Miyajima Public Aquarium
entrance of the aquarium
Date opened	1959
Location	10-3 Miyajima, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
No. of animals	13,000
No. of species	350
Memberships	JAZA
Website	http://www.sunameri.jp/index.html

Miyajima Public Aquarium (宮島水族館, Miyajima Suizokukan) is an aquarium on the island of Itsukushima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan. The aquarium is accredited as a Museum-equivalent facilities by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.^[1]

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 December 25, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

History

• Opened as a prefectural aquarium in 1959
• Transferred to Miyajima, Hiroshima as a town aquarium in 1967
• Reconstructed the buildings in 1981
• Began to keep sea otters in 1985
• Transferred to Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima as a city aquarium in 2005
• Planned renewal in 2011