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■ About Marine Park
System and Concept of Marine Park in Japan.
■ Park Map
Map of KMP, Guide of Facilities.
■ Information
Service Hours, Ticket Prices, Access/Directions.
■ Main Creatures
Popular Marine Creatures of KMP
■ Download
Download of KMP Character's Wallpapers.
■ History and Outline
History and Outline of Kushimoto Marine Park Center, Inc.
■ Journal
Periodical ”Marine Pavilion"
■ Links
Sites related to Japanese Aquariums, and Sites for Sightseeing of Wakayama.

The northern-most tropical sea in the world, Kushimoto Marine Park
      Marine Parks in Japan
Japan is the country surrounded with the seas together with a lot of natural marine resources. But recently, the seas are being damaged by human activities. MARINE PARKS are natural parks same as the terrestrial National Parks and Quasinational Parks. Japanese Marine Parks were established in 1970, for conservation of beautiful underwater scapes and that of marine organism living there, and for appropriate utilization of shallow water areas. Various sizes of the marine parks have been settled at about 60 different places around Japan, having the aim at contributing to enviromental conservation, education, and sightseeing.
      Kushimoto Marine Park
KUSHIMOTO MARINE PARK is the first established marine park in Japan. The park located along Sabiura Coast in Kushimoto, where is the southern-most point of Honshu, Mainland of Japan. The sea was designated as the marine park in July, 1970, associated with the Yoshino-Kumano National Park. Kuroshio Current washes the coast, so sea water is clear and stands at a high temperature all the year. In the under sea, a lot of reef corals and colorful tropical fishes make a beautiful underseascapes. Many coral reef organisms are living among the coral communities, and they make the northern-most coral reef ecosystem in the world.
      Kushimoto Marine Park Center
The beautiful underwater scapes in Kushimoto Marine Park are not easely observable by every persons without any facilities. Kushimoto Marine Park Center was established for visitors easy to be in close contact with underwater nature. Kushimoto Marine Park Center has the Undersea Tower, the Aquarium, and the Undersea Sightseeing Boat "Stella Maris", as facilities for visitors. Furthermore, Kushimoto Diving Park is provided for skin and SCUBA Divers.
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