Access
The aquarium is a 5-minute drive from the expressway exit, and if you are using public transportation such as JR or bus, it is within a 5-minute walk from the nearest station.
Access
The aquarium is a 5-minute drive from the expressway exit, and if you are using public transportation such as JR or bus, it is within a 5-minute walk from the nearest station.
Our facility is located in one of Hokkaido’s leading tourist destinations, including Noboribetsu Onsen, one of Japan’s leading hot spring resorts, Noboribetsu Jigokudani, Noboribetsu Bear Ranch, and, if you go a little further, Upopoy, a symbolic space for ethnic coexistence. Please come and visit Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe, which boasts one of Hokkaido’s largest ecological exhibits, with Funka Bay as its backdrop.
<<< From sapporo
By Car
Via the Hokkaido Expressway ＜For Hakodate＞⇒（90 minutes）⇒Noboribetsu-Higashi Interchange exit.⇒（5 minutes）⇒arrival
By Train(JR)
●Limited Express “SUZURAN”＜for Muroran＞
sapporo／shin-sapporo／minami-chitose／numanohata／tomakomai／Via shiraoi（ 80 minutes）⇒ Get off at Noboribetsu Station⇒（5 minutes walk）⇒arrival
●Limited Express “HOKUTO”＜for Hakodate＞
sapporo／shi-sapporo/minami-chitose／tomakomai／Via shiraoi（75 minutes）⇒Get off at Noboribetsu Station⇒（5 minutes walk）⇒arrival
※The 6:00am departure does not stop at Noboribetsu Station.
By Bus
●expressway bus HAKUCHO（DONAN BUS）
●expressway bus MURORAN（Chu0 Bus）
sapporo station/chuo-bus sapporo Terminal/sapporo factory～ooyachi bus terminal～Vaia WATTS Expressway Service Area（1 hour 50 minutes）⇒Get off at Noboribetsu bus stop⇒4 minutes walk⇒arrival
※On expressways, you can only get off (you cannot get on). If you wish to get on, you must make a reservation at least 2 hours in advance.
※Discounted bus package available!
<<< From New Chitose Airport
By Train(JR)
Take the Rapid Train “Airport”(To otaru)⇒get off at the first stop, “minami-Chitose”⇒ Change trains to Limited Express “SUZURAN”or Limited Express “HOKUTO”⇒（45 minute)⇒get off at the”NOBORIBETSU station”⇒（5 minutes walk）⇒arrival
By Bus
●expressway bus HAYABUSA（Reservation required）
New Chitose Airport bus stop (international and domestic terminals)⇒vaia “takeura” ” noboribetsu onsen””noboribetsu sutation(70 minutes)⇒Get off at “NOBORIBETSU”⇒4 minutes walk⇒arraival
By Car
Take the Izumisawa-New Chitose Airport Line and head towards Muroran and Hakodate on the “DO-0(central hokkaido) expressway”⇒（50 minutes）⇒Noboribetsu-Higashi Interchange exit⇒（5 minutes）⇒arraival
