This is a list of aquaria ( public aquariums) in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. 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. Attempts to operate the public aquarium began in 1882 with the aquarium " Uonozoki" in Ueno Zoo, and in 1899, the first private aquarium, the Asakusa Park Aquarium, opened. As of 2020, the oldest facility in Japan's aquarium is the Uozu Aquarium in Toyama, which opened in 1913. The first facility in the world to raise whale sharks and manta rays is in Japan. Aquarium in a mall in Okinawa 2015

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. In addition, large fish tanks are often installed at large commercial facilities, stations, and airports, such as Naha Airport, Ginza Sony Building, Aeon mall, Don Quijote, and Bay side place Hakata, all of which are open to the public for free.

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

Hekinan Seaside Aquarium is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 72,864 in 29,139 households, and a population density of 1,986 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Geography Hekinan is located in south-central Aich ...

, Hekinan, Aichi *

Minamichita Beachland Aquarium is a town in Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 17,393 in 7338 households, and a population density of 453 persons per km2. The total area of the town was . Geography Minamichita is located in t ...

, Mihama, Aichi * Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium,

Nagoya, Aichi is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

* Sea Life Nagoya,

* Takeshima Aquarium, Gamagōri, Aichi

Akita Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; "Tōhoku" in . Its population is approximately 966,000 (as of 1 October 2019) and its ge ...

* Oga Aquarium Gao, Oga, Akita

Aomori Prefecture

* Aomori Prefectural Asamushi Aquarium, Aomori, Aomori

Chiba Prefecture

* the world's smallest aquarium, Choshi, Chiba * Kamogawa Sea World, Kamogawa, Chiba

Ehime Prefecture

* Nijinomori Park Aquarium Osakanakan (The Aquarium of Shimantogawa River), Matsuno, Ehime

Fukui Prefecture

* Echizen Matsushima Aquarium, Sakai, Fukui

Fukuoka Prefecture

* Marine World Uminonakamichi, Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,810,286 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miya ...

Aquamarine Fukushima (officially ) is an aquarium located in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan. The aquarium opened on 15 July 2000. The public aquarium is the largest in the Tohoku region and is focusing on education of environment. 　 History The nickname "Aquamarine Fuku ...

, Iwaki, Fukushima * Inawashiro Kingfisher Aquarium, Inawashiro, Fukushima

Gifu Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, F ...

* Gifu World Freshwater Aquarium Aquatoto Gifu,

Kakamigahara, Gifu is a city located in southern Gifu Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 148,225, and a population density of 1700 persons per km2, in 59,736 households. The total area of the city was . Situated in the northern part o ...

* Forest Aquarium, Takayama, Gifu

Hiroshima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...

Miyajima Public Aquarium 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 are from January 1 to ...

(Marine Plaza Miyajima), Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima * Fukuyama University Marine Biocenter Aquarium, Onomichi, Hiroshima * Mariho Aquarium, Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Hokkaidō is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

* Otaru Aquarium, Otaru, Hokkaidō * Wakkanai Noshappu Cold Aquarium, Wakkanai, Hokkaido * Sun Piaza Aquarium, 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 Salmon Museum, Chitose, Hokkaido * Northern Daichi Aquarium, kitami, Hokkaido * Muroran Aquarium, Muroran, Hokkaido

Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...

* Atoa, Kobe, Hyōgo * Minatoyama Aquarium, Kobe, Hyōgo * Kobe Municipal Suma Aqualife Park, Kobe, Hyōgo * Kinosaki Marine World, Toyooka, Hyōgo * Himeji Aquarium, Himeji, Hyōgo

Ibaraki Prefecture

Aqua World , formerly the , is a aquarium in the Higashiibaraki District of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, north of Oarai port at the mouth of the Naka River. The aquarium focuses on displaying sharks, and 59 types of sharks live in the aquarium. Many variet ...

, Oarai, Ibaraki * Kasumigaura Aquarium, Kasumigaura, Ibaraki

Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture at , with a population of 1,210,534 (as of October 1, 2020). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefectur ...

* Kuji Underground Aquarium and Science Museum Moguranpia, Kuji, Iwate

Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to ...

Notojima Aquarium is an public aquarium located on the north coast of Notojima in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture. Exhibits Notojima Aquarium is the only public aquarium in Ishikawa Prefecture that opened in 1982, and is the largest public aquarium facility on the S ...

Notojima, Ishikawa was a town coincident with Notojima island in Kashima District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It was formed February 1, 1955 by merger of the three villages on Notojima island. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,187 and a densi ...

Kagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tok ...

* Shikoku Aquarium, Utazu * New Yashima Aquarium, takamatsu

Kagoshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,599,779 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto P ...

Kagoshima Aquarium The Kagoshima Aquarium (Japanese language, ja:いおワールドかごしま水族館, ''Io World Kagoshima suizokukan'') is a Public Aquarium of Kagoshima City located in Kagoshima Prefecture Kagoshima City Honkoshinmachi. History Opened on May ...

, Kagoshima * Amami Ocean Exhibition Hall, Amami Ōshima

Kanagawa Prefecture

* Aquarium Sagamihara, Sagamihara, Kanagawa * Hakone-en Aquarium, Hakonemachi, Kanagawa * kawasaki Aquarium,

kawasaki, Kanagawa is a Cities of Japan, city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the main cities of Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area. It is the second most populated city in Kanagawa Prefecture after Yokohama, and the List of cities in Japan, eight ...

* Kitazato Aquarium Lab, Sagamihara, Kanagawa *

Enoshima Aquarium is a small offshore island, about in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River which flows into the Sagami Bay of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Administratively, Enoshima is part of the mainland city of Fujisawa, and is linked t ...

, Fujisawa, Kanagawa * Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, Yokohama, Kanagawa * Makado Sea Marine Park (in Makado

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), Yokohama, Kanagawa * Yomiuri Land Seal Pavilion,

Kawasaki, Kanagawa is a Cities of Japan, city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the main cities of Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area. It is the second most populated city in Kanagawa Prefecture after Yokohama, and the List of cities in Japan, eight ...

Kōchi Prefecture

* Muroto Closed school Aquarium,

Muroto, Kōchi 270px, Muroto City Hall 270px, Muroto city center aerial photograph is a city located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 12,121 in 7079 households and a population density of 49 persons per km2. The total ar ...

* Katsurahama Aquarium, Kōchi, Kōchi * Ashizuri Ocean Aquarium, Tosashimizu, Kōchi

Kyoto Prefecture

* kyoto Aquarium, Kyoto * Uocchikan,

Miyazu, Kyoto 270px, Miyazu City Hall is a city located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 16,988 in 8348 households and a population density of 98 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Miyazu is loca ...

Kumamoto Prefecture

* Amakusa Aquarium, Dolphin World, Hondo, Kumamoto

Mie Prefecture

* Futami Seaparadise,

Ise, Mie , formerly called Ujiyamada (宇治山田), is a city in central Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan. Ise is home to Ise Grand Shrine, the most sacred Shintō shrine in Japan. The city has a long-standing title – Shinto (神都) ...

* Shima Marineland,

Shima, Mie is a city in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 47,272 in 22,599 households and a population density of 270 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Shima hosted the 2016 G7 Summit. Geography Shima is loc ...

* Toba Aquarium, Toba, Mie

Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...

* The Ice Aquarium, Kesennuma, Miyagi *

Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 2015 as a successor to the Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium, which had been open for 88 years. Exhibits Inherited from the Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium are Commerson's ...

Sendai is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...

Miyazaki Prefecture

* Oyodo River Study Aquarium,

Miyazaki, Miyazaki is the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1924. As of July 2022, the city had an estimated population of 399,788 and a population density of 621 persons per km2. The total area ...

* Dolphin Land, Kushima, Miyazaki * Idenoyama Fresh Water Aquarium,

Kobayashi, Miyazaki is a city located in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1950. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 44,154 and a population density of 78.4 persons per km². The total area is 562.95 km². Lik ...

Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...

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(Azumino school aquarium), Azumino, Nagano * Tateshina Amusement Aquarium, Chino, Nagano

Nagasaki Prefecture

* Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium, Nagasaki *

Umi Kirara Saikai National Park Aquarium Umi or UMI may refer to: Geography * Umi, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran * Umi, Fukuoka, a town in Japan People * Umi-a-Liloa, king of the island of Hawaii *Umi Dachlan, Indonesian female artist *Umi Garrett, American female pian ...

Sasebo, Nagasaki is a Core cities of Japan, core city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is also the second largest city in Nagasaki Prefecture, after its capital, Nagasaki. On 1 June 2019, the city had an estimated population of 247,739 and a population de ...

* Mutsugorou Aquarium, Isahaya, Nagasaki

Niigata Prefecture

* Joetsu Aquarium Umigatari, Joetsu, Niigata * Niigata City Aquarium Marinpia Nihonkai, Niigata, Niigata *

Teradomari Aquarium was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Santō District, Niigata, Santō District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,766 and a population density, density of 202.30 persons per km2. The tot ...

, Teradomari, Niigata

Ōita Prefecture

* Marine Palace Oita Ecological Aquarium, Ōita, Ōita

Okayama Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefectur ...

* Tamano Marine Museum, Tamano, Okayama

Okinawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city o ...

* Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Okinawa * DMM kariyushi Aquarium, Okinawa

Osaka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...

* Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, Osaka * NIFREL, Osaka * Osaka Water Museum and Aquarium, Osaka

Saitama Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...

* Saitama Aquarium, Hanyu, Saitama

Shiga Prefecture

* Lake Biwa Museum, Kusatsu, Shiga * Miyazu Energy Laboratory Aquarium, Kyoto, Shiga

Shimane Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguc ...

* Shimane Kaiyokan, Hamada, Shimane * Shinjiko Nature Museum, GOBIUS,

Hirata, Shimane was a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on January 1, 1955. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 28,506 and a density of 200.68 persons per km². The total area was 142.05 km². On March 22, 2005, Hir ...

Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northea ...

* Izu Andyland, Kawazu, Shizuoka * Izu Mito Sea Paradise, Numazu, Shizuoka * Numazu Deep Sea Aquarium, Numazu, Shizuoka * Marine Science Museum, Tokai University,

Shizuoka, Shizuoka is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in both population and area. It has been populated since prehistoric times. the city had an estimated population of 690,881 in 106,087 households, and ...

* Shimoda Floating Aquarium,

Shimoda, Shizuoka 270px, Shimoda City Hall is a city and port located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 21,402 in 10,787 households, and a population density of 200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . In the 1 ...

Tochigi Prefecture

* Nakagawa Aquatic Park, Tochigi, Tochigi

Tokyo

Aqua Park Shinagawa Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa (Japanese language, ja: マクセルアクアパーク品川, ''Makuseru Akua Pāku Shinagawa''), formerly Epson Aqua Park Shinagawa, Epson Shinagawa Aqua Stadium is a public aquarium located inside the Prince Hotels, Sh ...

, Minato, Tokyo * Sunshine Aquarium, Toshima, Tokyo * Tokyo Sea Life Park, Edogawa, Tokyo * Shinagawa Aquarium, Shinagawa, Tokyo * Sumida Aquarium, Sumida, Tokyo

Toyama Prefecture

* Uozu Aquarium, Uozu, Toyama

Wakayama Prefecture

* Adventure World, Shirahama, Wakayama *

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, Shirahama, Wakayama * Taiji Whale Museum, Taiji, Wakayama * Kushimoto Marine Park Center, Kushimoto, Wakayama * Wakayama Pref. Museum of Natural History, Kainan, Wakayama * Susami Crustacean Aquarium, Susami, Wakayama

Yamagata Prefecture

* Tsuruoka Municipal Kamo Aquarium, Tsuruoka, Yamagata

Yamaguchi Prefecture

* Shimonoseki Municipal Aquarium Kaikyokan, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi

Yamanashi Prefecture

* Fuji Yusui no Sato Aquarium, Oshino, Yamanashi

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List of Aquariums in Japan
{{Commonscat, Public aquariums in Japan

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