Enjoy a Phantasmagorical Night at Enoshima Aquarium for “Night Wonder Aquarium 2017”

20.July.2017 | SPOT

“Enosui”, or the “Enoshima Aquarium”, has been hosting a special evening event every year since 2014. “Night Wonder Aquarium” has made its return this year too and began on July 15th.

Waiting for visitors in the evening at the Enoshima Aquarium is an unbelievable coming together of fish and technology, where stars seem to rain from the sky into the water, in which a multitude of fish twinkle as they swim, creating phantasmagorical night-time spectacle. “Enosui” invites visitors to a new world, taking them on a journey through space via dreamlike visuals backed by a beautiful original score that creates a sense that the stars are coming together and interweaving.

The “Sagami Bay” zone is where visitors meet the ocean and are greeted with brilliant visuals that begin with the light up of one star until the entire sky is dotted white. As you traverse the aquarium you are wrapped in a starry sky, where the littoral tanks feature stars that pop forth with the music, creating a fantastic world. The main visual projected at the Sagami Bay water tank is titled “Umi to iu Na no Uchuu, Uchuu to iu Na no Inochi”, which roughly translates to “An Outer Space Named ‘Ocean’; A Life Named ‘Outer Space’”. It offers a completely new experience, one that you could only expect to see at Enosui. The gorgeous and impacting visuals transition as the music fills the room completely and the twinkling fish swim in the giant water tank. There’s also a jellyfish display where jellyfish bob upwards, skybound towards space through the stars. And don’t forget “Shinkai 2000”, a stimulating experience of imagination powered by lights and objets d’art. There’s no shortage of exciting encounters at Enoshima Aquarium.

 The event is running three times throughout the year. Part 1 is July 15th to September 30th, Part 2 is October 1st to November 23rd, and Part 3 is November 24th to December 25th. The contents of the event will change and be in line with the changing seasons over the course of the three parts, meaning you’ll want to visit more than once. You can expect one truly romantic night at Enosui’s “Night Wonder Aquarium”, one that illustrates an atmospheric nightfall by the ocean.

 

 ■Information

Night Wonder Aquarium 2017 ~Manten no Hoshi Furu Suizokukan~

Running: July 15th, 2017 to December 25th, 2017 (Closed: Saturday October 21st)

[Part 1] July 15th to September 30th – 17:00-20:00

[Part 2] October 1st to November 23rd – 17:00-19:00 (Closed on Saturday October 21st)

[Part 3] November 24th to December 25th – 17:00-19:00 (Open 17:00-20:00 on December 23rd-25th)

Entrance Fee: Adults ¥2,100 / Highschool & Junior Highschool Students ¥1,500 / Elementary School Students ¥1,000 / Children (3-years and above) ¥600

Address: 2 Chome-19-1 Katasekaigan, Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture

 

Enoshima Aquarium Website: http://www.enosui.com

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