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Tokyo Sea Life Park
The aquarium is located at the end of the zoological
garden. It is about a five
Upon entering the glass dome an escalator takes you underground to the galleries. This public aquarium is very education oriented. Throughout the building there are many topical exhibits, demonstrations, laboratory displays and awareness programs such as marine pollution. There is even a public library with periodicals, books and electronic resources that is staffed by fulltime librarians.
The open water exhibit titled "Voyagers of the Sea" is a circular, swim-about tank of impressive size. The showcase of this exhibit are the large tuna, sharks, eagle rays and the amazing ocean sunfish or Mola mola. There are multiple viewing panels for this tank located in different parts of the building so you can enjoy the curved view or a tall window view of the same exhibit.
There are multiple tanks used to display deep sea marine creatures and those from the arctic regions. Some of these animals are collected from depths in excess of 200 feet and kept in cold temperature water. Among the inhabitants are the long-stalked isocrinid sea lily, giant isopods, unusual fishes, and sea pens.
The Caribbean coral reef exhibit displays many of the fishes found off of the Florida coast and around the Florida Keys. This display comes complete with a large Acropora cervicornis thicket and Montastrea annularis coral heads.
The outer exhibit hall is lined with
At the end of the hall is a stairwell that leads up to a second level. A walkway on this level takes you along the top of the exhibits giving a birds eye view of the design, filtration, and lighting methods. There are also some small temporary aquariums set up here and educational displays.
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With over 100 public aquariums in the country, Japan is a hobbyist's paradise.
Tokyo Sea Life Park is no exception. It was built to commemorate the 100th anniversary
of the Ueno Zoological Garden and opened on October 10th, 1989. The first
Japanese public aquarium was opened at the Ueno Zoo in 1882. Since that time
Japan has showcased regional marine life, cutting-edge technology and husbandry
techniques in its aquariums. 
minute, comfortable walk on a well marked path. The path takes you right out
toward Tokyo Bay. The garden is a beautifully landscaped Asian style park with
many interesting statues and decorations. Upon reaching the aquarium entrance
the most striking feature is a large glass dome. This architectural feature is
built on a concrete platform surrounded by fountains and pools with an infinity
edge. It can give the illusion that this structure blends right in with Tokyo
Bay. 
aquariums that have a
regional and habitat theme. This series of displays is aptly named "Seas of
the World". Each aquarium holds approximately 2000-3000 gallons. They
utilize natural sunlight that is supplemented by Metal Halide spot lighting.
Because the tanks are up to 7 feet deep, the natural sunlight evenly fills the
displays and the Metal Halides add depth penetration giving the tanks a
very bright appearance. These tanks are plumbed together with rigorous
filtration and water changes with natural seawater. 
Many of the fishes from the Red Sea found in the aquarium trade are on display
in this gallery as well. All of the fishes were quite mature, showed good body
weight, and no HLLD pitting. It was also interesting to note that there was no evidence
of damage from aggression in the form of damage, bite marks, or even nipped
fins. It may be due in part to these fish combinations growing up together much
like ones in home aquariums over time.
The second Southern Australian tank had many interesting fishes. All of which
were vibrantly colored. The colored puffer fish, painted trigger and Shaw's
trunkfish were all popular with visitors. 
