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“Kobe City Suma Aqualife Park Kobe” (Suma Ward, Kobe City), which will be open only for the main building from March 1 due to the remodeling project. On February 28, the last normal business day, at JR Suma Kaihin Koen Station, parents and children, young men and women, etc., were seen heading early in the morning.
About 30,000 creatures are raised, and it is a popular spot in Kobe that has been loved by both children and adults, such as field trips and extracurricular lessons when they were young, swimming and dating in their youth, and excursions for new families. On the 28th the business hours will be brought forward and the performance will begin at 8:40, and the live dolphin at 11:00 will be complete immediately.
The feeding is popular with families who visited “Today is the Last Day” and women in their 30s who said, “I feel lonely about losing my current form of sea otters, but I’m looking forward to new ones.” I enjoyed the “Sea Otter Lounge” and the “Amazon Lounge”, and enjoyed it in the souvenir shop for the latest souvenirs.
Director Hiroshi Nakagakiuchi said: “Since its opening in July 1987, a total of 43 million people have visited the place. I am truly grateful. Starting tomorrow, only the main building will be open for more than two years. We are planning to open a new aquarium in the spring of 2024, so we hope you are looking forward to it too. “
Also, one of the popular attractions, Yuki Kawanaka, who has been a dolphin trainer for 10 years, said: “Customers who came when they were little became adults, and parents and children and three generations came to the park. Dolphins from Sum live It is loved. I strongly feel that I have given courage and enthusiasm to many people, and I feel the joy of being involved in it. I want to say goodbye with a smile today, “he said in the last live. Challenge.
Starting on March 1, the main building will be open with the addition of the “Plaza del Pingüino”, an exhibition of freshwater fish from around the world, and the “Archives Collection” where you can learn about the history of Sumasui. The March 1 admission fee is 700 yen. The grand opening is scheduled for 2024, including accommodation facilities.
Interview / text / photo / Miho Inada
