Shikoku Aquarium

Shikoku Aquarium
Exterior of Shikoku Aquarium
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36°47′55″N 137°23′17″E / 36.7985°N 137.3881°E / 36.7985; 137.3881
Date opened2020 (2020)
LocationUtazu,kagawa, Japan
Land area7,276 m2 (78,320 sq ft)[1]
No. of animals14,000[1]
No. of species400[1]
Websitehttps://shikoku-aquarium.jp

Shikoku Aquarium (四国水族館, Shikoku Suizokukan)The Japanese public aquarium is located in Utazu, Kagawa Prefecture. The aquarium is accredited as a Museum-equivalent facilities by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[2]

History[edit]

View of Watatsumi tank
View of Kannazuki tank

Construction began in June 2018. The aquarium will be constructed by Shikoku Aquarium Kaihatsu, a joint venture of several companies, including those in Kagawa Prefecture, and will be operated by Aquament Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Okayama City-based Wesco Holdings, which operates the Kobe City Suma Seaside Aquarium and other aquariums. Shikoku Aquarium Development has a partnership agreement with Kagawa University for joint research, human resource development, and regional contributions. The total project cost was approximately 7 billion yen, and the goal was to attract 1.2 million visitors in the first year.

Originally scheduled to open on March 20, 2020, it was announced on March 13 that the schedule would be postponed due to the spread of the COVID-19.[3]

On March 27, it was announced that the grand opening would take place on April 13 after a preliminary opening on April 1 for residents of the four prefectures in Shikoku. A thermal imaging camera to measure the body temperature of visitors will be installed at the entrance, and the dolphin show and feeding experience will be suspended. As announced, the museum opened its doors to Shikoku residents on April 1.[4]

On April 3, it was announced that the museum would be closed on Saturdays and Sundays for the time being for Shikoku residents, and that the grand opening would be postponed.[4][5] On April 7, it was announced that the center would be closed for the time being from April 8 onward.[6][7][8]

On May 29, it was announced that operations would resume on June 1.[9] The museum will not be classifying visitors according to their place of residence, but will limit the number of visitors to 600 (500 on rainy days), and will ask visitors to wear masks and disinfect their hands and feet when entering the museum to prevent infection. Some events will continue to be suspended.[10]

On September 18, 2020, five and a half months after its opening (115th day), the total number of visitors reached 300,000.[11]

On October 18, 2021, approximately one and a half years after its opening, the museum reached a cumulative total of 1 million visitors. The director stated, "If not for the new coronavirus, I would have hoped to have reached this milestone around this time last year.[12]

Gallery[edit]

Exterior

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "四国水族館施設概要および プログラムスケジュール発表" (PDF). 四国水族館.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "香川）四国水族館、20日の開館を延期　新型コロナで". 朝日新聞デジタル. 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  4. ^ a b "開館延期していた「四国水族館」が4月1日先行オープン、4月13日グランドオープンを発表". 瀬戸内海放送. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  5. ^ ""四国最大級"の水族館「四国水族館」が先行オープン 入場規制やアルコール消毒などで新型コロナ対策も 香川・宇多津町". 瀬戸内海放送. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  6. ^ "〈新型コロナ〉四国水族館　感染拡大防止で土日は休館…13日のグランドオープンも延期 香川". 瀬戸内海放送. 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  7. ^ "四国水族館、当面は休館". 『日本経済新聞』. 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  8. ^ "四国水族館、全面休館に きょうから". 47NEWS（『四国新聞』からの転載）. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  9. ^ "四国水族館、6月1日から営業再開 滞在人数を制限". 『日本経済新聞』. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  10. ^ "四国水族館6月1日営業再開". 『徳島新聞』. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  11. ^ "四国水族館 来館者30万人達成 コロナで休館経て115日目". 『四国新聞』. 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  12. ^ 四国水族館来館者数100万人達成！ - YouTube（香川テレビ放送網チャンネル、2021年10月19日）2021年12月24日閲覧。

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