- Dates & time
- December 19, 2026 (Sat) - December 25, 2026 (Fri) The last show of each day is the special version / Dinner buffet seatings at 18:00 or 18:30 (90 minutes)
- Price & booking
- Dinner buffet from ¥12,000 to ¥14,000 per adult (tax incl., depends on seating area). Aquarium admission is separate The dinner buffet is by reservation, opening Mon, Oct 19 at 0:00 on the official event page.
- Venue & access
- Kobe Suma Sea World (dinner buffet at Blue Ocean Orca Stadium) About a 5-minute walk from Suma Kaihin-Koen Station (JR / Sanyo Railway). By car, use the Minatogawa or Suma interchange.
There are 6 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Kobe Suma Sea World (dinner buffet at Blue Ocean Orca Stadium), and 2 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.
Why You Should Visit
Kobe Suma Sea World's Christmas program. From December 19 to 25, the last dolphin and orca performance of each day gets a Christmas makeover: the Dolphin Night Performance adds colorful moving lights, and the Orca Performance is set to Christmas songs. On December 19, 20, 24 and 25, the Orca Stadium also opens after hours for a reservation-only Christmas dinner buffet with more than 100 dishes, served while the orcas swim in front of you. A good fit for families and couples who want to spend a winter evening at the aquarium.
Schedule
12月
NOTE
Dinner buffet prices
- Premium Area: adults ¥14,000 / elementary school children ¥7,500 / preschoolers ¥2,500
- Ocean Area: adults ¥12,000 / elementary school children ¥6,000 / preschoolers ¥1,500
- Tax included. Free for ages 3 and under
Dinner buffet menu
- More than 100 dishes, including turkey galantine with raspberry sauce, sweet-and-sour Himeji Yukihime pork with Tajima red vinegar, and lobster and kohlrabi tartare with anchovy mayonnaise
- Santa Claus appears during the period and hands buffet guests a small Christmas gift
Christmas sweets
- Orushi Pancake Plate, Christmas version, 2,000 yen (Wharf Dolphin Stadium, 11:00-17:00)
- Orca Christmas Tree Parfait, 1,000 yen (Port Diner Orca Stadium, 11:00-17:00)
* Opening hours vary by season
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