Nakagawa Aquatic Park

Nakagawa Aquatic Park
Nakagawa Aquatic Park and Naka River Map
Map
36°47′26″N 140°7′42″E / 36.79056°N 140.12833°E / 36.79056; 140.12833
Date openedJuly 2001
LocationOtawara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Land area7,008 m2 (75,430 sq ft)
No. of animals20,000[4]
No. of species300[4]
Volume of largest tank400,000 litres (106,000 US gal)[1]
Total volume of tanks600,000 litres (159,000 US gal)[2][3]
MembershipsJAZA
Websitetnap.jp/english/index.php

Nakagawa Aquatic Park (栃木県なかがわ水遊園, Tochigi ken Nakagawa suiyu en) is an aquarium attached to the Tochigi Prefectural Fisheries Experiment Station, located on the banks of the Naka River in Sarado, Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Although saltwater fish are also kept here, the public aquarium is mainly for freshwater fish. The aquarium opened on July 15, 2001.[5] The aquarium is accredited as a Museum-equivalent facilities by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1o was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 宮沢浩. イラストで読む建築 日本の水族館53次. 青幻舎.
  3. ^ 建築思潮研究所 (2008). 水族館. 建築資料研究社.
  4. ^ a b "栃木県なかがわ水遊園". 生活応援情報マガジン トチペ.
  5. ^ "なかがわ水遊園". 博物館の図鑑.
  6. ^ "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.