KYOTO AQUARIUM; New Jellyfish Area with the most jellyfish in West Japan* having approximately 20 species and 5,000 jellyfish
“Kurage Wonder” to Open on April 29, 2020
Watch approximately 1,500 Moon jellyfish swimming in the GURURI 360-degree panoramic tank

TOKYO, Japan - February 20, 2020 - ORIX Real Estate Corporation (“ORIX Real Estate”) announced that KYOTO AQUARIUM, a company-run aquarium that is currently undergoing large-scale renovations, will re-open on April 29, 2020.

The renovations will see the creation of a new jellyfish area measuring approximately 40 meters in length and covering approximately 350 square meters. Named “Kurage Wonder” (“the wonders of Jellyfish”), it will house the most jellyfish of any aquarium in West Japan with approximately 5,000 jellyfish from across approximately 20 different species on display, including Japanese sea nettles and Pacific sea nettles. Approximately 10 tanks will show the stages of development of Moon jellyfish as they grow, while the GURURI 360-degree panoramic dome tank, measuring some 6.5 meters in diameter, will contain 1,500 Moon jellyfish. Entering through an arch-shaped entrance, the tank provides an immersive, 360-degree experience of Moon jellyfish.

A new Kyoto Jellyfish Research Division will also be established, where visitors will be able to see at close quarters what sort of jellyfish breeding and research activities the aquarium keepers carry out on a daily basis. The division laboratory will provide opportunities for visitors to enjoy previously hidden “backstage” activities—which cannot normally be observed in detail—while conversing with aquarium keepers. Hands-on experiential activities are also planned.

KYOTO AQUARIUM has been engaged in the research and study of jellyfish since its establishment, and has also implemented “mobile aquarium” initiatives that enable kindergarten students in Kyoto City to learn about jellyfish ecology while at their kindergartens as well as at other locations. Following the large-scale renovations, KYOTO AQUARIUM intends to promote the attractions of jellyfish and their unusual ecologies through a variety of exhibition methods, and create opportunities for as many people to learn about these creatures as possible.

* Source: ORIX Real Estate, based on exhibition figures disclosed by members of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums in the Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa areas.

Overview of the new exhibition area “Kurage Wonder”

3. 5,000 jellyfish from across approximately 20 different species—the largest jellyfish display of its kind in West Japan
Jellyfish that float in the water, jellyfish that live on the seafloor, poisonous jellyfish—5,000 jellyfish from across approximately 20 different species with distinctive shapes and colors will be displayed in tanks designed to suit their ecologies.

List of species scheduled for display:
Chrysaora pacifica, Sandaria malayensis, Cladonema pacificum, Proboscidactyla flavicirrata, Leuckartiara sp., Aequorea coerulescens, Gonionemus vertens, Bolinopsis Mikado, Tima formosa, Aurelia limbate, Cyanea capillata, Eirene lacteoides, Scolionema suvaense, Cassiopea sp., Phacellophora camtschatica, Sarsia tubulosa, Eutonina indicans, Mastigias papua, Chrysaora fuscescens, Aurelia aurita
* Species on display are subject to change

Facility Overview

Name of Facility	KYOTO AQUARIUM
Operating Company	ORIX Real Estate Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Toyonori Takahashi)
Contracted Operator	ORIX Aquarium Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Takaaki Nitanai)
Director	Katsuhiko Matsumoto
Date of Opening	March 14, 2012 (Wednesday)
Location	35-1, Kankijicho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City (inside Umekoji Park)
Official Site	https://www.kyoto-aquarium.com/en/
Admission Fees (tax included)	Adults　\2,050 University and high school students　\1,550 Junior high school and elementary school students　\1,000 Children (age 3 and over)　\600 * The fee will be revised from April 29, 2020.
Access	About 15 minutes’ walk to the west from Kyoto Station’s Central Exit About 7 minutes’ walk from Umekoji-Kyotonishi Station on the JR San-in Main Line

Contact Information:
ORIX Corporation
Corporate Planning Department
Tel: +81-3-3435-3121

About ORIX:
ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) is a financial services group which provides innovative products and services to its customers by constantly pursuing new businesses.
Established in 1964, from its start in the leasing business, ORIX has advanced into neighboring fields and at present has expanded into lending, investment, life insurance, banking, asset management, automobile related, real estate and environment and energy related businesses. Since entering Hong Kong in 1971, ORIX has spread its businesses globally by establishing locations in 37 countries and regions across the world.
Going forward, ORIX intends to utilize its strengths and expertise, which generate new value, to establish an independent ORIX business model that continues to evolve perpetually. In this way, ORIX will engage in business activities that instill vitality in its companies and workforce, and thereby contribute to society. For more details, please visit our website: https://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/
(As of March 31, 2019)

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