Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium (Japanese: 名古屋港水族館, Hepburn: nagoyakō suizokukan) is a public aquarium in Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
名古屋港水族館
Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
Date openedOctober 1992 (1992-10)[1]
LocationMinato-ku, Nagoya
Coordinates35.0906°N 136.8782°E / 35.0906; 136.8782
No. of species500
Total volume of tanks24,600t
Annual visitors2million+ (2018)
Major exhibitsDolphin show
Orca show
WebsiteEnglish website
Dolphin pool
Dolphin show
Beluga

Killer whales
A killer whale show at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

Kū

Since 2003, the aquarium kept a killer whale named Kū (クー) on loan from another aquarium, who lived at the aquarium until her death on (2008-09-19)September 19, 2008.[2][3]

Nami

In 2010, the aquarium acquired a killer whale 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 her arrival and public debut at this aquarium, dying on (2011-01-14)January 14, 2011.[4]

Bingo and Stella

Plans made for January/February 2011 for the aquarium to receive two killer whales, a male and a female, Bingo and Stella, on five-year loan from Kamogawa Seaworld in Chiba Prefecture.[5] The two adult killer whales arrived on December 16, 2011 by ship from Kamogawa Sea World. Their daughter, Ran 2, arrived by truck the day before, on December 15, 2011. On November 13, 2012, Stella gave birth to a female calf, Lynn.[6]

Bingo died on August 2, 2014, after suffering an illness.[7] Stella is still alive today and currently lives at Port of Nagoya with her daughter Lynn and her grandson Earth.

Access
Interior of the aquarium

The aquarium is close to Nagoyakō Station on the subway's Meikō Line.

See also
  • Nagoya Port

References
  1. "Archived copy" 名古屋港水族館について (in Japanese). Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2010-12-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy" シャチの「クー」　死亡のお知らせ (in Japanese). Nagoya Port Foundation. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 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. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  4. "Archived copy" シャチの｢ナミ｣死亡のお知らせ (in Japanese). Nagoya Port Foundation. 15 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy" 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. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy" シャチの「リン」 １歳をお祝いしてイベントを行います　終了しました (in Japanese). Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy" シャチ「ビンゴ」の死亡について (in Japanese). Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium. 2 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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