We came to Noboribetsu to stay the night at the local onsen. We arrived at the Noboribetsu Station around 10 AM and since the bus that going to pick us up come at 4PM, we decided to look around. Right from the train station exit door, we spot this huge ferris wheel a far. We ask around and they said it was a marine park.

Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe is a theme park focusing on marine life such as fish, sea lion, dolphin and even penguins. It was located really close to the Noboribetsu Station, around 10 (ten) minute walk if I’m not mistaken. The park itself has this Danish nuance from the surrounding buildings and a huge castle in the middle of the park.

A single adult ticket cost around 2500 yen and you can pay either in cash or card. The park has a few attractions inside such as the sea lion show, dolphin show, seals, penguin parade and many more.



But what I love the most is their sardines tank. It was a huge tank filled with thousands of sardine fish that swim circling the tank. At one moment, it felt like I was watching stars twinkling in front of my eyes.

I also love their vary collection of fishes that located inside their main castle. You can walk through the aquarium tunnel and see beautiful fishes in their gigantic tanks. Other than seeing fishes in tanks, you can also touch them as they have a few touch pool inside.

One of the best part of this castle is their sea creatures, jellyfish and goldfish area. Just look how mesmerizing it is!

They also have reptiles house in the park but since we are afraid of reptiles, we decided not to look at the reptile house. We decided to check out the ferris wheel that turns out surrounded by some arcade games area. They got merry go round, bumper car and even ghost house.

Overall I really like this park. Even though it was considered small and nothing much to see, it was a fun way to killing time. They offer so many unique experience including the sardine tanks and the penguin parade. Cause what’s cuter than a pack of penguin marching through in front of you?

1. Plan your time efficiently. Some of the show has a close show time. Once you arrived there, grab the park map and plan it all out. So you can see every show that they offer.
2. Bring an umbrella or wear a hat. Just like other theme park in the world, there were not many trees around. So the sun can feel really intense, especially when I was there during the summer.
3. Avoid the heat by spending your noon inside the castle. Again, the heat can be very intense especially in the middle of the day. I suggest you to check out the castle at noon so you can cool off a bit.
4. Pack up some snacks. Some of the restaurant inside the park is quite expensive for me. I think it’s better if you pack up some light meal so you won’t starve yourself before you get a proper meal later outside the park.

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Noboribetsu Marine Park

1 Chome-22 Noboribetsuhigashicho

Hokkaido 059-0464

Phone: +81 143 833 800

Opening hours: 9 AM – 6 PM (Everyday)

Website: https://en.nixe.co.jp/