The aquarium is great, but when I was there I found the penguin exhibit a bit sad: it's completely indoors, the penguins will never see the sun or sky...
The general state of animal welfare in Japan leaves a lot to be desired.
Sumida Aquarium Posts 2026 Penguin Relationship Chart, with Drama and Breakups
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#12I would absolutely watch The Real Penguinwives of Sumida , and I bet a lot of other people would too!
Sit at Boulder’s Beach near Cape Town for a few hours. Or setup a livestream.
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#13The aquarium is great, but when I was there I found the penguin exhibit a bit sad: it's completely indoors, the penguins will never see the sun or sky...
they also never experience violent death by orcas, foxes, sea lions or leopard seals
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#14The aquarium is great, but when I was there I found the penguin exhibit a bit sad: it's completely indoors, the penguins will never see the sun or sky...
How would a penguin take Japan's outdoor climate?
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#15The aquarium is great, but when I was there I found the penguin exhibit a bit sad: it's completely indoors, the penguins will never see the sun or sky...
Aw, that is pretty sad
The Calgary Zoo has a mixed indoor/outdoor habitat for the penguins. During the winter the King Penguins are outside, and they even organize a daily walk for them where they get to leave their enclosure entirely
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#16I love the Sumida aquarium, but not so much for the penguins (to be honest the general state of animal care in Japan often leaves to be desired) - rather for the giant tanks at the very beginning [1], which were the last design work of Takashi Amano [2] and his company ADA (Aqua Design Amano) [3]. Amano made his money through professional cycling - but he funneled the profits towards another passion of his, aquariums…
Wow thanks for sharing, I never knew the backstory on the beautiful ADA tank style I love.
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#17I tried to decipher the naming themes: Festivals: - Tsuzumi = drum used in festivals - Taiko = drum used in festivals - Happi = clothes worn in festivals - Wasshoi = shout used in festivals - Hanabi = fireworks - Matsuri = festival - Chouchin = latern used in festivals - Bonbori = type of light used in hina festival Food: - Monaka = bean paste filled snack - Ichigo = strawberry - Basil = culinary plant - Momoha = may…
Pine (パイン) is likely a contraction of pineapple (パイナップル), as the Japanese word for pine is matsu (松=まつ) and I don't think many Japanese are familiar with the English word for it.
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#18Goodbye Zachary's Karate Club, hello Sumida Penguin Romance Chart!
I was just thinking the exact same thing!
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#19Jeez… What’s a perso…er… penguin gotta do to have some privacy these days?