Okinawa Aquarium is almost the only reason
why people come to Okinawa. Honestly, having been to Georgia Aquarium in
Atlanta, I am not exactly overly impressed by it. Don’t get me wrong, it’s
great, but it’s rather similar with the one in Atlanta which claims to have a
water tank bigger than the one in Okinawa.
I did a quick wiki search of Okinawa
aquarium and found this amusing trend. As I searched Okinawa Aquarium, the
description said it being the world’s third largest tank, surpassed by Georgia
Aquarium. Then when I visited the wiki page of Georgia Aquarium, it said its
tank size is surprised by yet another larger and newer tank in Singapore. Then
when I visited the wiki page for Singapore’s aquarium, it is mentioned that its
tank size is surpassed by yet a larger one in China! I guess size does matter!
However it is always entertaining to see
oceanic creatures gracefully fly over like birds in the sky, as well as the
reactions of the children as they say “Konijiwa” when the whale shark swims by.
It is however very sad to realize that no matter how big of a tank we build to
house these creatures, it’s never enough, especially when their real home is
just a wall away. Humans get satisfaction by boasting about what a marvel it is
to build such large water tanks. Since I visited the Georgia Aquarium, I’ve
always thought what if we put ourselves in a box and get dropped into the bottom
of the ocean floor instead for the sea creatures’ amusement?
Lastly, a lesson on Sashimo Don as the last
show before exiting the aquarium????
