--- name: "Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium" lat: 38.2711 lng: 140.9805 official_url: "https://www.uminomori.jp/umino/" last_verified: "2026-08-16" url: "https://www.piggybackjapan.com/spots/spot_0000099/" publisher: "Piggyback Japan" method: "Each fact below was read from the official page it links to. The date in the Verified column is the day we last opened that page." reuse: "Free to reuse with the check date kept. A link back is appreciated, not required." --- # Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium An aquarium beside the port of Sendai. The dolphin show runs outdoors in the Uminomori Stadium, and the seating has a roof over it. Spray soaks the first three rows and reaches rows four and five. People who would rather stay dry avoid the front, so those three rows are often still open at the last minute. The sea-mammal yard, with penguins and seals, is part open to the sky. The exhibition floors have no steps, so a stroller goes everywhere. - Area: miyagi - Type: sightseeing - Time to allow: 4.5 h — A family with a kindergartner and a second-grader went in at 9:25 and left at 13:40, lunch at the food court inside included (May 2024 visit report) (source: https://for-better-life.com/sendai-aquarium/, 2026-08-17) - Last verified: 2026-08-16 ## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date) | Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | Stroller friendly | Yes | Main routes are stroller-friendly with slopes and elevators. Strollers can't enter the dolphin-show seating — parking right beside it (per an Aug 2024 visitor review). The backyard tour is stairs only (per an Aug 2024 visit report) | 2026-08-16 (web) | [source](https://www.uminomori.jp/umino/service/index.html) | | Stroller rental | Yes | Free loaner strollers (B-type) at the 1F information counter; no reservations, limited number | 2026-08-16 (web) | [source](https://www.uminomori.jp/umino/service/index.html) | | Nursing space | Yes (2) | 1F near the entrance and 2F near the jellyfish zone, each with a hot-water sink. One family at a time; men can't enter. Queues on busy days, with overflow spaces opened when full (per user reviews, 2023-2026) | 2026-08-16 (web) | [source](https://www.uminomori.jp/umino/service/index.html) | | Diaper changing table | Yes | Baby beds in the 4 accessible restrooms and both nursing rooms. Nursing rooms are women-only, so fathers use the accessible restrooms (per a Jul 2023 user review; the women's restroom also has one) | 2026-08-16 (web) | [source](https://www.uminomori.jp/umino/service/index.html) | | Diaper disposal bin | Yes | A bin next to the changing table in both nursing rooms — confirmed in a Jan 2026 user review (same setup on both floors) and matching the city accessibility survey's equipment list | 2026-08-16 (web) | [source](https://mamamap.jp/spots/11063) | | Family restroom | Yes | Four accessible restrooms: 1F entrance, 1F beside the escalator, 2F beside cabana, 2F near the jellyfish zone. The one near the 1F exit has an adult-size care bed and ostomate facilities; it also has a baby keep seat (per the city accessibility survey) | 2026-08-16 (web) | [source](https://www.uminomori.jp/umino/service/index.html) | | Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | | | | | Elevator | Yes | Elevators cover the main routes together with slopes; 3 in the building (count per the city accessibility survey) | 2026-08-16 (web) | [source](https://www.uminomori.jp/umino/service/index.html) | | English support | English menu & signs | Official site in English, Chinese (simplified & traditional), Korean and Thai, with a printable English floor guide. In-facility signage and staff English: not stated | 2026-08-16 (web) | [source](https://www.uminomori.jp/umino/en/index.html) | | Outside food allowed | Not checked yet | | | | | Indoor / outdoor | Indoor | Exhibits are indoors. The dolphin-show stadium is outdoors with a roofed grandstand (per an Aug 2026 visit article); the marine-mammal plaza is semi-open-air. Shows run in ordinary rain | 2026-08-16 (web) | [source](https://tabiiku-dayori.com/uminomiri-dolphin-show/) | | Steps & slope caution | Barrier-free | Main routes work with wheelchairs and strollers via slopes and elevators; the exhibit floor has no steps (per the city accessibility survey). Only the backyard tour is stairs-only | 2026-08-16 (web) | [source](https://www.uminomori.jp/umino/service/index.html) | ## How to cite these facts Free to reuse. Every fact shown with a value above was read from the official page it links to, and re-checked on 2026-08-16; rows marked "Not checked yet" have not been checked. We keep the check date visible so you can tell how old a fact is — please keep it when you quote us. 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