The first aquarium in Japan was opened at Ueno Zoo in 1882 and there are now more than a hundred aquariums in the country. During the period, the facilites and capacity of aquariums have been enlarged and the purposes of display have been changing from just showcasing various fishes to presenting environments surrounding marine creatures.
Tokyo Sea Life Park (Kasai Rinkai Suizokuen) is not an exception. Its most important aim is reproducing aquatic habitats in Tokyo and in the world. In this light, we installed a huge donut-shaped tank (2,200t), where bluefin tunas swim around freely.
The Seas of the World, Life of the Deep Sea, Life on the Shoreline, the Sea of Tokyo, and Life in Freshwater are some of the exhibit sections. We also collect marine life from the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans.
Fish and invertebrates are not the only life forms that inhabit the sea. At our aquarium, you can see penguins, auks, and puffins, typical sea birds which adapt well to marine habitats.
Animals
Voyagers of the Sea: bluefin tuna, eastern little tuna, yellowfin tuna, scalloped hammerhead, eagle ray, etc.
Pacific Ocean: humphead wrasse, bluespine unicornfish, shiner surfperch, pez chancho, picoroco, nursery fish, etc.
Indian Sea: yellowband angelfish, sohal surgeonfish, leafy seadragon, golden butterflyfish, etc.
Atlantic Ocean: silver porgy, lumpsucker, roi des rouget, plaice, etc.
Caribbean Sea: queen angelfish, rock beauty, blue chromis, butter hamlet, etc.
Oceans of Polar Regions: bulhead notothen, antarctic krill, arctic isopod, orage footed sea cucumber, etc.
Life of the Deep Sea: long-stalked isocrinid sea lily, sea toad, spotted ratfish, slender alfonsino, etc.
Life on the Shoreline: purple star, sea bat, fan worm, striped shore crab, etc.
Penguin Exhibition: little penguins, Humboldt penguins and rockhopper penguins
Kelp Forest: giant kelp, copper rockfish, garibaldi, etc.
Water Bird Exhibition: tufted puffin, guillemot
The Sea of Tokyo: file fish, striped mullet, mudskipper, yellow goby, bigfin reefsquid, yellowback fusilier, Clark's anemonefish, bluestreak cleaner wrasse, green moon wrasse, blenny, Japanese pygmy angelfish, etc.
Life in Freshwater: masu trout, Japanese char, pale chub, crane arm shrimp, etc.
Tokyo Sea Life Park
6-2-3, Rinkai-cho, Edogawa-ku
Tokyo 134-8587, Japan
Tokyo Sea Life Park
6-2-3, Rinkai-cho, Edogawa-ku
Tokyo 134-8587, Japan
