1,000 goldfish take center stage at aquarium exhibit

August 17, 2012

THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

If you're fishing around for something to do this summer, the Art Aquarium Exhibition 2012 being held at Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, offers an eye-catching exhibition of living art.

The exhibition, designed to showcase the beauty of Edo Period (1603-1867) culture, features tanks of vividly colored goldfish alongside more traditional light and video displays. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a brilliantly lit fishbowl, about 1.5 meters on each side, where 1,000 goldfish float against the backdrop of a darkened exhibition hall.

The exhibition opened Aug. 17 and runs until Sept. 24. Admission is 1,000 yen ($13) for adults, 600 yen for those in junior high school and younger. Children aged 3 and younger enter free.

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Visitors admire hundreds of goldfish swimming in a large fishbowl at Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward. (Mari Endo)

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