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The Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise is a perfect place to blend leisure and nature. Located at the edge of the Yokohama Bay, this new generation amusement park is home to one of Japan's top aquariums. The Sea Paradise houses a surf coaster that swings out atop the Pacific - the Blue Fall - which is a vertical drop ride. The surf coaster is celebrating its first anniversary. Dotted along the flower gardens inside the amusement park are specialty shops, great restaurants, a marina and a hotel among the wide grass and flower gardens. The Hakkeijima Sea Paradise measures about 24 ha. It is18 times the size of the Tokyo Dome grounds. The ambience inside the park is so appealing that once you reach there, you will sense absolute freedom and might as well lose track of time. The seaside provides the perfect spot for picnics or taking long walks as vehicles are prohibited. More than offering you great sightseeing opportunities, the park also provide interface with nature. There is an outer illumination outside the Island that takes place at sunset. It turns the place into a lover's fantasia. With over 500 varieties of fish, the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise one of the largest aquariums of Japan with all the three stories filled with tropical and freshwater fish. You can also travel through an undersea viewing tunnel. At 107 meters high, you will be at the Blue Fall, Japan's world famous Merry-Go-Round with thousands of lights glittering outside the water chute. The Sea Paradise is, you will realize, the place where man and sea communicate.
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