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.
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.
Some aquariums that are considered to be of high academic value are, have been designated as registered museums or museum-equivalent designated facilities by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[2]
In addition, large fish tanks are often installed at large commercial facilities, stations, and airport, Large commercial facilities such as Aeon mall, Lalaport, Don Quijote etc, all of which are open to the public for free.
Aichi Prefecture
- Hekinan Seaside Aquarium, Hekinan, Aichi
- Minamichita Beachland Aquarium, Mihama, Aichi
- Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Nagoya, Aichi
- Sea Life Nagoya, Nagoya, Aichi
- Takeshima Aquarium, Gamagōri, Aichi
Akita Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
- Asamushi Aquarium, Aomori, Aomori
- Marient Hachinohe City Fisheries Science Museum, Hachinohe, Aomori
Chiba Prefecture
- Sekaiichi chitchana Aquarium, Choshi, Chiba
- Inubōsaki Marine Park, Choshi, Chiba (closed)
- Kamogawa Sea World, Kamogawa, Chiba
Ehime Prefecture
- Nijino mori Park Aquarium Osakanakan (The Aquarium of Shimantogawa River), Matsuno, Ehime
- Nagako Aquarium (in Nagahama high School), Nagahama, Ehime
Fukui Prefecture
- Echizen Matsushima Aquarium, Sakai, Fukui
Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture
- Aquamarine Fukushima, Iwaki, Fukushima
- Inawashiro Kingfisher Aquarium, Inawashiro, Fukushima
Gifu Prefecture
- World Freshwater Aquarium, Kakamigahara, Gifu
- Forest Aquarium, Takayama, Gifu
Gunma Prefecture
- Minakami Water Travel Road Station, Fisheries Learning Center, Minakami, Gunma
Hiroshima Prefecture
- Miyajima Public Aquarium (Marine Plaza Miyajima), Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
- Fukuyama University Marine Biocenter Aquarium, Onomichi, Hiroshima
- Mariho Aquarium, Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Hokkaidō
- Otaru Aquarium, Otaru, Hokkaidō
- Wakkanai Noshappu Cold Aquarium, Wakkanai, Hokkaido
- Sun Piaza Aquarium, Sapporo, Hokkaido
- AOAO SAPPORO, Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Sapporo Salmon Museum, Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Shibetsu Salmon Science Museum, Shibetsu, Hokkaido
- Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe, Noboribetsu, Hokkaido
- kushiro Aquarium Pukupuku, kushiro, Hokkaido
- Chitose Aquarium, Chitose, Hokkaido
- Yama no Aquarium, kitami, Hokkaido
- Muroran Aquarium, Muroran, Hokkaido
- Okhotsk Aquarium, Abashiri, Hokkaido(closed)
Hyōgo Prefecture
- Atoa, Kobe, Hyōgo
- Aqua tojo, Katō, Hyōgo
- Minatoyama Aquarium, Kobe, Hyōgo
- Kobe Suma Sea World, Kobe, Hyōgo
- Kinosaki Marine World, Toyooka, Hyōgo
- Himeji Aquarium, Himeji, Hyōgo
- Kobe School Aquarium AQUA TEXT, kobe, Hyōgo
Ibaraki Prefecture
- Aqua World, Oarai, Ibaraki
- Kasumigaura Aquarium, Kasumigaura, Ibaraki
- Yamagata freshwater park, Yamagata, Ibaraki(closed)
Iwate Prefecture
- Kuji Underground Aquarium and Science Museum Moguranpia, Kuji, Iwate
Ishikawa Prefecture
Kagawa Prefecture
- Shikoku Aquarium, Utazu
- New Yashima Aquarium, takamatsu
Kagoshima Prefecture
- Kagoshima Aquarium, Kagoshima
- Amami Ocean Exhibition Hall, Amami Ōshima
Kanagawa Prefecture
- Aburatsubo Marine Park Aquarium, Miura, Kanagawa (closed)
- Aquarium Sagamihara, Sagamihara, Kanagawa
- Hakone-en Aquarium, Hakonemachi, Kanagawa
- kawasaki Aquarium, kawasaki, Kanagawa
- Kitazato Aquarium Lab, Sagamihara, Kanagawa
- Enoshima Aquarium, Fujisawa, Kanagawa
- Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, Yokohama, Kanagawa
- Makado Sea Marine Park (in Makado Elementary School), Yokohama, Kanagawa
- Yomiuri Land Seal Pavilion, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
- Yokohama Fortune Aquarium , Yokohama, Kanagawa
Kōchi Prefecture
- Muroto Schoolhouse Aquarium, Muroto, Kōchi
- Katsurahama Aquarium, Kōchi, Kōchi
- Ashizuri Ocean Aquarium, Tosashimizu, Kōchi
- Shimanto River Museum Akitsuio, Shimanto, Kōchi
Kyoto Prefecture
- Kyoto Aquarium, Kyoto
- Hanazono Church Aquarium, Kyoto
- Uocchikan, Miyazu, Kyoto (closed)
Kumamoto Prefecture
- Amakusa Aquarium, Dolphin World, Hondo, Kumamoto
- Sea Donut Aquarium, Kamiamakusa, Kumamoto
Mie Prefecture
- Futami Seaparadise, Ise, Mie[3]
- Shima Marineland, Shima, Mie(closed)
- Toba Aquarium, Toba, Mie
- AKAME WATERFALLs AQUARIUM, Nabari, Mie
Miyagi Prefecture
- The Ice Aquarium, Kesennuma, Miyagi
- Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium, Sendai
- Aqua Terrace Nishikigaoka, Sendai
Miyazaki Prefecture
- Oyodo River Study Aquarium, Miyazaki, Miyazaki
- Dolphin Land, Kushima, Miyazaki
- Idenoyama Fresh Water Aquarium, Kobayashi, Miyazaki
Nagano Prefecture
- Alps Azumino National Government Park (Azumino school aquarium), Azumino, Nagano
- Tateshina Amusement Aquarium, Chino, Nagano
Nagasaki Prefecture
- Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium, Nagasaki
- Umi Kirara Saikai National Park Aquarium, Sasebo, Nagasaki
- Mutsugorou Aquarium, Isahaya, Nagasaki
Niigata Prefecture
- Joetsu Aquarium Umigatari, Joetsu, Niigata
- Niigata City Aquarium Marinpia Nihonkai, Niigata, Niigata
- Teradomari Aquarium, Teradomari, Niigata
- iyoboya museum, Murakami, Niigata
Nara Prefecture
Ōita Prefecture
- Oita Marine Palace Aquarium Umitamago, Ōita, Ōita
- Bansho osakana kan, Saiki, Ōita
Okayama Prefecture
- Tamano Marine Museum, Tamano, Okayama
Okinawa Prefecture
- Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Okinawa
- DMM kariyushi Aquarium, Okinawa
Osaka Prefecture
- Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, Osaka
- NIFREL, Osaka
- Osaka Water Museum and Aquarium, Osaka
Saitama Prefecture
- Saitama Aquarium, Hanyu, Saitama
Shiga Prefecture
- Lake Biwa Museum, Kusatsu, Shiga[4]
- Miyazu Energy Laboratory Aquarium, Kyoto, Shiga
Shimane Prefecture
- Shimane Aquarium AQUAS, Hamada, Shimane
- Shinjiko Nature Museum, GOBIUS, Hirata, Shimane
Shizuoka Prefecture
- Izu Andyland, Kawazu, Shizuoka
- Izu Mito Sea Paradise, Numazu, Shizuoka
- Yogyo Aquarium, Suntō, Shizuoka
- Wotto Hamanako Aquatic Experience Center, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
- Numazu Deep Sea Aquarium, Numazu, Shizuoka
- Marine Science Museum, Tokai University, Shizuoka, Shizuoka
- Shimoda Floating Aquarium, Shimoda, Shizuoka
- SMART AQUARiUM SHIZUOKA, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
Tochigi Prefecture
Tokushima Prefecture
- Sea Nature Museum Marine Jam, Kaiyō, Tokushima
Tokyo
- Aqua Park Shinagawa, Minato, Tokyo
- Art Aquarium Museum, Ginza, Tokyo
- Ogasawara_marine_centre, Ogasawara, Tokyo
- Sunshine Aquarium, Toshima, Tokyo
- Tokyo Sea Life Park, Edogawa, Tokyo
- Shinagawa Aquarium, Shinagawa, Tokyo
- Sumida Aquarium, Sumida, Tokyo
- Adachi Park of Living Things, Adachi, Tokyo
- Itabashi Botanical aquarium(at Itabashi Botanical Garden), Itabashi, Tokyo
Toyama Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture
- Adventure World, Shirahama, Wakayama
- Shirahama Aquarium, Shirahama, Wakayama
- Taiji Whale Museum, Taiji, Wakayama
- Kushimoto Marine Park Center, Kushimoto, Wakayama
- Wakayama Pref. Museum of Natural History, Kainan, Wakayama
- Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History, Kainan, Wakayama
- Susami Crustacean Aquarium, Susami, Wakayama[5]
Yamagata Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Shimonoseki Municipal Aquarium Kaikyokan, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
- Nagisa aquarium, Suō-Ōshima, Yamaguchi
Yamanashi Prefecture
See also
- List of botanical gardens
- List of dolphinariums
- List of tourist attractions worldwide
- Marine mammal park
Notes
- ^ "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.
- ^ "法律上の位置付けがある登録博物館・指定施設". 文化庁. 2024-02-27.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lake Biwa Museum, Japan". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "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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- Adventure World
- Amami Islands Botanical Garden
- Asahiyama Zoo
- Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
- Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park
- Kobe Animal Kingdom
- Kyoto City Zoo
- Nogeyama Zoo
- Sapporo Maruyama Zoo
- Sasebo Zoological Park and Botanical Garden
- Satsukiyama Zoo
- Tama Zoological Park
- Tennōji Zoo
- Ueno Zoo
- Yokohama Zoo
- Aqua Park Shinagawa
- Aqua World
- Aquamarine Fukushima
- Asamushi Aquarium
- Chitose Aquarium
- Enoshima Aquarium
- Fuji Yusui no Sato Aquarium
- Itabashi Botanical Garden
- Joetsu Aquarium
- Kagoshima Aquarium
- Kamo Aquarium
- Kamogawa Sea World
- Katsurahama Aquarium
- Kobe Suma Sea World
- Kyoto Aquarium
- Lake Biwa Museum
- Marine World Uminonakamichi
- Miyajima Public Aquarium
- Muroto Schoolhouse Aquarium
- Nakagawa Aquatic Park
- Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe
- Notojima Aquarium
- Oga Aquarium Gao
- Oita Marine Palace Aquarium
- Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
- Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
- Otaru Aquarium
- Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
- Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium
- Sea Life Nagoya
- Shibetsu Salmon Science Museum
- Shimane Aquarium
- Shirahama Aquarium
- Shikoku Aquarium
- Sumida Aquarium
- Sunshine Aquarium
- Toba Aquarium
- Tokyo Sea Life Park
- Uozu Aquarium
- Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History
- World Freshwater Aquarium
- Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise