Marine Plaza Miyajima
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entrance of the aquarium | |
| Date opened | 1959 |
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| Location | 10-3 Miyajima, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Number of animals | 13,000 |
| Number of species | 350 |
| Memberships | JAZA |
| Website | http://www.sunameri.jp/index.html |
Miyajima Public Aquarium (宮島水族館 Miyajima Suizokukan) is an aquarium on the island of Itsukushima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan.
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.
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Coordinates: 34°17′43″N 132°18′55″E / 34.295392°N 132.315356°E
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