Oga Aquarium Gao

Oga Aquarium Gao
The aquarium in 2020
Interactive map of Oga Aquarium Gao
39°56′32″N 139°42′16″E / 39.942167°N 139.704583°E / 39.942167; 139.704583
Date opened1967 (former)
13 July 2004 (current)
LocationOga, Akita, Japan[1]
No. of animals10,000[2]
No. of species400[3]
Volume of largest tank
800,000 litres (211,000 US gal)[4]
Total volume of tanks
1,423,000 litres (376,000 US gal)
MembershipsJAZA[5]
Websitewww.gao-aqua.jp

Oga Aquarium Gao (男鹿水族館ガオ, Oga Suizokukan Gao), officially Akita Prefectural Oga Aquarium, is a public aquarium located along Oga Peninsula coast, Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan. GAO stands for Globe, Aqua and Ocean, and sounds like an Oga native Namahage shout.[6]

Overview

Overlooking the Sea of Japan, the aquarium exhibits over 10,000 species of marine life, including those from Akita Prefecture's abundant marine resources, and over 400 species of rare aquatic animals from around the world. The aquarium features the only water tank in Japan where Japanese sandfish are exhibited year round.[7] The aquarium also has a touch pool, where visitors can handle marine life such as sea urchins and sea cucumbers.[8][9] During the New Year’s season, divers dress up as Namahage and feed the fish in the main tank.[10][11] The aquarium has appeared in the 2004 film Tsuribaka Nisshi 15.[12]

History

The former Akita Prefectural Aquarium was founded in 1967, and displayed 300 species, including Japanese sandfish, penguins, otters, and spectacled caimans.[13]

Exhibits

Main tank – 8 meters deep and 800 tons
Source:[14]

Parking lot

Satellite view

It can hold 630 cars and vehicles.[15]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Oga Aquarium@-GAO-". Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. ↑ "Gaoの生き物たち｜男鹿水族館Gao". Archived from the original on 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  3. ↑ "あきた旅のサポートセンター | 一般社団法人 秋田県観光連盟".
  4. ↑ "Gaoの生き物たち｜男鹿水族館Gao". Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  5. ↑ "加盟園館検索 | 動物園と水族館".
  6. ↑ "愛称とロゴマークについて｜男鹿水族館GAO". www.gao-aqua.jp. Archived from the original on 2010-06-22.
  7. ↑ "ハタハタ｜｜GAOの生き物たち｜男鹿水族館GAO". www.gao-aqua.jp. Archived from the original on 2017-07-21.
  8. ↑ "GAOの生き物たち｜男鹿水族館GAO". www.gao-aqua.jp. Archived from the original on 2010-04-13.
  9. ↑ "Oga Aquarium -GAO-". www.gao-aqua.jp. Archived from the original on 2004-10-13.
  10. ↑ "なまはげが水中に！？冬の秋田県！男鹿水族館Gaoへ遊びに行こう！ | 秋田県".
  11. ↑ "お知らせ＆トピックス｜男鹿水族館Gao". Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  12. ↑ "男鹿水族館Gao". 24 July 2017.
  13. ↑ 秋田魁新報社, ed. (1981). 秋田大百科事典. 秋田魁新報社. p. 148. ISBN 4-87020-007-4.
  14. ↑ "GAOの生き物たち | 男鹿水族館". gao-aqua.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  15. ↑ "Oga Aquarium?@-GAO-". www.gao-aqua.jp. Archived from the original on 2004-12-08.
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