Urban aquarium “AOAO SAPPORO” introduces seven new species of “lizards”! The aquarium for summer vacation will feature red and green “lizards and caterpillars”

~The 6th floor "GREEN ROOM" has a new exhibition! Red and green goods and desserts are now available! ~

We are pleased to announce that AOAO SAPPORO, an urban aquarium in Tanukikoji, Sapporo (located in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido; Director: Masao Yamauchi), will be holding two special exhibitions of creatures themed around red and green starting Thursday, August 1, 2024.

The two special exhibitions are "Reptiles and the Wonders of Life," which will feature seven new species of "lizards," and "Eric Carle and the Wonders of Life," which will feature a collection of land and sea creatures drawn by Eric Carle. Prior to the opening, AOAO SAPPORO held a public unveiling event for customers during business hours.

In addition to unveiling for the first time the seven new display tanks installed in the "GREEN ROOM" on the 6th floor, the zoo also showed the delivery of a Guyana caiman lizard, a large reptile with a red face and green body, measuring approximately 60cm in length, as well as showcasing for the first time six species of lizard that will be on display.

Local children were also given the opportunity to try out the "Let's Play with the Very Hungry Caterpillar Collage!" experiential program, which used the work of Eric Carle, characterized by its "red face and green body," and sampled drinks such as the "Red and Green Very Hungry Lizard Sherbet," which was based on the theme of "red and green."

Two special exhibitions on living things with a red and green theme

Special Exhibition 1: "Eric Carle and the Wonders of Life"

Special website: https://aoao-sapporo.blue/harapeko/

Event period: Thursday, August 1, 2024 to Thursday, October 31, 2024

Location: 6F "GREEN ROOM", 5F "CO-WORKING"

Special Exhibition 2: "The Wonders of Reptiles and Life"

Special website: https://aoao-sapporo.blue/all/11488/

Event period: Thursday, August 1, 2024 to Thursday, October 31, 2024

Location: 6F "GREEN ROOM"

About the new exhibits

Theme: Red-faced lizard

Species name: Guyana caiman lizard

Scientific name: Dracaena guianensis

English name: Northern caiman lizard

Theme: Snake-like lizard

Species name: European legless lizard

Scientific name: Pseudopus apodus

English name: Sheltopusik

Theme: Blue tongue lizard

Species name: Spotted blue-tongued skink

Scientific name: Tiliqua nigroutea

English name: Blotched blue-tongued lizard

Theme: Rugged lizard

Species name: Tropical armoured lizard

Scientific name: Cordylus tropidosternum

English name: East African spiny-tailed lizard

Theme: A lizard that's good at grasping

Species name: Horned gecko

Scientific name: Rhacodactylus auriculatus

English name: Gargoyle gecko

Theme: Beautiful lizards

Species name: Ghost gecko

Scientific name: Eublepharis angramainyu

English name: Iranian fat-tailed gecko

Theme: Not a lizard ''Lizard''?

Species name: French fire salamander

Scientific name: Salamandra salamandra

English name: Fire salamander

About merchandise

AOAO SAPPORO will be selling original embroidered patches of lizard species that will be on display at the "Wonders of Reptiles and Life" exhibition.

Product name: Lizard badges

Sales price: 1,000 to 1,200 yen each (tax included)

Sales location: 4F "Museum Marche"

Food and Drink

This kiwi and blood orange sorbet is inspired by the red faces and green bodies that the Guyanese caiman lizard and The Very Hungry Caterpillar have in common.

Product name: Red and green hungry lizard sherbet

~Kiwi and blood orange sorbet~

Sales period: Thursday, August 1, 2024 to Monday, September 30, 2024

Sales location: 6F "Shirokuma Bakery &"

Sales price: 380 yen (tax included)

AOAO SAPPORO/Facility Overview

Opening date: Thursday, July 20, 2023

Address: 20 Minami 2-jo Nishi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

moyuk SAPPORO 4th to 6th floors

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

Business hours: 10:00-22:00 (last entry 21:00) *May change depending on the season

Closing days: Open all year round *May be closed temporarily for facility maintenance, etc.

*Official website: https://aoao-sapporo.blue

*Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aoao_sapporo

*Official X: https://x.com/aoao_sapporo

*Official YouTube: https://youtube.com/@AOAO_SAPPORO