List of aquaria in Japan
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Aomori Prefecture
[edit]- Asamushi Aquarium, Aomori, Aomori
- Marient Hachinohe City Fisheries Science Museum, Hachinohe, Aomori
Chiba Prefecture
[edit]- Sekaiichi chitchana Aquarium, Choshi, Chiba
- Inubōsaki Marine Park, Choshi, Chiba (closed)
- Kamogawa Sea World, Kamogawa, Chiba
Ehime Prefecture
[edit]- Nijino mori Park Aquarium Osakanakan (The Aquarium of Shimantogawa River), Matsuno, Ehime
- Nagako Aquarium (in Nagahama high School), Nagahama, Ehime
Fukui Prefecture
[edit]Fukuoka Prefecture
[edit]Fukushima Prefecture
[edit]Gifu Prefecture
[edit]Gunma Prefecture
[edit]Hiroshima Prefecture
[edit]- Miyajima Public Aquarium (Marine Plaza Miyajima), Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
- Fukuyama University Marine Biocenter Aquarium, Onomichi, Hiroshima
- Mariho Aquarium, Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Hokkaidō
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Aqua World, Oarai, Ibaraki
- Kasumigaura Aquarium, Kasumigaura, Ibaraki
- Yamagata freshwater park, Yamagata, Ibaraki(closed)
Iwate Prefecture
[edit]Ishikawa Prefecture
[edit]Kagawa Prefecture
[edit]Kagoshima Prefecture
[edit]Kanagawa Prefecture
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Muroto Schoolhouse Aquarium, Muroto, Kōchi
- Katsurahama Aquarium, Kōchi, Kōchi
- Ashizuri Ocean Aquarium, Tosashimizu, Kōchi
- Shimanto River Museum Akitsuio, Shimanto, Kōchi
Kyoto Prefecture
[edit]Kumamoto Prefecture
[edit]Mie Prefecture
[edit]- Futami Seaparadise, Ise, Mie[3]
- Shima Marineland, Shima, Mie(closed)
- Toba Aquarium, Toba, Mie
- AKAME WATERFALLs AQUARIUM, Nabari, Mie
Miyagi Prefecture
[edit]- The Ice Aquarium, Kesennuma, Miyagi
- Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium, Sendai
- Aqua Terrace Nishikigaoka, Sendai
Miyazaki Prefecture
[edit]- Oyodo River Study Aquarium, Miyazaki, Miyazaki
- Dolphin Land, Kushima, Miyazaki
- Idenoyama Fresh Water Aquarium, Kobayashi, Miyazaki
Nagano Prefecture
[edit]- Alps Azumino National Government Park (Azumino school aquarium), Azumino, Nagano
- Tateshina Amusement Aquarium, Chino, Nagano
Nagasaki Prefecture
[edit]- Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium, Nagasaki
- Umi Kirara Saikai National Park Aquarium, Sasebo, Nagasaki
- Mutsugorou Aquarium, Isahaya, Nagasaki
Niigata Prefecture
[edit]- Joetsu Aquarium Umigatari, Joetsu, Niigata
- Niigata City Aquarium Marinpia Nihonkai, Niigata, Niigata
- Teradomari Aquarium, Teradomari, Niigata
- iyoboya museum, Murakami, Niigata
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]- 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
[edit]Tokushima Prefecture
[edit]Tokyo
[edit]- 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
[edit]Wakayama Prefecture
[edit]- 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
[edit]Yamaguchi Prefecture
[edit]- Shimonoseki Municipal Aquarium Kaikyokan, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
- Nagisa aquarium, Suō-Ōshima, Yamaguchi
Yamanashi Prefecture
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of botanical gardens
- List of dolphinariums
- List of tourist attractions worldwide
- Marine mammal park
Notes
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- "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