List of aquaria in Japan
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This is a list of aquaria (public aquariums) in Japan. For zoos, see List of zoos in Japan. Also, For worlds, see List of aquaria.
Aquariums are facilities where animals are confined within tanks and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. Such facilities include public aquariums, oceanariums, marine mammal parks, and dolphinariums.
Attempts to operate the public aquarium began in 1882 with the aquarium "Uonozoki" in Ueno Zoo, and in 1899, the first private aquarium, the Asakusa Park Aquarium, opened.[1] As of 2020, the oldest facility in Japan's aquarium is the Uozu Aquarium in Toyama, which opened in 1913.[1] The first facility in the world to raise whale sharks and manta rays is in Japan.
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Japan has the largest number of public aquariums per capita in the world.[1] There are many small public aquariums in Japan and many are not on this list.
In addition, large fish tanks are often installed at large commercial facilities, stations, and airports, such as Naha Airport, Ginza Sony Building, Aeon mall, Don Quijote, and , all of which are open to the public for free.
Aichi Prefecture[]
- , Hekinan, Aichi
- , Mihama, Aichi
- Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Nagoya, Aichi
- Sea Life Nagoya, Nagoya, Aichi
- , Gamagōri, Aichi
Akita Prefecture[]
Aomori Prefecture[]
- Aomori Prefectural Asamushi Aquarium, Aomori, Aomori
Chiba Prefecture[]
- Inubōsaki Marine Park, Choshi, Chiba
- , Choshi, Chiba
- Kamogawa Sea World, Kamogawa, Chiba
Ehime Prefecture[]
- (The Aquarium of Shimantogawa River), Matsuno, Ehime
Fukui Prefecture[]
Fukuoka Prefecture[]
- Marine World Uminonakamichi, Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Fukushima Prefecture[]
- Aquamarine Fukushima, Iwaki, Fukushima
- , Inawashiro, Fukushima
Gifu Prefecture[]
Hiroshima Prefecture[]
- Miyajima Public Aquarium (Marine Plaza Miyajima), Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
- , Onomichi, Hiroshima
- , Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Hokkaidō[]
- , Otaru, Hokkaidō
- , Wakkanai, Hokkaido
- , Sapporo, Hokkaido
- , Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Shibetsu Salmon Science Museum, Shibetsu, Hokkaido
- , Noboribetsu, Hokkaido
- , kushiro, Hokkaido
- , Chitose, Hokkaido
- , kitami, Hokkaido
- , Muroran, Hokkaido
Hyōgo Prefecture[]
Ibaraki Prefecture[]
- Aqua World, Oarai, Ibaraki
- , Kasumigaura, Ibaraki
Iwate Prefecture[]
Ishikawa Prefecture[]
Kagawa Prefecture[]
Kagoshima Prefecture[]
Kanagawa Prefecture[]
- , Sagamihara, Kanagawa
- ,
- , kawasaki, Kanagawa
- , Fujisawa, Kanagawa
- Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, Yokohama, Kanagawa
- (in Makado Elementary School), Yokohama, Kanagawa
- , Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Kōchi Prefecture[]
Kyoto Prefecture[]
- , Kyoto
- , Miyazu, Kyoto
Kumamoto Prefecture[]
Mie Prefecture[]
Miyagi Prefecture[]
- The Ice Aquarium, Kesennuma, Miyagi
- Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium, Sendai
Miyazaki Prefecture[]
- , Miyazaki, Miyazaki
- , Kushima, Miyazaki
- , Kobayashi, Miyazaki
Nagano Prefecture[]
- (Azumino school aquarium), Azumino, Nagano
- , Chino, Nagano
Nagasaki Prefecture[]
- , Nagasaki
- Umi Kirara Saikai National Park Aquarium, Sasebo, Nagasaki
- , Isahaya, Nagasaki
Niigata Prefecture[]
- , Joetsu, Niigata
- , Niigata, Niigata
- , Teradomari, Niigata
Ōita Prefecture[]
Okayama Prefecture[]
- , Tamano, Okayama
Okinawa Prefecture[]
- Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Okinawa
- , Okinawa
Osaka Prefecture[]
Saitama Prefecture[]
- , Hanyu, Saitama
Shiga Prefecture[]
Shimane Prefecture[]
Shizuoka Prefecture[]
- , Kawazu, Shizuoka
- , Numazu, Shizuoka
- , Numazu, Shizuoka
- , Shizuoka, Shizuoka
- , Shimoda, Shizuoka
Tochigi Prefecture[]
- , Tochigi, Tochigi
Tokyo[]
- Aqua Park Shinagawa, Minato, Tokyo
- Sunshine Aquarium, Toshima, Tokyo
- Tokyo Sea Life Park, Edogawa, Tokyo
- , Shinagawa, Tokyo
- Sumida Aquarium, Sumida, Tokyo
Toyama Prefecture[]
Wakayama Prefecture[]
- Adventure World, Shirahama, Wakayama
- Shirahama Aquarium, Shirahama, Wakayama
- , Taiji, Wakayama
- , Kushimoto, Wakayama
- , Kainan, Wakayama
- , Susami, Wakayama[4]
Yamagata Prefecture[]
- Tsuruoka Municipal Kamo Aquarium, Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Yamaguchi Prefecture[]
- , Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
Yamanashi Prefecture[]
See also[]
- List of aquaria
- List of botanical gardens
- List of dolphinariums
- List of tourist attractions worldwide
- List of zoos in Japan
- Marine mammal park
Notes[]
- ^ a b c "運営:主体別からみた水族館の施設マネジ、メントの実態と課題" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "二見シーパラダイス|伊勢のふれあい水族館!". 22 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-07-22.
- ^ http://www.lbm.go.jp/english/[dead link]
- ^ "Susami Crustacean Aquarium".
References[]
- "List of Aquariums" (PDF). jazga.or.jp. Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Retrieved 12 June 2010.[permanent dead link]
- List of Aquariums in Japan
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