--- name: "Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium" lat: 35.092251 lng: 136.878876 official_url: "https://nagoyaaqua.jp/" last_verified: "2026-08-12" --- # Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium The aquarium stands on Garden Pier at the port of Nagoya, in two buildings holding some 500 species. Dolphins perform in the third-floor stadium of the North Building. Orca training, penguin feeding and a tornado of sardines run at points around the site. On some days a touch tank on the South Building's ground floor lets children handle hermit crabs and starfish from nearby beaches. The whole place is step-free, and strollers are lent for indoor use. - Area: nagoya - Type: sightseeing - Average stay: 150 min - Hours: Usually 9:30-17:30. During Golden Week and the summer holidays (late July through August) it stays open to 20:00, and in winter (December to mid-March) it closes at 17:00. Last admission is always one hour before closing. Closed on Mondays (the following day when the Monday is a public holiday), but open every day during Golden Week, July to September, the New Year period and the spring school holidays. Hours vary by season — the official opening-hours and event calendar is the one to check. - Last verified: 2026-08-12 ## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date) | Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | Stroller friendly | Yes | The aquarium lends strollers for use inside the building, so a stroller is fine indoors. The whole place is barrier-free, and every building has a lift sized for wheelchairs. Note there is no drop-off space in front of the aquarium: the car parks are a five-minute walk away. | 2026-08-12 (web) | [source](https://nagoyaaqua.jp/faq/) | | Stroller rental | Yes | 100 yen for one rental a day, for children aged 7 to 24 months. Usable inside the building only, and the number available is limited. Ask staff at the General Information desk by the North Building entrance. | 2026-08-12 (web) | [source](https://nagoyaaqua.jp/faq/) | | Nursing space | Yes (2) | Two baby corners, on the second floor of the North Building and the second floor of the South Building. The North Building one can be used to make up formula. There is no microwave for warming baby food. | 2026-08-12 (web) | [source](https://nagoyaaqua.jp/faq/) | | Diaper changing table | Yes | Changing sheets are in the multipurpose toilets and in the nursing rooms, and folding baby seats are in every accessible toilet in the building. | 2026-08-12 (web) | [source](https://nagoyaaqua.jp/faq/) | | Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Yes | The multipurpose toilets are fitted with a child toilet seat, along with handrails and a baby chair. | 2026-08-12 (web) | [source](https://nagoyaaqua.jp/faq/) | | Family restroom | Yes (11) | Eleven multipurpose toilets — five in the North Building, six in the South. Each has handrails, a baby chair, a child toilet seat, a changing sheet, a sanitary box and a bin; some also have a universal changing bench, ostomate facilities and a privacy curtain. There is an accessible toilet on every floor, and ostomate users are directed to the one on the second floor of the South Building. | 2026-08-12 (web) | [source](https://nagoyaaqua.jp/faq/) | | Elevator | Yes | Every building has a lift sized for wheelchairs; the aquarium states it is barrier-free throughout. | 2026-08-12 (web) | [source](https://nagoyaaqua.jp/faq/) | | Steps & slope caution | Barrier-free | The aquarium states the whole building is barrier-free, with wheelchair-sized lifts in each building and accessible toilets on every floor. Wheelchairs are lent free (inside only, limited number). | 2026-08-12 (web) | [source](https://nagoyaaqua.jp/faq/) | | Outside food allowed | Yes | Food you bring can be eaten at Shiokaze Plaza in the North Building (outdoors) and in the stadium seating on the third floor of the North Building (outdoors, under a roof). The vending machine corner at the old South Building entrance on the second floor is for drinks only — no bento there. Drinking water anywhere in the aquarium is allowed for heat protection, standing still rather than while walking. | 2026-08-12 (web) | [source](https://nagoyaaqua.jp/faq/) | | English support | English menu & signs | The in-house leaflet comes in English, Chinese and Korean, and the official site switches between Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Whether staff speak English is not stated. | 2026-08-12 (web) | [source](https://nagoyaaqua.jp/faq/) | | Crowding (guide) | Yes | A guide, from the aquarium itself: it publishes a yearly crowding forecast calendar in its news section, and shows the day's crowding on the top page. For the Obon period (8-16 August 2026) it warned that the ticket booths can mean a wait of 20-30 minutes or more, especially in the morning, and asked visitors to buy e-tickets or convenience-store tickets in advance. | 2026-08-12 (web) | [source](https://nagoyaaqua.jp/faq/) | | Lost-child support | Yes | Ask any nearby staff member, or the General Information desk at the North Building entrance; the main phone number is 052-654-7080. (The aquarium describes this as its lost-property route.) | 2026-08-12 (web) | [source](https://nagoyaaqua.jp/faq/) | | Stroller access notes | Yes | Four things worth settling before the gate. Getting there: Nagoya Port station on the Meiko subway line, exit 3, five minutes on foot; by car, ten minutes from the Minatomei interchange. Parking: two public car parks, Garden Pier and Garden Pier West, both a five-minute walk (100 yen per 30 minutes, capped at 1,000 yen per 24 hours); eight accessible bays adjoin the north side, first come first served. Because of the 2026 Asian Games the Garden Pier car parks are being changed between 1 April and 31 December 2026, with replacements of the same capacity. Luggage: nothing is held for you, but coin lockers stand to the left of the North Building entrance and along the connecting passage (small 200 yen, large 300, extra-large 400 — the extra-large, 86 by 50 by 53 cm, is in the passage). Re-entry: as often as you like on the day, using a stamp on the back of your hand, up to one hour before closing. | 2026-08-12 (web) | [source](https://nagoyaaqua.jp/access/) | | Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | | | | | Indoor / outdoor | Not checked yet | | | | | Child switch (rider swap) | Not checked yet | | | | | Official family-friendly certification | Not checked yet | | | | | Best-fit ages (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | | Quietness (guide) | Not checked yet | | | |