Thousands of juvenile salmon dead at aquarium after Hokkaido quake
The powerful earthquake that rocked Hokkaido and knocked out electricity across the prefecture last week also affected aquarium and zoo operations, with one facility losing thousands of juvenile salmon, known as parr, because it failed to maintain the oxygen supply for its tanks. The magnitude ...
Open Susami: Small Wakayama town's 'poorest aquarium in Japan' crab-walks to recovery
A small town attraction in southern Wakayama Prefecture has seen its financial fortunes turned around by crustacean enthusiasts eager to keep the self-proclaimed "poorest aquarium in Japan" afloat — and the local community is reaping the benefits. The Aquarium of Crab and Shrimp located in ...
Rare blobfish, deemed world's ugliest creature, goes on display at Fukushima aquarium
A blobfish, a deep-sea blob sculpin fish dubbed the world's ugliest animal, has been put on display at an aquarium in Fukushima Prefecture. Aquamarine Fukushima in Iwaki said it is rare for blobfish, which are found in the northern Pacific Ocean and off the coasts ...
Aquariums target young couples with new attractions and longer hours
Aquariums in the greater Tokyo area are offering new attractions and features to expand the scope of visitors beyond just families with children, with two aiming to provide a dating site for young couples and another a healing spot for adults Enoshima Aquarium in Fujisawa, ...
Yokohama Hakkeijima Inc., a member of Japan's Seibu Group, announced Monday that it will operate an aquarium to be built in northern Taiwan. Construction will begin next year and the facility is expected to open in 2020, President Nobuyuki Furukawa told reporters after signing a ...
Tsunami-destroyed Iwate tunnel aquarium on track for April reopening
Moguranpia, a tsunami-hit aquarium in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, is getting ready to reopen in April. The facility, which was built inside an oil storage base tunnel in the coastal area of Kuji, opened in 1994 as the nation's first underground aquarium. However, the March 2011 ...
A Tokyo aquarium suffering through massive fish deaths in its renowned tuna tank since late last year reopened the tank to the public Monday after adding 80 tuna. After the facility closed Sunday, workers at Tokyo Sea Life Park in Edogawa Ward added 80 tuna ...
Take a slow, deep dive into marine life
Island nations have a unique relationship with the sea, and for Japan these connections often manifest themselves through its culture and cuisine. This can make an aquarium visit doubly interesting: Come for the fish, stay to watch the visitors as they admire each tank's ...
'Eco Edo' art aquarium is a different kettle of fish
Japan loves goldfish, especially in the summer, during which festival goldfish-scooping games are always popular and yukata (light summer kimono) and hand-held fans often sport goldfish patterns. The delicate sound of the furin wind chimes and images of fish swimming in clear water evoke ...
Right after the Great East Japan Earthquake struck in March 2011, Junichi Jingu, manager of exhibits at Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium, feared that he would never see its rare Commerson's dolphins again. "The shaking was so strong that I thought the floors would collapse," Jingu, 59, ...
Aquarium chief takes own path to saving sea turtles
Naoki Kamezaki, head of Suma Aqualife Park, Kobe's municipal aquarium, is known as an expert on sea turtles, a status he acquired by being an academic maverick. Raised in the coastal cities of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, and Oita, Kamezaki, 57, was attracted to sea turtles ...
