Tamano Marine Museum

Tamano City Tamano Marine Museum (Tamano Marine Museum) nicknamed "Shibukawa Marine Aquarium" (Shibukawa Marine Aquarium). is the Tamano City Maritime Museum located in Shibukawa, Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, and is the only aquarium in Okayama Prefecture. == Overview == This museum consists of two parts: an aquarium and an exhibition hall. The aquarium has about 2,000 exhibits of about 180 species, including marine mammals such as sea turtles and otariids, and fish such as sand locusts and sandpiper. In addition, the exhibition hall exhibits shellfish specimens, stuffed fish, and ship models. Outside is a model of a lighthouse that was built to commemorate the visit of Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun in 1953. Nearby are Shibukawa Beach, Okayama Prefectural Shibukawa Youth House, Toy Kingdom, and Diamond Setouchi Marine Hotel. After opening in 1953, it was renovated in 1995, but it has become increasingly dilapidated, and on September 7, 2025, a panel next to the entrance to the main building fell, resulting in the museum being closed until September 12, 2025, and drastic redevelopment is required. In March 2019, we commissioned Akiyoshi Enishi, a comedian who lives in Okayama, to be our PR ambassador. In June 2019, Kazuyuki Sakuma was appointed as a special director.