A Visit to the zoos and aquariums in Japan III

In 2014 the authors participated at the opening ceremony of the new Kamo Aquarium in Tsuruoka and visited later some zoos and aquariums in the South of Japan as well the Toyama Family Park Zoo and the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. They describe the different institutions and mention their special topics. Surprising in the zoos is the large collection of Japanese endemic wild animal species and of rare livestock breeds which are endemic for the different smaller islands of Japan. The aquariums are highly specialized on the husbandry of systematic groups or underwater fauna areas.