Global InformationUozu Aquarium information
| Uozu Aquarium | |
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 Uozu Aquarium
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| 36°47′55″N 137°23′17″E / 36.7985°N 137.3881°E | |
| Date opened | September 21, 1914[1] |
| Location | Uozu, Toyama |
| No. of animals | Around 10,000[2] |
| No. of species | Around 330 [2] |
| Volume of largest tank | Toyama Bay Giant Tank 240,000 litres (63,000 US gal) [3] |
| Total volume of tanks | 450,000 litres (119,000 US gal) |
| Website | English website |
Uozu Aquarium (魚津水族館, Uozu Suizokukan) is an aquarium in Uozu, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.[1] Opened on the 21st of September 1913, it claims to be the oldest aquarium in Japan still open.[4][5]
The aquarium is accredited as a Registered Museum by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[6]
- ^ a b "Uozu Aquarium". Uozu Aquarium. 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Uozu Aquarium Guide" (in Japanese). Uozu Aquarium. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "富山湾大水槽" (in Japanese). Uozu Aquarium. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "日本最古の水族館。100年以上の歴史を誇る、富山「魚津水族館」" (in Japanese). Trip Editor. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "愛され続けて３代目 魚津水族館（1913年〜）" (in Japanese). 中日新聞. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "法律上の位置付けがある登録博物館・指定施設". 文化庁. 27 February 2024.