【Kobe Suma SeaWorld】 Orca Tail Burst Release from Opening Anniversary on June 1 (Mon)! More Soaked Orca Performance & 2nd Anniversary Photo Session to be Held
Kobe Suma SeaWorld is celebrating its 2nd anniversary and will hold a special orca performance with the release of the orca tail burst from June 1, 2026, along with an anniversary photo session. Limited edition menus, goods, rubber band giveaways, quiz rallies, and special events will also be implemented to welcome visitors.
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Kobe Suma SeaWorld, a facility operated by Granvista Hotel & Resort Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Yukio Arai), will celebrate its 2nd anniversary on Monday, June 1, 2026. To commemorate this, a special event “More Soaked Orca Performance & 2nd Anniversary Photo Session” will be held, and limited 2nd-anniversary menus and goods will go on sale at the aquarium’s restaurants and shops.
Kobe Suma SeaWorld, the only aquarium in Western Japan to exhibit orcas, has been supported by many visitors since its opening and will mark its 2nd anniversary on Monday, June 1, 2026. To celebrate this, a special event “More Soaked Orca Performance & 2nd Anniversary Photo Session” will be held on Monday, June 1. During the orca performance, the summer-only “Tail Burst” act, where the orca uses its large, approximately 1.5-meter-wide tail fin to powerfully splash water onto the audience, will be released from that day, getting everyone even more soaked than usual. After the orca performance, a “Everyone Smiling 2nd Anniversary Photo Session” will take place, allowing guests, cast members, and the two orcas to take commemorative photos together. We invite you to join us for this special event celebrating our 2nd anniversary.
Additionally, guests visiting on Monday, June 1 (first 2,000 people), and hotel guests will receive a “2nd Anniversary Original Rubber Band.” A “Smiling 2nd Anniversary Quiz Rally” will also be held, where participants can answer 2nd-anniversary quizzes while touring the aquarium for a chance to win豪華prizes. Furthermore, on Saturday, June 6, a special 2nd-anniversary event featuring “Sakana no Oniisan Kawachan” has been decided! Guests can have fun and learn about living creatures with Sakana no Oniisan Kawachan through O/X quizzes and a karuta card game tournament.
At the aquarium's restaurants, monthly themed rice bowls celebrating “2” will be offered, such as a hearty roast beef bowl with approximately double the amount of Awaji beef. They will also sell “Choose Your Orca Set,” allowing guests to select their favorite living creature. At the shops, limited edition 2nd-anniversary logo products and the popular orca lottery will feature a special 2nd-anniversary limited color “Ice Blue,” adding to the celebratory mood with exclusive menus and products available only now.
Kobe Suma SeaWorld will continue to strive to be an aquarium where visitors can interact with living creatures, feel the warmth of life, and experience the importance of life with their hearts and bodies, providing a place of learning filled with smiles.
■Tail Burst Release! More Soaked Orca Performance & 2nd Anniversary Photo Session
Tail Burst Release! More Soaked Orca Performance
The summer-only “Tail Burst” act, where the orca uses its large tail fin to powerfully splash water onto the audience, will be released from Monday, June 1. We will get everyone even more soaked than usual as a token of our gratitude.
Orca Tail Burst
Everyone Smiling 2nd Anniversary Photo Session
Date & Time: Held after the orca performance starting from 10:45 AM on Monday, June 1, 2026
* Admission to the venue is on a first-come, first-served basis, and reception will close once seats are filled.
Participation Fee: Free *Separate admission fee required.
Note: Photos and videos taken at this event may be published or provided to our official website, social media, and other media outlets. Your understanding is appreciated.
■2nd Anniversary Original Rubber Band limited to 2,000 people!
A 2nd Anniversary Original Rubber Band will be presented to the first 2,000 people.
Distribution Date: Monday, June 1, 2026, to the first 2,000 people.
Eligible recipients: Visitors entering Kobe Suma SeaWorld or guests staying at Kobe Suma SeaWorld Hotel on Monday, June 1.
2nd Anniversary Original Rubber Band
* One per person, while supplies last.
■Challenge 2nd-anniversary quizzes! Smiling 2nd Anniversary Quiz Rally
By answering 2nd-anniversary quizzes while touring the aquarium and posting them in the designated post boxes, you can enter a lottery to win luxury prizes!
Event Period: Monday, June 1, 2026 – Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
■“Sakana no Oniisan Kawachan” Appears! Events to learn about living creatures enjoyably, such as O/X quizzes and a karuta tournament.
Sakana no Oniisan Kawachan 2nd Anniversary Event ①: O/X Quiz Tournament
Kobe Suma SeaWorld’s official character “Orcy” will also appear, and a mobile O/X quiz will be held.
Date & Time: Saturday, June 6, 2026, 10:10 AM – 10:30 AM *Cancelled in case of rain.
Eligibility: All ages.
Location: SeaWorld Plaza.
Sakana no Oniisan Kawachan 2nd Anniversary Event ②: Living Creatures Karuta Tournament
Sakana no Oniisan Kawachan will appear and host a karuta tournament, incorporating explanations of living creatures.
Winners in the adult division will receive “Kobe
Kobe Suma SeaWorld, the only aquarium in Western Japan to exhibit orcas, has been supported by many visitors since its opening and will mark its 2nd anniversary on Monday, June 1, 2026. To celebrate this, a special event “More Soaked Orca Performance & 2nd Anniversary Photo Session” will be held on Monday, June 1. During the orca performance, the summer-only “Tail Burst” act, where the orca uses its large, approximately 1.5-meter-wide tail fin to powerfully splash water onto the audience, will be released from that day, getting everyone even more soaked than usual. After the orca performance, a “Everyone Smiling 2nd Anniversary Photo Session” will take place, allowing guests, cast members, and the two orcas to take commemorative photos together. We invite you to join us for this special event celebrating our 2nd anniversary.
Additionally, guests visiting on Monday, June 1 (first 2,000 people), and hotel guests will receive a “2nd Anniversary Original Rubber Band.” A “Smiling 2nd Anniversary Quiz Rally” will also be held, where participants can answer 2nd-anniversary quizzes while touring the aquarium for a chance to win豪華prizes. Furthermore, on Saturday, June 6, a special 2nd-anniversary event featuring “Sakana no Oniisan Kawachan” has been decided! Guests can have fun and learn about living creatures with Sakana no Oniisan Kawachan through O/X quizzes and a karuta card game tournament.
At the aquarium's restaurants, monthly themed rice bowls celebrating “2” will be offered, such as a hearty roast beef bowl with approximately double the amount of Awaji beef. They will also sell “Choose Your Orca Set,” allowing guests to select their favorite living creature. At the shops, limited edition 2nd-anniversary logo products and the popular orca lottery will feature a special 2nd-anniversary limited color “Ice Blue,” adding to the celebratory mood with exclusive menus and products available only now.
Kobe Suma SeaWorld will continue to strive to be an aquarium where visitors can interact with living creatures, feel the warmth of life, and experience the importance of life with their hearts and bodies, providing a place of learning filled with smiles.
■Tail Burst Release! More Soaked Orca Performance & 2nd Anniversary Photo Session
Tail Burst Release! More Soaked Orca Performance
The summer-only “Tail Burst” act, where the orca uses its large tail fin to powerfully splash water onto the audience, will be released from Monday, June 1. We will get everyone even more soaked than usual as a token of our gratitude.
Orca Tail Burst
Everyone Smiling 2nd Anniversary Photo Session
Date & Time: Held after the orca performance starting from 10:45 AM on Monday, June 1, 2026
* Admission to the venue is on a first-come, first-served basis, and reception will close once seats are filled.
Participation Fee: Free *Separate admission fee required.
Note: Photos and videos taken at this event may be published or provided to our official website, social media, and other media outlets. Your understanding is appreciated.
■2nd Anniversary Original Rubber Band limited to 2,000 people!
A 2nd Anniversary Original Rubber Band will be presented to the first 2,000 people.
Distribution Date: Monday, June 1, 2026, to the first 2,000 people.
Eligible recipients: Visitors entering Kobe Suma SeaWorld or guests staying at Kobe Suma SeaWorld Hotel on Monday, June 1.
2nd Anniversary Original Rubber Band
* One per person, while supplies last.
■Challenge 2nd-anniversary quizzes! Smiling 2nd Anniversary Quiz Rally
By answering 2nd-anniversary quizzes while touring the aquarium and posting them in the designated post boxes, you can enter a lottery to win luxury prizes!
Event Period: Monday, June 1, 2026 – Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
■“Sakana no Oniisan Kawachan” Appears! Events to learn about living creatures enjoyably, such as O/X quizzes and a karuta tournament.
Sakana no Oniisan Kawachan 2nd Anniversary Event ①: O/X Quiz Tournament
Kobe Suma SeaWorld’s official character “Orcy” will also appear, and a mobile O/X quiz will be held.
Date & Time: Saturday, June 6, 2026, 10:10 AM – 10:30 AM *Cancelled in case of rain.
Eligibility: All ages.
Location: SeaWorld Plaza.
Sakana no Oniisan Kawachan 2nd Anniversary Event ②: Living Creatures Karuta Tournament
Sakana no Oniisan Kawachan will appear and host a karuta tournament, incorporating explanations of living creatures.
Winners in the adult division will receive “Kobe