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Breathtaking: One of World’s Largest Aquariums

By admin ⋅ May 23, 2008 ⋅ Email This Post Email This Post ⋅ Print This Post Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ 8,554 views

Located in Okinawa, Japan, the Churaumi Aquarium is an impressive achievement, being the second largest aquarium in all the world. Churaumi is part of the Ocean Expo Commemorative National Government Park located in Motobu, Okinawa and it can hold up to 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) and plays home to many sea creatures, including whale sharks and manta rays. This is one of the few places where you can see whale sharks in captivity, the Churaumi officials even trying to breed some of them. Have a look at one of the most impressive destination for animal lovers worldwide!

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19 comments for “Breathtaking: One of World’s Largest Aquariums”

  1. Wonderful shots. I have yet to make it to there yet though!

    Posted by hdr | May 23, 2008, 7:12 pm

  2. bread = breed

    Posted by ty | May 23, 2008, 8:45 pm

  3. i wonder how thick the glass is. im guessing 3 feet minimum.
    these are really good pictures =]

    Posted by jenn | May 23, 2008, 9:58 pm

  4. looks like someone found nemo

    Posted by jeff | May 23, 2008, 10:20 pm

  5. lol, jeff!

    very neat!

    Posted by kelly | May 23, 2008, 11:01 pm

  6. its amazing………..

    jasmine
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    Posted by jasmine | May 24, 2008, 1:39 am

  7. mmmmm…breaded whale shark.

    Posted by sean | May 24, 2008, 2:05 am

  8. that’s truly huge for human
    but still small for the whale

    Posted by guoxx | May 24, 2008, 3:19 am

  9. The window is atleast 1,5 meters thick, about 7 feet. I watched this program on Discovery and they said that the window was made by 15 different pices.

    Posted by Mike | May 24, 2008, 3:30 am

  10. so sad because they are the largest whale hunters!

    Posted by Eugene | May 24, 2008, 5:54 am

  11. superb

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    Posted by BANATEANU | May 25, 2008, 6:03 am

  12. I have been there. Its pretty sweet. Its free to go to the outside part, and see the dolphin shows, manatees, turtles, ect, but cots like $15 to get to the big tank. Well worth it though. Happily suprised when I Stumbled upon this today.

    Posted by Jones | May 27, 2008, 6:03 pm

  13. I suppose they have a closing time, otherwise how do they get people to leave?

    Posted by Niall J O'Donnell | June 6, 2008, 9:27 pm

  14. i don’t know what the first picture is but the rest are of the aquarium in Atlanta Georgia

    Posted by sydney | June 8, 2008, 6:36 pm

  15. It is so sad to see the whale sharks in captivity. I wonder how that makes them feel… They need a big big space. No aquarium will ever be enough. In our neck of the woods, we can swim with the whale sharks. Maybe you buys should just come over here instead…what a pity.

    Posted by dee | July 13, 2008, 2:47 am

  16. everything underwater is amazing and somehow above us yet because they are underneath us geographically-we despise their domain and pollute in many ways just because we cannot see- literally

    Posted by richard Gosset | July 20, 2008, 3:00 pm

  17. Love these photos!

    Posted by Jenny | August 11, 2008, 3:21 pm

  18. Marvelous photos. I feel like I’m there. Now I want to visit there. Thanks for sharing this.

    Posted by Lind | August 11, 2008, 3:44 pm

  19. I would love to go there. I am really into this stuff. I can see this aquarium is eco-friendly. Its truly a piece of creativity.

    I think I will take my kids with me. They will love it :D

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