Thank you very much for your cooperation in the operation of Ocean Expo Park and Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium.
Zinta, a whale shark bred at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, will celebrate its 30th year in captivity on March 11 (Tuesday) this year. We are pleased to announce that we are planning to hold an exhibition and various events related to the care of Zinta up to now.
Panel exhibition on the history of "Zinta
| Contents | The results and history of research and studies conducted through the breeding of "Zinta." Video and panels will be presented. |
| Period | Saturday, March 1 - Monday, March 31 |
| Location | Aquarium 1st floor, Whale and Manta Corner |
| Charge | Entrance fee only |
Special Commentary Commemorating 30 Years of Zinta Breeding
| Contents | The history of "Zinta" captivity and the museum's research and studies on whale sharks, A special commentary will be given by a commentator using a screen in the "Kuroshio Sea" large aquarium. |
| Period | Saturday, March 1 - Monday, March 31 |
| Hours. | 11:45-12:00 |
| Location | In front of the aquarium's large "Kuroshio Sea" tank on the 1st floor |
| Charge | Entrance fee only |
Zinta Coloring exhibit
| Contents | As part of the "Traveling Zinta Project*1," children from hospitals and special-needs schools across Japan have cooperated to create coloring pictures of the whale shark "Zinta. Please take a look at the works full of individuality. |
| Period | Saturday, March 1 - Sunday, March 30 |
| Location | In front of the "Coral Sea" tank on the 3rd floor of the aquarium |
| Charge | Entrance fee only |
*1 What is the "Traveling Zinta Project"?
A project commemorating 30 years of "Zinta" breeding, which has been underway since last April, life-size Zinta tapestries have been traveling in a relay format for a year around 13 hospitals and special-needs schools across Japan that participated in the "Remote Lecture" educational dissemination program.
On Wednesday, March 5, from 2:40 p.m. to 3:10 p.m., the "Zinta Coloring" exhibit and the feeding of zinta cakes made from krill to zinta will be broadcast live online to children at hospitals and special needs schools nationwide who have provided "zinta coloring" materials.
Digital Stamp Rally
| Contents | A digital stamp rally will be held using the official app. The clue to the spot is "whale sharks! Customers who collect all of them will receive original goods as a present! |
| Period | Saturday, March 22 - Sunday, March 30 Prize exchange hours / 10:00-18:00 |
| prize exchange | Event Hall, Aquarium 4th floor |
| Charge | Entrance fee only |
1) Access the "Stamp Rally" icon on the [Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium] screen of the Ocean Expo Park x Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium application.
(2) Open the "Sheet" screen and read the QR code posted with the camera symbol in the lower left corner.
If you have not yet installed the Churaumi App, please do so before participating.
Zinta Giant Origami Class
| Contents | The finished product is about 50 cm! Why don't you make a whale shark "Zinta" with giant origami? |
| Period | Saturdays and Sundays from March 22 (Sat.) to March 30 (Sun.) from 14:00 |
| Location | Event Hall, Aquarium 4th floor |
| capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, airplane, etc.) | 5 groups each day (first-come-first-served basis / approx. 30 min.) |
| Charge | free |
