The Kagoshima Aquarium (ja:いおワールドかごしま水族館, Io World Kagoshima suizokukan) is a Public Aquarium of Kagoshima City located in Kagoshima Prefecture Kagoshima City Honkoshinmachi. Opened on May 30, 1997. The Kagoshima coast, which is washed by Kuroshio, and Kagoshima Bay marine life are mainly exhibited, but brackish water and river life are also handled. The specialties are whale shark (Yuyu) and Satsumahaorimushi. The Japanese name "Io" is Kagoshima dialect and means fish. Total project cost is about 12.7 billion yen. The appearance is an image of Stingray. Kagoshima Aquarium is the first aquarium in Japan to successfully feed Chinese sturgeon and display under salt water. In October 2011, the number of visitors reached 10 million. At the end of the route, the "Sea of Silence", which was conceived by the first director, Hiromasa Yoshida, is displayed along with the text. The creatures are not exhibited inside and are filled only with water, but it is said that this is to make people think about the marine environment. More information...
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