AQUATIC ANIMAL APPRECIATION FACILITY

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a facility capable of sufficiently appreciating aquatic animals in a good environment. SOLUTION: A transparent appreciation window 6 is provided to at least part of the bottom of a large-scaled water tank 1, and an appreciation room 7 for appreciating the aquatic animals in the water tank is provided downward of the water tank in a state to look up the aquatic animals in the water tank through the appreciation window. A reclinable sheet for looking up the aquatic animals in the water tank by an appreciator taking up a lying posture is provided to the appreciation room. Alternatively, a ride 10 is so provided that the ride is moved so as to pass through the appreciation room by having the appreciator get on the ride, and the reclinable sheet 11 is provided to the ride. The ride having such a constitution that it passes through the appreciation room by circularly driving so as to describe an endless track, alternatively the ride having such a constitution that it can be floated on a channel flowing by passing through the appreciation room to move it by a current to pass through the appreciation room is favorable. The upper part of the water tank is opened to an outdoor side to enable the water tank to have the lighting of daylight. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO