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Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
名古屋港水族館
Port of Nagoya Public AquariumDate opened October 1992[1] Location Minato-ku, Nagoya Coordinates 35°05′26″N 136°52′42″E / 35.0906°N 136.8782°ECoordinates: 35°05′26″N 136°52′42″E / 35.0906°N 136.8782°E Number of species 500 Total volume of tanks 24,600t Major exhibits Dolphin show
Orca showWebsite English website Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium (名古屋港水族館 nagoyakō suizokukan) is a public aquarium in Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Contents
Killer whales
Kū
Since 2003, the aquarium kept an orca named Kū (クー) on loan from another aquarium, who served in the aquarium until its death on September 19, 2008.[2][3]
Nami
In 2010, the aquarium acquired an orca named Nami (ナミちゃん nami-chan), who was to live at the aquarium permanently and feature in its Orca Show. Unfortunately, Nami died shortly after its arrival and public debut at this aquarium, dying on January 14, 2011.[4]
Bingo and Stella
Plans made for January/February of 2011 for the aquarium to receive two orcas, a male and a female, Bingo and Stella, on five-year loan from Kamogawa Seaworld in Chiba Prefecture. However, as of early March, the transfer has yet to happen.[5]
Access
The aquarium is close to Nagoyakō Station on the subway's Meikō Line.
See also
References
- ^ "名古屋港水族館について" (in Japanese). Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium. http://www.nagoyaaqua.jp/aqua/othe/pnpa/index.html.
- ^ "シャチの「クー」 死亡のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Nagoya Port Foundation. 19 September 2008. http://www.nagoyaaqua.jp/aqua/topi/20080919/index.html. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "和歌山県太地沖のシャチ「クー」、ハケン先の名古屋港水族館で死亡 捕獲から１１年で５頭が全滅、飼育記録も伸びず、繁殖研究も座礁" (in Japanese). JanJan. 23 September 2008. http://www.news.janjan.jp/area/0809/0809210792/1.php. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "シャチの｢ナミ｣死亡のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Nagoya Port Foundation. 15 January 2011. http://www.nagoyaaqua.jp/aqua/topi/20110115/index.html. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "平成22年名古屋港水族館10大ニュース" (in Japanese). Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium. 25 December 2010. http://www.nagoyaaqua.jp/aqua/topi/20101225_1/index.html. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
External links
Media related to Nagoya Port Aquarium at Wikimedia Commons- Official web page (Japanese)
- English web page
Categories:- Zoo stubs
- Aquaria in Japan
- Buildings and structures in Nagoya
- Visitor attractions in Nagoya
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