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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.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2021)

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] The first facility in the world to raise whale sharks and manta rays is in Japan.

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, and Bay side place Hakata, 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

• Oga Aquarium Gao, Oga, Akita

Aomori Prefecture

• Aomori Prefectural Asamushi Aquarium, Aomori, Aomori

Chiba Prefecture

• Inubōsaki Marine Park, Choshi, Chiba
• the world's smallest aquarium, Choshi, Chiba
• Kamogawa Sea World, Kamogawa, Chiba

Ehime Prefecture

• Nijinomori Park Aquarium Osakanakan (The Aquarium of Shimantogawa River), Matsuno, Ehime

Fukui Prefecture

• Echizen Matsushima Aquarium, Sakai, Fukui

Fukuoka Prefecture

• Marine World Uminonakamichi, Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Fukushima Prefecture

• Aquamarine Fukushima, Iwaki, Fukushima
• Inawashiro Kingfisher Aquarium, Inawashiro, Fukushima

Gifu Prefecture

• Gifu World Freshwater Aquarium Aquatoto Gifu, Kakamigahara, Gifu
• Forest Aquarium, Takayama, Gifu

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
• Sapporo Salmon Museum, Sapporo, Hokkaido
• Shibetsu Salmon Science Museum, Shibetsu, Hokkaido
• Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe, Noboribetsu, Hokkaido
• kushiro Aquarium Pukupuku, kushiro, Hokkaido
• Chitose Salmon Museum, Chitose, Hokkaido
• Northern Daichi Aquarium, kitami, Hokkaido
• Muroran Aquarium, Muroran, Hokkaido

Hyōgo Prefecture

• Atoa, Kobe, Hyōgo
• Kobe Municipal Suma Aqualife Park, Kobe, Hyōgo
• Kinosaki Marine World, Toyooka, Hyōgo
• Himeji Aquarium, Himeji, Hyōgo

Ibaraki Prefecture

• Aqua World, Oarai, Ibaraki
• Kasumigaura Aquarium, Kasumigaura, Ibaraki

Iwate Prefecture

• Kuji Underground Aquarium and Science Museum Moguranpia, Kuji, Iwate

Ishikawa Prefecture

• Notojima Aquarium, Notojima, Ishikawa

Kagawa Prefecture

• Shikoku Aquarium, Utazu
• New Yashima Aquarium, takamatsu

Kagoshima Prefecture

• Kagoshima Aquarium, Kagoshima
• Amami Ocean Exhibition Hall, Amami Ōshima

Kanagawa Prefecture

• 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

Kōchi Prefecture

• Muroto Closed school Aquarium, Muroto, Kōchi
• Katsurahama Aquarium, Kōchi, Kōchi
• Ashizuri Ocean Aquarium, Tosashimizu, Kōchi

Kyoto Prefecture

• kyoto Aquarium, Kyoto
• Uocchikan, Miyazu, Kyoto

Kumamoto Prefecture

• Amakusa Aquarium, Dolphin World, Hondo, Kumamoto

Mie Prefecture

• Futami Seaparadise, Ise, Mie[2]
• Shima Marineland, Shima, Mie
• Toba Aquarium, Toba, Mie

Miyagi Prefecture

• The Ice Aquarium, Kesennuma, Miyagi
• Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium, 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

Ōita Prefecture

• Marine Palace Oita Ecological Aquarium, Ōita, 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[3]
• Miyazu Energy Laboratory Aquarium, Kyoto, Shiga

Shimane Prefecture

• Shimane Kaiyokan, Hamada, Shimane
• Shinjiko Nature Museum, GOBIUS, Hirata, Shimane

Shizuoka Prefecture

• Izu Andyland, Kawazu, Shizuoka
• Izu Mito Sea Paradise, Numazu, Shizuoka
• Numazu Deep Sea Aquarium, Numazu, Shizuoka
• Marine Science Museum, Tokai University, Shizuoka, Shizuoka
• Shimoda Floating Aquarium, Shimoda, Shizuoka

Tochigi Prefecture

• Nakagawa Aquatic Park, Tochigi, Tochigi

Tokyo

• Aqua Park Shinagawa, Minato, Tokyo
• Sunshine Aquarium, Toshima, Tokyo
• Tokyo Sea Life Park, Edogawa, Tokyo
• Shinagawa Aquarium, Shinagawa, Tokyo
• Sumida Aquarium, Sumida, Tokyo

Toyama Prefecture

• Uozu Aquarium, Uozu, Toyama

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
• Susami Crustacean Aquarium, Susami, Wakayama[4]

Yamagata Prefecture

• Tsuruoka Municipal Kamo Aquarium, Tsuruoka, Yamagata

Yamaguchi Prefecture

• Shimonoseki Municipal Aquarium Kaikyokan, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi

Yamanashi Prefecture

• Fuji Yusui no Sato Aquarium, Oshino, Yamanashi

See also

• List of aquaria
• List of botanical gardens
• List of dolphinariums
• List of tourist attractions worldwide
• List of zoos in Japan
• Marine mammal park

Notes

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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