List of aquaria in Japan

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.

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.

Japan has the largest number of public aquariums per capita in the world. There are many small public aquariums in Japan and many are not on this list.

Some aquariums that are considered to be of high academic value are, have been designated as registered museums or museum-equivalent designated facilities by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

In addition, large fish tanks are often installed at large commercial facilities, stations, and airport, Large commercial facilities such as Aeon mall, Lalaport, Don Quijote etc., 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 Asamushi Aquarium, Aomori, Aomori Marient Hachinohe City Fisheries Science Museum, Hachinohe, Aomori

Chiba Prefecture Sekaiichi chitchana Aquarium, Choshi, Chiba Inubōsaki Marine Park, Choshi, Chiba (closed) Kamogawa Sea World, Kamogawa, Chiba

Ehime Prefecture Nijino mori Park Aquarium Osakanakan (The Aquarium of Shimantogawa River), Matsuno, Ehime Nagako Aquarium (in Nagahama high School), Nagahama, 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 World Freshwater Aquarium, Kakamigahara, Gifu Forest Aquarium, Takayama, Gifu

Gunma Prefecture Minakami Water Travel Road Station, Fisheries Learning Center, Minakami, Gunma

Hiroshima Prefecture Miyajima Public Aquarium (Marine Plaza Miyajima), Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Fukuyama University Marine Biocenter Aquarium, Onomichi, Hiroshima Mariho Aquarium, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Aqua Alive museum (Hiroshima Motomachi Aquarium),Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Hokkaidō Otaru Aquarium, Otaru, Hokkaidō Wakkanai Noshappu Cold Aquarium, Wakkanai, Hokkaido Sun Piaza Aquarium, Sapporo, Hokkaido AOAO SAPPORO, 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 Aquarium, Chitose, Hokkaido Yama no Aquarium, kitami, Hokkaido Muroran Aquarium, Muroran, Hokkaido Okhotsk Aquarium, Abashiri, Hokkaido(closed)

Hyōgo Prefecture Atoa, Kobe, Hyōgo Aqua tojo, Katō, Hyōgo Minatoyama Aquarium, Kobe, Hyōgo Kobe Suma Sea World, Kobe, Hyōgo Kinosaki Marine World, Toyooka, Hyōgo Himeji Aquarium, Himeji, Hyōgo Kobe School Aquarium AQUA TEXT, kobe, Hyōgo

Ibaraki Prefecture Aqua World, Oarai, Ibaraki Kasumigaura Aquarium, Kasumigaura, Ibaraki Yamagata freshwater park, Yamagata, Ibaraki(closed)

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 Aburatsubo Marine Park Aquarium, Miura, Kanagawa (closed) 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 Yokohama Fortune Aquarium , Yokohama, Kanagawa

Kōchi Prefecture Muroto Schoolhouse Aquarium, Muroto, Kōchi Katsurahama Aquarium, Kōchi, Kōchi Ashizuri Ocean Aquarium, Tosashimizu, Kōchi Shimanto River Museum Akitsuio, Shimanto, Kōchi

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Aquarium, Kyoto Hanazono Church Aquarium, Kyoto Uocchikan, Miyazu, Kyoto (closed)

Kumamoto Prefecture Amakusa Aquarium, Dolphin World, Hondo, Kumamoto Sea Donut Aquarium, Kamiamakusa, Kumamoto

Mie Prefecture Futami Seaparadise, Ise, Mie Shima Marineland, Shima, Mie(closed) Toba Aquarium, Toba, Mie AKAME WATERFALLs AQUARIUM, Nabari, Mie

Miyagi Prefecture The Ice Aquarium, Kesennuma, Miyagi Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium, Sendai Aqua Terrace Nishikigaoka, 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 iyoboya museum, Murakami, Niigata

Nara Prefecture Nara kingyo musiam, Nara city, Nara

Ōita Prefecture Oita Marine Palace Aquarium Umitamago, Ōita, Ōita Bansho osakana kan, Saiki, 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 Miyazu Energy Laboratory Aquarium, Kyoto, Shiga

Shimane Prefecture Shimane Aquarium AQUAS, Hamada, Shimane Shinjiko Nature Museum, GOBIUS, Hirata, Shimane

Shizuoka Prefecture Izu Andyland, Kawazu, Shizuoka Izu Mito Sea Paradise, Numazu, Shizuoka Yogyo Aquarium, Suntō, Shizuoka Wotto Hamanako Aquatic Experience Center, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Numazu Deep Sea Aquarium, Numazu, Shizuoka Marine Science Museum, Tokai University, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Shimoda Floating Aquarium, Shimoda, Shizuoka SMART AQUARiUM SHIZUOKA, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka

Tochigi Prefecture Nakagawa Aquatic Park, Tochigi, Tochigi

Tokushima Prefecture Sea Nature Museum Marine Jam, Kaiyō, Tokushima

Tokyo Aqua Park Shinagawa, Minato, Tokyo Art Aquarium Museum, Ginza, Tokyo Ogasawara marine centre, Ogasawara, Tokyo Sunshine Aquarium, Toshima, Tokyo Tokyo Sea Life Park, Edogawa, Tokyo Shinagawa Aquarium, Shinagawa, Tokyo Sumida Aquarium, Sumida, Tokyo Adachi Park of Living Things, Adachi, Tokyo Itabashi Botanical aquarium(at Itabashi Botanical Garden), Itabashi, 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 Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History, Kainan, Wakayama Susami Crustacean Aquarium, Susami, Wakayama

Yamagata Prefecture Kamo Aquarium, Tsuruoka, Yamagata

Yamaguchi Prefecture Shimonoseki Municipal Aquarium Kaikyokan, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Nagisa aquarium, Suō-Ōshima, Yamaguchi

Yamanashi Prefecture Fuji Yusui no Sato Aquarium, Oshino, Yamanashi

See also List of botanical gardens List of dolphinariums List of tourist attractions worldwide Marine mammal park

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