Get Ready To Chill Out At Japan's Ice Aquarium

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Visitors and residents trying to escape the sweltering summer heat of Kesennuma, Japan, now have a perfect place to visit - The Kori no Suizkukan or Ice Aquarium, where the temperature is maintained at a bone-chilling -20 degrees Celsius.

Located inside the Uminoichi seafood market, the aquarium packs about 450 species of marine life that include all kinds of fish, mini octopuses and even crabs, all neatly arranged inside large columns of ice.

While the life-like fish seem to be swimming, they are all flash frozen, allowing visitors to gaze at them for as long as they want, without the marine life flitting away - that is, if they can handle the cold for that long. For despite being provided with special parkas to keep warm, most visitors are freezing within minutes, after they get there. To make people feel like they are underwater, the aquarium is lit up with pale blue lighting.

In keeping with the ice theme, a local refrigeration company, sells 'ice art' souvenirs, that range from bottles of sake to action figures, and even bouquets of flowers, all wrapped up in containers of ice!

And, if seeing all these fish makes them hungry for some sushi, there is an excellent Sashimi restaurant located right next to the aquarium - Bon Appetit!

sources:inventorsspot.com, news.cnet.com, treehugger.com

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  • :D-smileover 14 years
    is everything frozen????????
    • wow!! over 14 years
      since they are frozen those fish will live for a long time since they wont age
      • Cover 14 years
        HelloKittyAngel: they're dead already!
        • ashleyover 14 years
          lol omg so cool
          • Mimiover 14 years
            dat's awsome
            • chaseover 14 years
              thats cool
              • HelloKittyAngelover 14 years
                Instead of dying from the cold they can have happy peacefull lives in the freash water- or sait water. BE COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE.
                • HelloKittyAngelover 14 years
                  This is wrong. Keeping animals trapped in small spaces. If you peoplpe had hearts, you would try to steal the animals and let them free. The marinie life will apprciate it.
                  • cidneyover 14 years
                    my most favourite is the swimming section just like kevin
                    • ramonaover 14 years
                      i like everything!!!!!!!!!