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|location = [[Higashi-ku, Fukuoka]], [[Japan]]
|date_opened = April 18, 1989
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|num_species = 350
|num_animals = 20,000
|largest_tank_vol = {{Convert| 2000000 |l|gal|-3}}<ref name=info>Marine World Uminonakamichi: ''[http://www.marine-world.co.jp/english/ English] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319173855/http://www.marine-world.co.jp/english/ |date=2016-03-19 }}.'' Retrieved 11 February 2015.</ref>
|total_tank_vol = {{Convert| 6422000 |l|gal|-3}} <ref>{{cite book|author=宮沢浩|title=
イラストで読む建築 日本の水族館５３次|publisher=青幻舎}}</ref>
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{{nihongo|'''Marine World Uminonakamichi'''|マリンワールド海の中道|Marin-wārudō-
== History ==
Marine mammals at the aquarium include [[Sea otter|sea otters]], [[Sea lion|sea lions]], and [[Spotted seal|spotted seals]].▼
[[File:Megamouth shark japan.jpg|left|thumb|[[Megamouth shark]] specimen preserved at Marine World Uminonakamichi]]
It opened in April 1989 and was renovated and expanded in April 1995.<ref name="nakamura">{{Cite journal |author =中村雅之|title =マリンワールド海の中道|date =2014|publisher =日本水産学会|journal =日本水産学会誌|volume =80|issue =3|doi=10.2331/suisan.80.392|pages =392|ref = |doi-access =free}}</ref> Since 2000, it has been open at night mainly during the summer vacation. A formalin specimen of a megamouth (female) that was washed ashore in Hakata Bay in 1994 is on display.<ref name="nakamura"/>
Water park is located on the site of Uminonakamichi Seaside Park located in [[Sandbar]] called "Uminonakamichi". Surrounded by the sea and parks, it is in an environment rich in nature, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, although it is in Fukuoka city. The building with a seashell motif has a semi-circular design, which is a characteristic appearance of a tent-shaped roof fixed with wires. The mascot character is "Mega Tot" with the motif of Megamouth. The character design is "Norio Hikone" designed by Uncle Carl.<ref name="qsr" />
The entire building was closed from October 3, 2016 and reopened on April 12, 2017 in order to carry out a major renovation to replace 90% of the aquarium.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2016-07-30|url=http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nlp/animal_news/article/262615|title=【福岡】マリンワールド 初の大改装 九州主題、水槽9割交換 10月休館 来年4月再開|newspaper=西日本新聞|publisher=西日本新聞社 |accessdate=2016-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-02-21|url=http://www.nishitetsu.co.jp/release/2017/16_121.pdf|title=マリンワールド海の中道 グランドオープンについて|publisher=西日本鉄道}}</ref> The new exhibition theme is "Kyushu Sea".<ref>[https://mainichi.jp/articles/20170408/ddg/041/040/002000c 九州の海再現、内覧会 福岡] 毎日新聞|accessdate=2021-6-4</ref>
== Exhibits ==
[[File:Grampus griseus by OpenCage.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Risso's Dolphin Show]]
The aquarium focuses on the aquatic life of [[Tsushima Strait|Tsushima]]'s warm current and is made up of a total of 70 tanks. The three largest contain {{convert|2,000|m3|gal|abbr=on}}, {{convert|1,400|m3|gal|abbr=on}} and {{convert|720|m3|gal|abbr=on}} respectively. The largest is used for [[dolphin]] and [[sea lion]] shows, the middle contains more than 120 [[shark]]s of 20 species, while the last is for dolphins.<ref name=info/>you can see 20,000 fish of 350 types from tropical to temperate and boreal zones as they are. In addition to fish, dolphins, harbor seals, sea otters, and sea turtles are on display in the museum. The highlights are the [[dolphin]] and [[sea lion]] show and the large panoramic tanks where giant [[sand tiger shark]]s swim.
The large panoramic water tank "Kyushu pelagic" that runs from the 1st floor to the 2nd floor of the building is a water tank of {{convert|24|m|ft|abbr=on}} x {{convert|10|m|ft|abbr=on}} , depth of {{convert|7|m|ft|abbr=on}} , and water volume of {{convert|1,400|m3|gal|abbr=on}}. The acrylic panel that makes up the aquarium is about 30 cm thick. More than 20,000 fish of 80 species migrate in this tank. In the panoramic aquarium, you can watch live images taken by divers with an underwater camera, and listen to conversations and commentary with divers with microphones.<ref name="naka"/>
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There are [[Bottlenose dolphins]], [[Pacific white-sided dolphin]]s, [[Risso's dolphin|Risso's dolphins]], and [[Short-finned pilot whales]] in the pool where the dolphin and sea lion shows are held. Located on the 2nd and 3rd floors, there are bleachers in front of the pool.
Three pools on both sides and the back of the show pool are arranged so as to surround the show pool. Marine World has a restaurant in front of the show pool on the 1st floor.<ref name="naka"/>
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of its opening, it was completed in April 2009 in the area adjacent to the existing dolphin pool, and on the 18th of the same month, which marks the 20th anniversary, "Kaiju Island" was opened.
It is a facility for breeding and exhibiting marine mammals, and has two large and small tanks where [[California sea lions]] and [[Spotted seal]]s live. It is a two-story building where you can also observe. A columnar aquarium (1.5m in diameter and 2.8m in height) is also installed, and an action exhibition using the habit of seals that rise vertically to the surface of the water for breathing is held.<ref name="naka"/>
==Facilities==
[[File:Uminaka Cube.jpg|thumb|250px|Facility "Kaiju Island" created to commemorate the 20th anniversary.]]
*Marine Theater (Show Pool)▼
*Kaiju Island
*Marine Science Lab (3F)
*Near sea Kyushu(3F)
*Aso forest(3F)
▲*Marine Theater (Show Pool)(3F ~ 2F)
*Atrium water tank (3F ~ 2F)
*Fantasy slope (3F ~ 2F)
*Marine Hall (2F)
*Tanken Beach (2F)
*Sea otter pool (2F)
*Panorama large tank "Kyushu pelagic"(1F ~ 2F)
*Finless porpoise pool (1F)
*Penguins pool (1F)
*Sea turtle aquarium (1F)
*Lawn Square (1F)
There are various types such as aquariums that change with the seasons.<ref name="naka">{{Cite web|url=https://marine-world.jp/facility-info/maps/|title=Area guide|publisher=Marine World Uminonakamichi}}</ref>
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* [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism]](Business entity)
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==External links==
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