Summary
Sumida Aquarium (ja:すみだ水族館, Sumida Suizokukan) is a public aquarium located on the 5th and 6th floors of the Tokyo Skytree in Sumida, Tokyo.[2] It opened in 2012 at the same time as Tokyo Skytree itself. It is managed by ORIX real estate corporation.
| Sumida Aquarium | |
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 Tokyo Skytree and Sumida Aquarium
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| Date opened | 22 May 2012 |
| Location | Sumida, Tokyo, Japan |
| No. of animals | 7,000 |
| No. of species | 260 |
| Total volume of tanks | 700,000 litres (185,000 US gal)[1] |
| Annual visitors | 1.4 million (2018) |
| Memberships | JAZA |
| Major exhibits | Ogasawara Sea tank Penguins and fur seal pool[2] |
| Management | ORIX |
| Website | www |
Exhibits edit
According to the aquarium's website, they use artificial seawater in all of their tanks, making it easier to sustain the aquarium year-round and removing the costly requirement to transport natural seawater inland.[2] This is done using a seawater production system developed by Nagaoka University of Technology and Taisei Corporation.[3][4]
The "Ogasawara Sea Tank" is a tank 6 metres (20 ft) deep designed to represent the ocean around the Ogasawara Islands, a World Natural Heritage site. The aquarium worked with the village of Ogasawara to create the exhibit, and more than 50 different species of fish, including sand tiger sharks, were transported from the islands.[5][6]
At its opening, the aquarium displayed a tank of 634 spotted garden eels, representing the 634 metres of the Tokyo Sky Tree. Later, gorgasia and whitespotted garden eels were added to the exhibit.[7]
The penguin pool in the atrium is 24 metres (79 ft) wide and 14 metres (46 ft) deep, making it one of the largest indoor penguins pools in Japan. It is home to around 50 Magellanic penguins.[2]
The Edorium is a goldfish exhibition zone, designed with an Edo theme. Following renovations in 2016, the Edorium is now one of the largest goldfish exhibits in Japan.[2] Tanks 100 metres (330 ft) long exhibit about 1,000 goldfish of over 20 varieties.[8][9]
Gallery edit
Exterior
Exhibits
See also edit
- Tokyo Skytree Station
- Kyoto Aquarium (same management)
References edit
- ^ 宮沢浩. イラストで読む建築 日本の水族館53次. 青幻舎.
- ^ a b c d e "すみだ水族館 公式サイト コラム".
- ^ （地域発・企業発）水を得た内陸水族館 人工海水で入れ替え問題克服 1月9日付朝刊4ページ 1経済 NIE教育に新聞を：朝日新聞社インフォメーション
- ^ 人工海水だけで水族館 Archived 2014-01-19 at the Wayback Machine2021-05-01
- ^ ツリーの足元に小笠原の海...すみだ水族館 : 動画 Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine2021-05-01: YOMIURI ONLINE
- ^ [1] 小笠原の海が東京スカイツリー︎︎のふもとに！？すみだ水族館のちょっと違った楽しみ方をご紹介 2021-05-01
- ^ [2] 総勢634匹のゆらゆらゆれるチンアナゴを60時間見守る会 2021-05-01
- ^ "すみだ水族館、「金魚♡（LOVE）展」 8月16日から開催". 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ すみだ水族館「江戸リウム」がパワーアップ！～幻想的な金魚が揺れる江戸の夏祭りも開催 LINEトラベルjp
External links edit
- Official site (in Japanese)
- Official site (in English)