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Noah Dolphin Dome
An urban experience dome where you can interact with dolphins
Japan's only semi-indoor pool where you can play with dolphins all year round. In addition to being able to swim with the dolphins, there is also shallow water so that children can safely interact with them.
Basic information
Noah Dolphin Dome is the only semi-indoor dolphin interaction pool in Japan, a new and spacious dolphin interaction facility where guests can play and swim with the dolphins all year round. The pool has shallow waters so that guests who are not good at swimming and small children can safely experience feeding the dolphins and playing with them.
■Interaction Program
① Feeding experience
・You can touch and feed the dolphins from the stage. This takes place four times a day for approximately 15 minutes. Small children must be accompanied by an adult.
② Play in shallow water
・You will enter the water up to your waist wearing a wetsuit or long boots and play with the dolphins. 4 times a day, approximately 15 minutes (age and height restrictions apply)
3. Dolphin swimming
・Put on a wetsuit and play with the dolphins, then swim in the pool holding on to their dorsal fins. Even if you can't swim, you can feel safe by wearing a life jacket. Four times a day, approximately 30 minutes (age and height restrictions apply)
*The meeting time for the feeding experience is 10 minutes before the start, and for other programs it is 30 minutes before the start.
*Please make a reservation for each program or apply at the on-site reception.
| Event period and date | All year round |
|---|---|
| Business hours and holidays | 10:00~20:00 (last entry 19:30) Closed: Open daily |
| Price | 1,210 yen (junior high school students and above), 770 yen (ages 4 and above but under junior high school students) *For fees for interactive programs such as feeding experiences, please see the official website. |
| How to make a reservation | Reservation site |
| Reservation site | https://www.asoview.com/channel/activities/ja/n-dolphindome/offices/5054/courses?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafZmMypr-Jm0C5xyFL494XRuz8dFE9_xQAOpDxPOGOAqT1gkiPj5DqU-y_R5w_aem_x_Pr0ACrWSL8ASqVRYMdEw |
| Contact Us | 072-268-5548 |
| Official website | https://www.dolphindome.jp/ |
| remarks | ・The program may be canceled without notice due to weather, the condition of the dolphins, etc. ・Those who do not meet the participation conditions, such as those with heart or respiratory diseases, pregnant women (underwater programs only), and those who have been drinking alcohol, will not be able to participate in the program. |
| Address | 4-1-1 Ohama Kitamachi, Sakai Ward, Sakai City |
| Access |
About 10 minutes walk from Nankai Sakai Station, in front of Sakai Old Port |
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