~ Introduced a permanent exhibition of a seawater production plant and digital art that reproduces the vast ocean world ~
We are pleased to inform you that the opening date and exhibition overview have been decided for the urban aquarium "AOAO SAPPORO", which Uniho Co., Ltd. is preparing to open in the South 2 West 3 Southwest District Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project.
"AOAO SAPPORO" will open in 2023 as the central facility of "moyuk SAPPORO", a complex commercial facility facing Tanukikoji Shopping Street, a 3-minute walk from Sapporo Municipal Subway "Odori Station" and a 1-minute walk from Sapporo Tram "Tanukikoji Station". It will open on Thursday, July 20 (opening at the same time as "moyuk SAPPORO").
Under the theme of “The Wonder of Life: Seeing the Invisible”, we aim to create an exhibition facility where you can feel the diversity of the earth through observing the workings of living things.
The aquarium consists of three zones, in addition to exhibiting creatures such as penguins, the backyard behind the aquarium is open to the public, digital art that makes you feel as if you are in the vast ocean world, and rich tropical greenery. We offer a complex experience related to the relationship between people and water, such as a mini-botanical garden that flourishes in nature.
Now that attention is focused on the importance of the global environment, "AOAO SAPPORO" will create a place where you can once again feel the splendor of waterside creatures and nature as an entrance to the nature in the city. .
About the exhibition overview
4F <CONNECT ~ Connecting people and the world of water ~>
This is an exhibition zone where you can enter the backyard that supports the back of the aquarium and see up close the seawater manufacturing process (*1) and the health management of the exhibited organisms. As an introduction to the exhibition, you can learn about the structure and role of the aquarium facility, and you can also learn about the love of the aquarium staff for the creatures and their passion for their work.
*1: “AOAO SAPPORO” is located in the center of Sapporo, so instead of transporting natural seawater from the sea, it uses an artificial seawater system that creates seawater artificially by constructing a plant inside the facility. doing.
■LABORATORY / Water Circulation Lab
There are two plants for producing artificial seawater, one for fish and one for penguins. With a diameter of about 1.6 meters and a height of about 2.7 meters, each plant can produce about 3,000 liters of seawater at a time. I plan to manufacture. The seawater produced here is sent to the display tanks in each zone of AOAO SAPPORO.
Exhibition plan: dissolution tank ① (for fish), dissolution tank ② (for penguins)
■LABORATORY / Aquatic Life Lab
This is an area where you can see the rearing work of the creatures behind the aquarium, such as the reserve water tank that manages the health of the creatures on display, and how the food for the creatures is cooked. By seeing the staff working at the aquarium up close, you can feel the relationship between people and animals.
Exhibition plan: Japanese crayfish, Ezotomiyo, Kita salamander, etc.
5F <SCOPE ~ Gazing into the Unseen World ~>
This is an exhibition zone that aims to observe the workings of living things. Discoveries and impressions from observing living things, such as the beautiful "Nature Aquarium" that reproduces the ecosystem, the "Library Aquarium" where you can enjoy turning pages of a book one page at a time, and the "Coworking" with a mini library on fish and the natural environment. can be obtained.
■ NATURE AQUARIUM
It is an exhibition where you can observe the workings of small creatures in their natural state in a beautiful underwater landscape with lush aquatic plants. In a dignified Japanese space surrounded by four aquascapes, you can observe the ecosystem of a “living aquarium” up close while realizing the importance of irreplaceable nature.
Exhibition production: Aqua Design Amano Co., Ltd.
LIBRARY AQUARIUM / Observation and discovery room
Focusing on the characteristics and charms of living things (e.g. flat shapes and squishy movements), this exhibition has tanks and books sorted like a library. Observation points are written in 43 tanks of various sizes, and you can gain knowledge about the creatures and their habitats while following the story of each creature's way of life, just like reading a book page by page. can do. Books related to the exhibited organisms are also lined up, so you can explore more deeply about the organisms and their ecology that piqued your interest.
Exhibition plan: Garden eel, Hekoayu, Southern mudskipper, Sea fern, Giant salamander, etc.
6F <COMMONS -Sharing the One World->
This is an exhibition zone where you can spend your time freely in the same space as penguins and other creatures. In addition to the exhibition tanks, you can enjoy the sea of digital art and the botanical garden with lush greenery in a large space where you can feel the signs of various creatures and have a good time with the menu of Panbaru. I can.
■ PENGUINS
This is an exhibit where you can closely observe the dynamic behavior of northern rockhopper penguins, which have the habit of "hopping" on both feet to move around. Spend time together with penguins living in the world's first (*2) exhibition system that uses hexagonal exhibition blocks to change the shape of the land area, transcending the boundaries between "people" and "living things." I can.
Exhibition plan: Northern Rockhopper Penguin
■ PLANKTON ROOM
This is an exhibition where you can observe plankton up close, which do not have the strength to swim and live in the water. In the 16 large and small tanks, moon jellyfish and other creatures slowly float and pulsate to a certain rhythm, creating a magical space where you can forget about everyday life and be healed.
Exhibition plan: moon jellyfish, etc.
■ BLUE ROOM
This is an exhibition that reproduces the vast ocean world with digital art. The story where you can meet realistic sea creatures is not only projected on a large screen with a width of about 20 meters, but also on a floor with a total floor area of about 120 square meters, giving you an immersive feeling as if you were in the sea. can taste
■ GREEN ROOM
This is an exhibition where fresh plants native to the tropics flourish. Although it is an aquarium, the exhibition space is more like a botanical garden, and more than 20 species of plants, including ficus trees over 2 meters tall, grow thickly, allowing you to feel the energy of life unique to the tropics. The space is covered with greenery up to the ceiling, and there are benches scattered around, so you can spend a relaxing time here.
Exhibition plan: Ficus bengalensis, Everfresh, Agave, etc.
Exhibition production: Edia Co., Ltd. ( https://eda-g.com/ )
*2: The world's first zoo/aquarium to use a penguin aquarium that can change the shape of the land (according to research by the Penguin Conference)
About eating and drinking and shop facilities
At “AOAO SAPPORO”, we will set up a bread bar “Shirokuma Bakery &” where you can enjoy bread and alcohol, and a “Museum Shop” that sells original goods. In addition to exhibiting living creatures, visitors can enjoy observing while eating and drinking, and by selling goods that allow them to take home their thoughts, discoveries, and memories in the museum, we aim to create a “base of culture, exchange, and bustle.” Offers.
■ Shirokuma Bakery &
It will open on the 6th floor of the building as a bread bar where you can enjoy bread and alcohol for the first time in Hokkaido (* 3). We have prepared croissants using Hokkaido wheat and a bar menu using local ingredients, so you can use it according to the scene from day to night. You can eat and drink on all floors of the building, and you can relax while looking at your favorite aquarium.
■ Museum shop
Located at the entrance on the 4th floor. In addition to selling original goods, we will develop different goods depending on the time in conjunction with the exhibitions and events in the museum. You can enjoy the shop, which has museum elements, even before you enter the museum, and after you leave the museum, you can take your experience back home as a memory.
*3: This is the first Panbaru store that offers bread and bar menus as the main menu in Hokkaido (April 2023, according to the Opening Preparation Office).
*Exhibition plans are subject to change.
*All images are images.
About business overview
Opening date: Thursday, July 20, 2023
Business hours: 10:00-22:00 (Last admission 21:00) *Subject to change depending on the season.
Closed: Open all year round *There may be temporary closures due to facility maintenance, etc.
price:
*Price includes tax. *Admission fees are subject to change. *Admission fees vary depending on the season.
* We are currently considering the fee for those who come in a group and those who have a notebook.
Location: Moyuk SAPPORO 4th to 6th floors, 3-20 Minami 2-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
Access: 3-minute walk from Odori Station on the Sapporo Municipal Subway Namboku Line, Tozai Line, and Toho Line, 1-minute walk from Tanukikoji Station on the Sapporo City Tram
About AOAO SAPPORO / Facility Overview
1.Logo
"AOAO SAPPORO" is a name derived from the word "green" that expresses how life flourishes and flourishes. Although it is located in a building in the city of Sapporo, it is a place where you can meet the rich life of sea and water creatures. I condensed my desire to create a simple word. The logo expresses our desire to be a place where visitors can carefully convey the mysteries of the life of living creatures one by one, and by observing them, they will be able to draw out their curiosity and sense of awe about the world of the sea and water. expressed through
2. Hall map
Each zone is not only divided according to the contents of the exhibition, but also seamlessly connected by the production of sound, light, scent, etc., realizing a three-dimensional spatial experience. “AOAO SAPPORO” stimulates the five senses and creates a comfortable immersive experience, and you can experience the comfort of being in the sea or deep in the forest, which is hard to believe you are in a city building. .
About the Director and Assistant Director
Along with the announcement of the exhibition outline, we will announce the director and assistant director of "AOAO SAPPORO".
Director: Masao Yamauchi
After working at financial institutions and planning companies, he has been active in Japan and overseas, mainly in the planning, development, and management of aquariums and museums. Moved to Sapporo in 2023.
<Representative performance>
In 2010, he became the head of the opening preparations office for the Sumida Aquarium.
The museum opened in May 2012. After that, he became the director of "Sumida Aquarium".
2020 "Romance Car Museum" Opening Preparation Office Manager.
The building will open in April 2021.
May 2021 Head of opening preparation office for "(provisional name) Sapporo Odori Aquarium".
In April 2023, he became the director of "AOAO SAPPORO".
Comment: I am Yamauchi, the director of the museum. With the cooperation of many people, we decided to open an aquarium in the center of Sapporo. We believe that aquariums, whose exhibition themes are water and nature, have great potential as facilities that can be enjoyed by everyone from children to the elderly. We will create a place in Sapporo that will impress people from all over the world. Everyone in Hokkaido, thank you for your support.
Assistant Director: Yukio Kusuda
Joined Nagasaki Aquarium in 1972. Mainly in charge of raising penguins.
After the museum closed in 1998, he moved to the Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium in 2001.
In 2010, he became director of the museum and retired in March 2021.
In June of the same year, he participated in the preparation room for the opening of the Sapporo Odori Aquarium (provisional name) and assumed the position of Assistant Director of AOAO SAPPORO.
Representative of the Penguin Conference (PCJ) and member of the Japan Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).
Comment: My name is Kusuda, and I have been appointed Assistant Director. The northern rockhopper penguin exhibit is the world's first variable system that uses blocks to construct a land area.
Please enjoy the lush aquarium full of charm of creatures.
Overall overview
moyuk sapporo / facility overview
Opening date: Thursday, July 20, 2023
Location: 3-20, South 2-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido
Architectural overview:
(Total floor area) Approx. 43,610㎡
(Scale) 2 basement floors, 28 floors above ground
(Use) 2nd floor to 7th basement commercial, business, public bicycle parking lot
9th to 28th floor apartment
(Lions Tower Sapporo, 133 units)
* Official website https://sapporos2w3.com/