Yokohama Hakkeijima Co., Ltd. Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium Let’s enjoy the golden week of the 10th anniversary year!! Umino-Mori has become even more lively, and new friends have appeared!

[Yokohama Hakkeijima Co., Ltd.] [Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium] Let’s enjoy the golden week of the 10th anniversary year!! Umino-Mori has become even more lively, and new friends have appeared! ​ Yokohama Hakkeijima Co., Ltd. Press release: April 23, 2025 [Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium] Let’s enjoy the golden week of the 10th anniversary year!! Umino-Mori has become even more lively, and new friends have appeared! Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium, an aquarium that creates new “connections” between the sea and people, and between water and people, will celebrate its 10th anniversary on July 1, 2025. Various events will be held, new friends will be added to the creatures, and you can enjoy the golden week of the 10th anniversary year brought to you by an even more lively Umino-Mori.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11571/759/11571-759-96bfe3e4d37a237b96b9ab08ae73e68b-942×726.png A must-see look that can only be seen now! Cape penguin chicks born one after another On Monday, January 27, 2025, the first Cape penguin chick was born at Uminomori Beach -PENGUIN LIFE-. Following the first chick, a total of four chicks were born one after another, the second on Saturday, February 22nd, the third on Saturday, April 5th, and the fourth on Tuesday, April 8th, and they are growing rapidly. The third and fourth birds are living in the nest under the watchful eye of their parents, and they don’t often show themselves to customers right now, but as they grow up, like the first and second birds, they’ll come out of the nest and you’ll be able to see them up close, waddling around, basking in the sun, swimming in the pool, and other cute things. Please take a look at the differences between adult penguins and the cute appearance of chicks that can only be seen now. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11571/759/11571-759-2a7e43830d92cc05eddd98508177532c-1032×872.png Cape Penguin Scientific name:Spheniscus demersus English name: African penguin Lives on the coast of South Africa. There is a thin line on the chest. The beak is black with gray bar-like markings. When they are chicks, they have unique fluffy brown feathers called “cotton feathers.” After about three months, the penguins grow back gray feathers that have the same waterproof properties as adult penguins, and are able to swim. They came from Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama Four female small-clawed otters, a parent and child family In the “Africa” ​​area, where the long-clawed otters “Kururi” and “Sora” were kept for breeding and display until August 2024, we have started breeding and displaying “Moore,” “Hapia,” “Sunny,” and “Merry,” all of which belong to the same genus as the long-clawed otter, “Moore,” “Hapia,” “Sunny,” and “Merry.” You can enjoy the ecology and behavior of small-clawed otters, such as how they swim in water holes and eat fish, as well as how they groom each other and sleep together, which is typical of four small-clawed otters that live in groups. Please come and meet this adorable family of four females: mother Moore, eldest daughter Hapia, younger sister Sunny, and Mary.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11571/759/11571-759-07e22edde2e78cdd39c013ae6e840d0e-1030×890.png Little-clawed otter Scientific name: Aonyx cinerea English name: Asian Small-clawed Otter It is the smallest type of otter, belonging to the subfamily Otterinae, in the order Carnivora and in the family Mustelidae. It lives in eastern Southeast Asia, from India through Southeast Asia, to Palawan Island in the Philippines, Taiwan, and southern China. Their staple food is crustaceans, fish, and frogs. They have the ability to make a variety of voices, and more than 12 types of calls have been confirmed. An African eagle owl appears at the entrance! Choji will welcome you at the Welcome Tree! We have installed a welcome tree to welcome customers at the entrance. The African eagle owl “Chouji” comes to the Welcome Tree. As they are nocturnal, they often sleep during the day, but you can enjoy watching them wake up from time to time to observe their surroundings with their wide-open eyes. You can see the cloves up close, not through the glass.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11571/759/11571-759-c55d523fb2336d20df54d43b3d8c0500-1170×936.jpg African Eagle Owl Scientific name: Bubo africanus English name: Spotted Eagle-Owl It has decorative feathers called feather horns. It is said that their visual acuity is eight times that of humans. Magnificent Sea Story Sparkling of Life Approximately 25,000 sardines take center stage, and you can enjoy the premium show “Sparkling of Life,” which fascinates you with the dynamic swimming of the sardines. With an original song that matches the movement of sardines and a production that brings out the vibrancy and strength of a school of sardines to the fullest, you can experience the richness of the Sanriku sea and the “sparkle of life” in which living things change according to the environment and powerfully continue their lives.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11571/759/11571-759-a6157b77c982d704991ce477a52ec36e-548×364.jpg Location: 1st floor large aquarium “Inochi Kirameku Umi” Time: 4/26-5/2, 6 10:30/12:30/15:30 5/3～5/5 10:30/12:00/15:00/17:00 Enjoy Golden Week to the fullest at Uminomori!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11571/759/11571-759-d25abb33fa57d23f84a59ef9cec8bc39-1038×1182.png ＜Opening hours during Golden Week＞
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11571/759/11571-759-0461eefbfe973e96321000b300ece1d2-1024×200.png