Kyoto Aquarium

Kyoto Aquarium(京都水族館) is an aquarium located in Umekoji Park in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture's Shimogyo Ward, Japan.

History
Opened on March 14, 2012 (Heisei 24), it is an inland aquarium and the first aquarium in Japan to completely use artificial seawater.

It is the first aquarium in Japan to use 100% artificial seawater and is also one of the largest inland aquariums in Japan. It is one of the core facilities of Umekoji Park near Kyoto Station, and is managed by ORIX Real Estate Corporation, which leases part of the park and adjacent land from the city of Kyoto.

ORIX Facilities Corporation, a building management company within the DAIKYO Group, will provide general management services, while ORIX Aquarium Corporation will operate the aquarium. The amount of seawater required, which accounts for approximately 90% of the total water volume, will be provided entirely by artificial seawater produced by Taisei Corporation's high-performance filtration system, which designed and constructed the aquarium. The building will have three stories above ground and one story in the tower, with a total building area of 5,948.25 m2, a total floor area of 10,974.29 m2, and a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. The construction cost is approximately 6 billion yen (total investment not disclosed). The goal is to attract 2 million visitors in the first year.