Miyajima Public Aquarium

Miyajima Public Aquarium (宮島水族館, Miyajima Suizokukan) is an aquarium on the island of Itsukushima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan. The aquarium is accredited as a Museum-equivalent facilities by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[1]

Miyajima Public Aquarium
entrance of the aquarium
Date opened1959
Location10-3 Miyajima, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
No. of animals13,000
No. of species350
MembershipsJAZA
Websitehttp://www.sunameri.jp/index.html

Overview

There are about 350 variety of aquatic animals include finless porpoises, sea otters, Steller sea lions, sea lions and penguins. Hours are from January 1 to December 25, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

History
  • Opened as a prefectural aquarium in 1959
  • Transferred to Miyajima, Hiroshima as a town aquarium in 1967
  • Reconstructed the buildings in 1981
  • Began to keep sea otters in 1985
  • Transferred to Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima as a city aquarium in 2005
  • Planned renewal in 2011

See also

References
  1. "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.

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