Ocean Exchange Center — Attraction in Mombetsu

Quite a disappointment , having waited eagerly for two years to come back again to this area. It’s essentially a mini aquarium. Going down to B1 only- to see small fish tanks. There is a viewing port but only small small fishes in the ocean, at one portal window only! The rest of it was ...... errrrr .... BORING!! Tickets were like 800Y per adult! Bah- don’t waste time and money! Structure looks nice outside only. Sure Garinko icebreaker was parked outside at the wharf but.... stationary, not in season.

If only to come back in dead winter to take the boat...

Didn’t have much expectations for this place but came out satisfied. Coming here during weekday at a low season helps as we can pace ourselves without the crowd. Was hard to find the entrance in the first place but found out the shuttle from the ticket office.

The tower tries to offer a little bit of everything: kids playground, observation area, scientific findings, aquarium and 4D theatre. While it seems to pack a lot of features, none of them really excel given its...

2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣9️⃣0️⃣8️⃣0️⃣1️⃣ An interesting place to learn about the shifting ice sheets moving from the North near Russia down to Japan. I was told that across the sea, that is Russia.

I think it will be an awesome adventure to travel on one of this ice breaker across the frozen ice sheets. Maybe one day I'll come back for this adventure. Just that I might have to freeze my buns off :)

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