Miyajima Public Aquarium

Miyajima Public Aquarium
Date opened	1959
Location	10-3 Miyajima, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
No. of animals	13,000
No. of species	350
Memberships	JAZA
Website	http://www.sunameri.jp/index.html

Marine Plaza Miyajima (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

• From 1st of January to 25th of December
• From 8:30 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.

See also

• Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums
• Itsukushima

External links

• Marine Plaza Miyajima
• Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums