covering over 400 species. Featuring White Whales.
Located by the beautiful seaside.

Around:

Iwami Seasaide park, Beautiful beach,Aquas Land Iruka Restaurant

Access:

By car: 6 minutes(5kms) from Hamada-higashi IC
90 minutes from Hiroshima IC
By train: 10 minutes walk from JR Hashi station
By bus: About 15minutes from JR Hamada station.

Card:

Any credit cards are not available in the Aquarium.

Admission fee:

1 person	Individual	Group rate
Adults	Ž¥1,500	Ž¥1,200
Children(Elementary-Highschool students)	Ž¥500	Ž¥400
Physically or mentally handicapped people:50% discount Group rate(20 or more full-price visitors):20% discount School Group:20% discount. An admission fee of the accompanying teacher is free. Group discounts are availabile only when the members enter the aquarium at the same time.

Hours of Operation:

Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (7/20-8/31 9:00-18:00) Closed: Every Tuesday, Jan/1,Dec/31
*When Tuesday is a holiday, we will close next day instead.
*During the specified days and the summer vacation
(4/29-5/5,7/20-8/31,12/28-30,1/2-3), AQUAS will be opened everyday.

Notes:

Pets and food+drinks not allowed into aquarium building.
ALL Flash potpgraphy of the animals is prohibited.
Free to re-enter the aquarium on the same day.Please ask staff to get a stamp on your hand.
AQUAS

Parking Lot:

2000 cars in total.Free

Audio Guide Systeme:
(Personal Pigital Assistance)

Audio Guide System will guide you in the Aquas
Fees:Ž¥200/person. Free for the foreigner.

Coin Locker:

Ž¥100 Coin Lockers with coin return mode for customer convenience.

Wheelchair

All the routes in the aquarium are free of barriers.
A visitor who needs a wheelchair can borrow it at the Information free of charge.
You can use it only in the aquarium.

Stroller:

Strollers are available at no charge. Please ask staff at the Information .
You can use it only in the aquarium.

Baby bed:

Baby beds to change diapers are installed in the restrooms and the Nursing rooms on the first and second floor.

Nursing room:

Nursing room for baby and mother is located on the first and second floor.

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