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SUMIDA AQUARIUM Official Name and Logo Now Determined
- Urban Aquarium to Open in TOKYO SKY TREE TOWN® -

Nov 24, 2011

TOKYO, Japan – November 24, 2011 – ORIX Real Estate Corporation (hereinafter, ORIX Real Estate), a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation, today announced that it has determined the official name and logo of an urban aquarium currently under development and scheduled to be opened in the West Zone of TOKYO SKY TREE TOWN. The aquarium will be officially named the “SUMIDA AQUARIUM.” TOBU RAILWAY CO., LTD. (hereinafter, “TOBU RAILWAY”) has been building TOKYO SKY TREE TOWN in the Narihirabashi/Oshiage area of Sumida Ward, Tokyo, with the opening of the facility scheduled for May 22, 2012.

ORIX Real Estate adopted the simple and straightforward “SUMIDA AQUARIUM” as the name for the aquarium, combining “Sumida,” the name of the surrounding region, with “aquarium.” The name reflects ORIX Real Estate’s ambitions to enhance the daily lives of local inhabitants with a neighborhood aquarium by developing a facility that has strong ties with the local community, which has a culture steeped in water affairs and fisheries centered on the Sumida River.

In conjunction with the determination of the official name, ORIX Real Estate has also determined the aquarium’s logo. It features a simple design: a fish motif drawn in clean lines. The design has a somewhat nostalgic yet progressive feel, expressing the urban aquarium’s close affinity with the traditional Japanese aesthetic that the Tokyo Sky Tree® will exhibit to the world. The fish of the logo can be seen as overlaying each other, while at the same time dispersing in different directions. This symbolizes how the SUMIDA AQUARIUM will serve as a space for dissemination and expansion of new values.

The SUMIDA AQUARIUM facility aims to provide a place where visitors can relax and find a new source of strength by drawing inspiration and making new discoveries through exhibitions and activities that allow them to experience the “beauty of aquatic environments” and the “dynamism of life.” It also aims to stimulate visitors’ curiosity and appetite for knowledge by giving them a chance to learn about the relationship between living organisms and the environment. Utilizing its inherent potential to provide both entertainment and education, the SUMIDA AQUARIUM will conduct exhibitions and activities that explore new possibilities for both of these elements while providing new forms of value.

Outline of SUMIDA AQUARIUM Facility
Facility name SUMIDA AQUARIUM
Planned opening date May 22, 2012
Address 1-1-2, Oshiage, Sumida Ward, Tokyo
Access Tokyo Sky Tree Station (currently Narihirabashi Station) on the Tobu Isezaki Line
Oshiage Station on the Tobu Isezaki Line, Keisei Oshiage Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
Location 5-6th floors, West Zone of TOKYO SKY TREE TOWN®
Total floor space 7,140 m2
Total water volume Approx. 700 tons
Facility design Taisei Corporation
Facility construction Consortium of Taisei Corporation and Tobu Yachida Construction

Image of entrance lobby

Images provided by ENOSHIMA AQUARIUM

TOKYO SKY TREE TOWN® Facility Overview
Site area approx. 36,900 m2
Floor space approx. 230,000 m2
Size of building 31 floors above-ground, 3 floors below ground
Primary uses digital broadcasting tower, exhibition space (observatories), commercial facilities, aquarium, dome theater, school and offices, district air conditioning/heating facilities and parking lot


TOKYO SKY TREE TOWN zoning chart         ©TOKYO-SKYTREETOWN


Bird’s eye view of TOKYO SKY TREE TOWN          ©TOKYO-SKYTREETOWN

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About ORIX
ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) is an integrated financial services group based in Tokyo, Japan, providing innovative value-added products and services to both corporate and retail customers. With operations in 27 countries and regions worldwide, ORIX’s activities include corporate financial services, such as leases and loans, as well as automobile operations, rental operations, real estate, life insurance, banking and loan servicing. For more details, please visit our website at:  http://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/

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