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Coordinates: 36°4755N 137°2317E / 36.7985°N 137.3881°E / 36.7985; 137.3881
 

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Otaru Aquarium
Otaru Aquarium Map
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36°47′55N 137°23′17E / 36.7985°N 137.3881°E / 36.7985; 137.3881
Date openedJuly 1958 (1958-07)
LocationOtaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Land area107,000 m2 (1,150,000 sq ft) (Total area including attached amusement park)[2]
No. of animals5,000
No. of species260
Total volume of tanks3,500,000 litres (925,000 US gal) (except for the seal and fur seal tanks connected to the sea)[1]
Annual visitors350,000(2006)
MembershipsJAZA[3][4]
Major exhibitsHarbor porpoise etc.
Websiteotaru-aq.jp

Otaru Aquarium (おたる水族館, Otaru-suizokukan) is a public aquarium operated by Otaru Public Aquarium Corporation, Third Sector, in Otaru City, Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the largest aquariums in Hokkaido, and It is a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).[3] The aquarium is accredited as a Museum-equivalent facilities by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[5]

History

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Marine mammal park
AOAO SAPPORO

Built in July 1958 as a "marine venue" for the Hokkaido Grand Exposition, the aquarium began operations in 1959 as the Otaru Municipal Aquarium, and with the completion of the new building (now the main building) in 1974, it was managed by the Otaru Aquarium Public Corporation, a third-sector corporation.

The aquarium consists of the main building, which exhibits a wide variety of fish and shellfish, the Dolphin Stadium, which features dolphin and sea lion shows, the Marine Park, where seals, walruses, sea lions, penguins, and other animals are kept, and the amusement park, Otaru Shukuzu Marine Land. The marine animal park is located in a natural cove, where seabirds also fly in. Wild sea lions and largha seals sometimes stray into the park from the coast and are kept there.

The aquarium is usually open from spring break in March (previously April) to November, but has been open in winter since 2006 in conjunction with the Otaru Snow Light Path and the Sapporo Snow Festival.

In 2023, Otaru Aquarium was entrusted with the breeding and operation of AOAO SAPPORO, an aquarium that opened on the fourth to sixth floors of the Moyuk SAPPORO [ja] tower building in Chuo-ku, Sapporo.[6]

Timeline

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Research and conservation

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The one-armed sea turtle is named Taro

The Otaru Aquarium has been actively conducting research activities and has produced research results in the cases of Harbour porpoise and Bearded seal births and artificial nursing.[9]

Jirokichi, a male Harbour porpoise that survived until 2008, holds the record for the world's longest breeding record at 24 years. Jirokichi was protected in 1984 when he was caught in a fixed net off the coast of Sutsu Town in the Goshi region. According to Makoto Oda, the director of the aquarium at the time, she was a juvenile dolphin with no teeth at the time of her protection [She lived at the aquarium until March 25, 2008, although she had lost most of her sight due to her advanced age. She was about 165 cm long and estimated to be 24 years old.

In 2007, a green turtle without a right front fin was protected on the beach in Hatsuyamabetsu Village and has been kept in captivity to this day.[10]

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References

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  1. ^ 宮沢浩. イラストで読む建築 日本の水族館53. 青幻舎.
  • ^ おたる水族館について
  • ^ a b JAZA. "正会員名簿【水族館】" (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  • ^ "List of Aquariums" (PDF). jazga.or.jp. Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Retrieved 12 June 2010.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "法律上の位置付けがある登録博物館・指定施設". 文化庁. 27 February 2024.
  • ^ a b 小樽にイワトビペンギン 札幌の水族館、今夏開業前に先行公開 - 北海道新聞
  • ^ a b c d e f g 『市営』として発足 祝津の水族館準備すすむ - 北海道新聞1959年122日朝刊
  • ^ おたる水族館について - おたる水族館
  • ^ おたる水族館の調査研究活動
  • ^ 片腕を失ったアオウミガメの「太郎」、お引越し
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