[Art Aquarium Museum GINZA] Fantastical Cherry Blossom Experience Gets a Boost this Year with the Opening of “Meccha Sakura!

2024.03.02

Art Aquarium Museum GINZA” will hold the spring exhibition “Meccha Sakura! 2024” from March 1 (Friday) to April 24 (Wednesday), when the museum will be decorated with cherry blossoms in full bloom.
Please enjoy the “Meccha Sakura! 2024” art aquarium, a fantasy space where goldfish swim gracefully and are tinted with cherry blossoms.

Art aquarium works dyed in cherry blossom colors

Goldfish Corridor
Goldfish Falls
New Goldfish Critique

In “Meccha Sakura 2024,” the aquarium area will be decorated with “cherry blossom” colored lights, “cherry blossom” scents, and cherry blossoms. Visitors can enjoy a collaboration of art aquarium works and cherry blossoms throughout the entire space, including a work depicting a row of cherry trees and a work featuring weeping cherry blossoms and a waterfall to create a scene typical of spring in Japan.

Art Aquarium Museum GINZA

Charge: Web ticket 2,300 yen
Same-day ticket 2,500 yen
Business Hours: 10:00-19:00 (subject to change)
Closed on: Closed on the same days as Ginza Mitsukoshi
(In addition, the museum may be closed irregularly for maintenance and other reasons. Please check the official website for details)
Precautions: Strollers and pets are not allowed.
There are no lockers for luggage.

Special night for cherry blossoms at night with extended opening hours

Target date: March 6 / March 13 / March 27 / April 3 / April 10 / April 17
*Wednesdays except March 20 and April 24
Hours.: 18:00~20:00(Last admission 19:00)

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