[Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise] 'Hanapara': A Unique Flower Viewing Experience Woven by Seasonal Flowers and Living Creatures [Saturday, April 25 - Friday, May 29, 2026]

"Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise" will hold an event called "Hanapara" themed around "the competition of living creatures and flowers" from Saturday, April 25 to Friday, May 29, 2026. On Hakkeijima, 700 "cherry blossoms" of 5 varieties bloom in March and April, followed by about 500 "roses" of 100 varieties and 20,000 "hydrangeas", one of the largest scales in the prefecture, in May and June, turning the entire island into a colorful flower island. In this event, leading up to Friday, May 29 as the second phase of "Hanapara", you can enjoy the "11th Hakkeijima Rose Festa" where you can watch stage performances while admiring about 500 roses of 100 varieties in the rose garden, as well as a parade of waddling Cape penguins walking down paths adorned with roses and colorful flowers. This offers a unique flower viewing event packed with the charm of "sea, island, and living creatures" only possible at Sea Paradise. Welcomed by about 500 roses of 100 varieties! "The 11th Hakkeijima Rose Festa" On Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17, 2026, the "11th Hakkeijima Rose Festa" will be held at the Hill Square Rose Garden on the island. In this event, you can enjoy stage events, sales of rose ice cream and rose seedlings, food trucks, and rose lectures. Please enjoy the roses to your heart's content in a rose garden colored by about 500 roses of 100 varieties. Hakkeijima Designated Administrator TEL 045-788-9778 https://www.hakkeijima-partnership.jp "Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise" TEL 045-788-8888 https://www.seaparadise.co.jp Penguins marching on paths decorated with seasonal flowers! "Cape Penguin's Flower Viewing Parade" At the aquarium "Fureai Lagoon", adorable Cape penguins waddling along will parade in front of everyone. Seeing many penguins walking slowly along a parade route decorated with seasonal flowers like roses is a must-see. After the parade, you can enjoy taking commemorative photos with the Cape penguins. Period: Saturday, April 25 - Friday, May 29, 2026 Time: 10:30~ / 16:30~ *Each session lasts about 5 minutes *The contents may be altered or canceled depending on the animals' physical condition. Location: Fureai Lagoon Introducing the round and cute members of the Lumpsucker family! "Dumpling Fish rather than Flowers (Hanayori Dango-uo)" Exhibition Panel At LABO3 "Animals Evolved in the Sea" on the 1st floor of the "Aqua Museum" aquarium, "Hanayori Dango-uo" will be exhibited to introduce the ecology of the Lumpsucker (Dango-uo) family, inspired by the proverb "Dumplings rather than flowers" (Hanayori Dango) perfect for the flower viewing season. While actually observing the Lumpsucker, Balloon Lumpsucker, and Smooth Lumpsucker, you can experience the charm of the Lumpsucker family alongside original explanation panels created by the keepers. Period: Saturday, April 25 - Friday, May 29, 2026 Location: Aqua Museum 1F LABO3 "Animals Evolved in the Sea" Introducing the physical abilities and bodily characteristics of creatures living in polar regions! "Polar Animal Lecture Time" At LABO4 "Animals Living in the Sea of Ice" on the 1st floor of the "Aqua Museum" aquarium, a "Polar Animal Lecture Time" is held daily to explain the ecology of creatures living in cold regions, such as polar bears, walruses, and penguins. During this event period, keepers will explain the physical abilities and bodily characteristics of animals living in polar regions. In this program, you can enjoy learning about the realistic ecology of living creatures and the environments they inhabit, which cannot be learned just from textbooks or encyclopedias. Period: Saturday, April 25 - Friday, May 29, 2026 Time: ■Weekends and holidays from April 25 (Sat) - May 1 (Fri), and May 9 (Sat) - May 24 (Sun) 13:30~ Penguins / 13:45~ Polar Bears / 14:00~ Walruses ■Weekdays from May 7 (Thu) - May 29 (Fri) at 12:00~ Mon/Thu: Walruses / Tue/Fri: Polar Bears / Wed: Penguins *Each session lasts about 10 minutes Location: Aqua Museum 1F LABO4 "Animals Living in the Sea of Ice" Not just "Flowers" (Hana)! Pay attention to "Noses" (Hana) too! At the "Forestrium" inside the "Aqua Museum" aquarium and the "Fureai Lagoon" aquarium, playing on the word "Hana" (flower/nose) from "Hanapara", photos of the "noses" of creatures like red pandas and Asian small-clawed otters will be exhibited. Please find whose creature's "nose" photograph is displayed within the facility.