The Ice Aquarium

The Ice Aquarium is a tourist attraction in the north-eastern port of Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan, operated by the Okamoto Ice Refrigeration Plant. It features approximately 450 marine creatures that were flash-frozen into blocks of ice after being caught by local fishermen.
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  • Public aquarium
  • …is also known as “Ice Museum”
  • Description: aquarium in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shark Museum and Minami-Kesennuma Station.
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Museum
Katayokusan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Railway station
was a JR East railway station… is situated 620 metres southwest of The Ice Aquarium.
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Post office
is situated 1¼ km northwest of The Ice Aquarium.

The Ice Aquarium

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Latitude
38.90025° or 38° 54′ 1″ north
Longitude
141.57924° or 141° 34′ 45″ east
Open location code
8RC3WH2H+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7181952802
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­aquarium
Wiki­data ID
Q7741262

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“The Ice Aquarium” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “冰水族馆”
  • Fulah: “The Ice Aquarium”
  • Italian: “Acquario di Ghiaccio”
  • Japanese: “氷の水族館”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 気仙沼市観光サービスセンター and 気仙沼 海の市/気仙沼シャークミュージアム.

Nearby Places

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Miyagi: Highlights

Learn more about Sendai and Ishinomaki.
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