Wotto Aquarium

Let's enjoy seeing the inhabitants of Lake Hamana and touching them.

Today was raining all day, I had free time and wanted to visit a fun place. I decided to go to Wotto, a small aquarium facility in Bentenjima, Nishi ward, Hamamatsu city. This aquarium is located right next to Lake Hamana.

Lake Hamana, a mixture of freshwater and seawater, is a rare lake called "brackish lake" and is characterized by a large variety of fish and creatures. "Hamanako Experience Learning Facility Wotto" is a facility where you can interact with fish and can be enjoyed by both infants and adults.

Wotto is a small aquarium where you can see the fish and creatures of Lake Hamana and touch them in touch pool area and experience "contact with Lake Hamana". 

Large aquarium A half-tunnel with a powerful 120 tons of water! You can see many fish that live in Lake Hamana, such as sharks, rays, and moray eels.

There's a mini theatre that plays short original movies, see the schedule below:

09:30 Fish Doctor Series Approximately 10 minutes

10:00 Hamana-chan grows up well! About 12 minutes

10:30 Go with Asataro of clams About 12 minutes

11:00 Glittering life about 13 minutes

11:30 Fish Doctor Series Approximately 10 minutes

12:00 Please grow up Hamana-chan well! About 12 minutes

12:30 Approximately 12 minutes to go with Asataro of clams

13:00 Glittering life about 13 minutes

13:30 Fish Doctor Series Approximately 10 minutes

14:00 Please grow up Hamana-chan well! About 12 minutes

14:30 Go with Asataro of clams about 12 minutes

15:00 Glittering life about 13 minutes

15:30 Hamana-chan should grow up well! About 12 minutes

16:00 Approximately 12 minutes to go with Asataro of clams


The second floor is dedicated to studying and research laboratory. Every year the nearby Elementary school take their students to study tour in Wotto Aquarium



The third floor is the observation deck. You can see Lake Hamana and the Nagisaen Camping ground next to the aquarium.
Don't forget to visit the souvenir shop. They sell various aquarium and lake items.


To visit Wotto aquarium, take a JR Tokaido line train from Hamamatsu station to Bentenjima station, then walk 15 minutes toward the aquarium.

The entrance fee for adults is 320yen and free entrance for Highschool students and younger. 

OPEN HOURS　9am ～ 4:30pm（Last entry is at 4 pm）

For more information, please check their official website 

https://ulotto.entetsuassist-dms.com/ (Japanese) 

or https://www.inhamamatsu.com/art/wotto.php (for English) 

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