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List of aquaria in Japan

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A large tank in the which is open to the public free of charge at Bay side place Hakata.
Aeon Mall Rycom Aquarium in Okinawa
Don Quijote has installed large aquariums in more than 10 stores throughout 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.[1] 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.[2]

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

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Akita Prefecture

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Aomori Prefecture

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Chiba Prefecture

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Ehime Prefecture

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Fukui Prefecture

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Fukuoka Prefecture

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Fukushima Prefecture

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Gifu Prefecture

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Gunma Prefecture

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Hiroshima Prefecture

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Hokkaidō

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Hyōgo Prefecture

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Ibaraki Prefecture

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Iwate Prefecture

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Ishikawa Prefecture

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Kagawa Prefecture

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Kagoshima Prefecture

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Kanagawa Prefecture

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Kōchi Prefecture

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Kyoto Prefecture

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Kumamoto Prefecture

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Mie Prefecture

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Miyagi Prefecture

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Miyazaki Prefecture

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Nagano Prefecture

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Nagasaki Prefecture

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Niigata Prefecture

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Nara Prefecture

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Ōita Prefecture

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Okayama Prefecture

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Okinawa Prefecture

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Osaka Prefecture

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Saitama Prefecture

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Shiga Prefecture

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Shimane Prefecture

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Shizuoka Prefecture

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Tochigi Prefecture

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Tokushima Prefecture

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Tokyo

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Toyama Prefecture

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Wakayama Prefecture

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Yamagata Prefecture

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Yamaguchi Prefecture

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Yamanashi Prefecture

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "運営:主体別からみた水族館の施設マネジ、メントの実態と課題" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ "法律上の位置付けがある登録博物館・指定施設". 文化庁. 2024-02-27.
  3. ^ "二見シーパラダイス|伊勢のふれあい水族館!". 22 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-07-22.
  4. ^ "Lake Biwa Museum, Japan". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  5. ^ "Susami Crustacean Aquarium".

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