Big Fish

I have been asked how big is the ahi swimming in the tank. Well, from most of the videos that I posted, it seems like the fish are not that big.

Well, take a look at these pictures for perspective.

No this is not Mystery Science Theater 3000 on Comedy Central. These are actual people viewing the ahi tank up close.


Thanks to Kurt for the pics.

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Beware of the penguins. They are hungry.




It was time for the morning penguin feeding. The penguins were pretty excited when they saw the keeper. Total Chaos.

Everyone in Japan stands in line to eat except the penguins. Go figure....

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OH! Toro.



Here is a video I took of the awesome Ahi exhibit at the Tokyo Sea Life Park.
Huge tuna swimming in a tank.
I would say 250 lbs plus.

This exhibit was definitely worth the price of admission. I would probably have paid more to see this. At first watching the video, you get the impression that the tuna is not real or seem pretty small. For perspective, I panned out to show the people viewing near the tank. Pretty impressive huh! I think they are a little too big for my Hawaiian Sling.

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After paying a nominal entrance fee of 700 yen, we proceeded to the dome. The dome is the entry way and leads to an escalator that started our decent into the sea.

We are greeted by a giant tank that housed a few hammerhead sharks.

The next exhibit was a huge two story tank with a school of aku (skipjack tuna or katsuo). The display surrounded us 120 degrees around the round chamber. It was as if we dived into the sea.

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As we proceed down the parkway, we are greeted by a glass dome on the horizon. This is the building housing the Tokyo Sea Life Park.

The dome is surrounded by a sea of water. There are structures shaped like sails that protrude from the water that depicts sailboats in the sea. Occasionally, mist is launched from the water to add the effect. When viewed facing Tokyo Bay, the structure looks to be a floating island in an extension of Tokyo Bay. The structure was designed by Yoshio Taniguchi a Tokyo architect.

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Our first stop on this trip was to Tokyo Sea Life Park
(Those of you who live in Hawaii are probably snickering at the fact that we went all the way to Japan to go to Sea Life Park.... )

Tokyo Sea Life Park was truly a magnificent experience. Especially for those of us who live near the ocean or those that truly appreciate seafood (sushi). In subsequent installments, you will learn why I am raving about this aquarium.

The aquarium does not boast to host a whale shark, dolphin show or have an underwater tube. But who needs these elements to be known as a truly great aquarium.

Kasai is located just outside of Tokyo near Tokyo Disneyland along the shores of Tokyo Bay. It approximately 20 minutes via train from downtown Tokyo via the JR Keiyo Line.

Exiting Kasai Rinkai Koen Station, we are greeted by a giant ferris wheel. Ferris wheels are a common monument in Japan, as there is a race to see who has the biggest. To date, the biggest ferris wheel is in Fukuoka.

Japan Trip 2007

We just returned from a 7 night and 9 day trip to Japan.

We saw and experienced a lot of things as evidenced by the blisters on my feet.

I even had the opportunity to see two great museum exhibits. The Dai Tokugawa exhibit at the Natioal Museum and the Eduard Munch Exhibit at the National Museum of Western Art. I would never see these exhibits in Hawaii.



This time, Tim, Malcolm, Kurt and Rich joined me on this trip. There were many highlights. Hope to share most of them on this site.