Date opened May 1955 No. of species 1000 Memberships JAZA Phone +81 599-25-2555 Number of species 1,000 | Annual visitors 940,000 (2009) Opened May 1955 No. of animals 25,000 | |
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Floor space 24,981 m (268,890 sq ft) Hours Open today · 9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSuggest an edit Total volume of tanks 6,000 m3 (1,600,000 US gal) Similar Mikimoto Pearl Island, Ise Meotoiwa petting A, Shima Marineland, Port of Nagoya Public Aq, Toba Station | ||
Toba Aquarium (鳥羽水族館, Toba-suizokukan) is a public aquarium, which is located in Toba, Mie, Japan. The aquarium houses 12 zones which reproduce natural environments, housing some 25,000 individuals representing 1,000 species.
Contents
The guests are free to tour the aquarium's grounds in any manner they please, as there is no fixed route. The total length of the aisle is about 1.5 kilometers.
hd the japanese dugong sea monster at toba aquarium
History
Toba Aquarium opened May 1955. It was founded by Haruaki Nakamura(中村幸昭), now the honorary president. It has received more than 50 million visitors, making it one of the most visited locations in Japan.
The aquarium hosts scholarly investigations as an adult education institution in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology officially specifying the Toba Aquarium as a museum. Toba Aquarium also emphasizes protection and breeding of rare marine creatures which are in danger of extinction. Notable breeding events include the birth of a finless porpoise, a birth of the second generation sea otter for the first time in Japan, and dugongs breeding.
Facilities
The aquarium is divided into 12 main zones.