List of aquaria in Japan

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A large tank in the which is open to the public free of charge at Bay side place Hakata.
Aeon Mall Rycom Aquarium in Okinawa

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] 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]

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, all of which are open to the public for free.

Currently, the largest aquarium in Japan is the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium.[3]

Aichi Prefecture[edit]

Akita Prefecture[edit]

Aomori Prefecture[edit]

Chiba Prefecture[edit]

Ehime Prefecture[edit]

Fukui Prefecture[edit]

Fukuoka Prefecture[edit]

Fukushima Prefecture[edit]

Gifu Prefecture[edit]

Hiroshima Prefecture[edit]

Hokkaidō[edit]

Hyōgo Prefecture[edit]

Ibaraki Prefecture[edit]

Iwate Prefecture[edit]

Ishikawa Prefecture[edit]

Kagawa Prefecture[edit]

Kagoshima Prefecture[edit]

Kanagawa Prefecture[edit]

Kōchi Prefecture[edit]

Kyoto Prefecture[edit]

Kumamoto Prefecture[edit]

Mie Prefecture[edit]

Miyagi Prefecture[edit]

Miyazaki Prefecture[edit]

Nagano Prefecture[edit]

Nagasaki Prefecture[edit]

Niigata Prefecture[edit]

Nara Prefecture[edit]

Ōita Prefecture[edit]

Okayama Prefecture[edit]

Okinawa Prefecture[edit]

Osaka Prefecture[edit]

Saitama Prefecture[edit]

Shiga Prefecture[edit]

Shimane Prefecture[edit]

Shizuoka Prefecture[edit]

Tochigi Prefecture[edit]

Tokyo[edit]

Toyama Prefecture[edit]

Wakayama Prefecture[edit]

Yamagata Prefecture[edit]

Yamaguchi Prefecture[edit]

Yamanashi Prefecture[edit]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "水量1万3400トン 名古屋港水族館に日本最大の水槽" (in Japanese). Nikkei.com. 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Lake Biwa Museum, Japan". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  6. ^ "Susami Crustacean Aquarium".

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