Toba Aquarium

Toba Aquarium
Toba Aquarium Front entrance Map
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34°28′54″N 136°50′45″E / 34.48167°N 136.84583°E / 34.48167; 136.84583
Date openedMay 1955
LocationToba, Mie, Japan
Floor space24,981 m2 (268,890 sq ft)[1]
No. of animals30,000[1]
No. of species1,200[1]
Total volume of tanks6,000,000 litres (1,585,000 US gal) [1]
Annual visitors947,000 (2013)
MembershipsJAZA[2]
Websitewww.aquarium.co.jp/index.php

Toba Aquarium (鳥羽水族館, Toba-suizokukan) is a public aquarium located in Toba, Mie, Japan.

The aquarium is described as a "quality aquarium,[3] housing some 25,000 individuals representing 1,200 species in 12 distinct zones. It is accredited as a Registered Museum by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[4]

In 2015, the total number of visitors to the aquarium exceeded 60 million.[5]

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