Also featuring a jump by a seal, “Mekabu”! Kobe City Suma Seaside Beach

A special Christmas event, “Feeding Commentary of Seals,” will be held at Kobe City Suma Seaside Aquarium (Suma-ku, Kobe) on December 24 and 25. Reservations are not required.

While listening to a lecture on ecology by a zookeeper, visitors can observe a parent and child of a largha seal being kept in the zoo eating food. The venue is the “Waterside Interaction Park” on the 3rd floor of the main building. *Because of the limited viewing space, the number of visitors may be limited depending on how crowded the site is on the day of the exhibition.

Gomafu seals, so named because of the black spotted pattern on their bodies, are found along the coasts of the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk in Hokkaido. In Sumasui, two seals, “Wakame” (mother) and her child “Mekabu,” live close together as parents and offspring.
On the day of the event, there will be a “quiz corner” where parents and children can enjoy participating, “Mekabu” will show off his jumping skills, and other events will be held. ＜
One of the unique attractions of Sumasui is the opportunity to observe the adorable largha seals up close and personal! This

event

is

fun for adults and children alike, so why not make it a winter vacation outing

?

Admission

Adults (18 years old and up) 700 yen
Junior high school students (15-17 years old) 400 yen
Children (elementary and junior high school students) 300 yen
Infants free

Closed

:

Wednesdays (except New Year holidays)

Remarks

*Subject to change or cancellation due to changes in social conditions caused by the spread of new coronavirus infection

.

Please cooperate with the measures to prevent the transmission of the new coronavirus as specified by the

• Aquarium

.