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. Aquarium of Hakata pier (2nd floor) Fukuoka JAPAN.jpg
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 Aquarium in a mall in Okinawa 2015.jpg
Aeon Mall Rycom Aquarium in Okinawa
Don Quijote has installed large aquariums in more than 10 stores throughout Japan. donkinoutsubo.png
Don Quijote has installed large aquariums in more than 10 stores throughout 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.

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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

Akita Prefecture

Aomori Prefecture

Chiba Prefecture

Ehime Prefecture

Fukui Prefecture

Fukuoka Prefecture

Fukushima Prefecture

Gifu Prefecture

Gunma Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture

Hokkaidō

Hyōgo Prefecture

Ibaraki Prefecture

Iwate Prefecture

Ishikawa Prefecture

Kagawa Prefecture

Kagoshima Prefecture

Kanagawa Prefecture

Kōchi Prefecture

Kyoto Prefecture

Kumamoto Prefecture

Mie Prefecture

Miyagi Prefecture

Miyazaki Prefecture

Nagano Prefecture

Nagasaki Prefecture

Niigata Prefecture

Nara Prefecture

Ōita Prefecture

Okayama Prefecture

Okinawa Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture

Shiga Prefecture

Shimane Prefecture

Shizuoka Prefecture

Tochigi Prefecture

Tokushima Prefecture

Tokyo

Toyama Prefecture

Wakayama Prefecture

Yamagata Prefecture

Yamaguchi Prefecture

Yamanashi Prefecture

See also

Notes

  1. "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. "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.
  4. "Lake Biwa Museum, Japan". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  5. "Susami Crustacean Aquarium".

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