Miyajima Public Aquarium

Miyajima Public Aquarium (宮島水族館) 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.

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