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Date opened
  
1959

No. of species
  
350

Opened
  
1959

Number of animals
  
13,000

No. of animals
  
13,000

Memberships
  
JAZA

Phone
  
+81 829-44-2010

Number of species
  
350

Marine Plaza Miyajima

Location
  
10-3 Miyajima, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Address
  
10-3 Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture 739-0588, Japan

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PM

Similar
  
Itsukushima, Itsukushima Shrine, Hiroshima City Asa Zoologica, Mount Misen, Daishō‑in

Marine plaza miyajima


Miyajima Public Aquarium (宮島水族館, Miyajima Suizokukan) is an aquarium on the island of Itsukushima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan.

Contents

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 the renewal in 2011.
  • References

    Marine Plaza Miyajima Wikipedia


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