vol.80:It’s kind a soap opera!? The Relationship Diagram of Penguins in Kyoto Aquarium

Do you happen to know a diagram of penguins in Kyoto Aquarium?
It became a big topic trend on twitter in Japan and shared more than 260,000.

Kyoto Aquarium and Sumida Aquarium (Tokyo) summarized the complex relationship among penguins and posted the relationship diagrams on SNS last year.

These relationship diagrams shows the relationships of penguins like the changes in love, marital relationship, families, and bond between caretakers and them.

When it was displayed at the aquarium and posted on SNS in 2018, people commented “Soooo complicated as soap opera!”, “More complex than Shakespeare’s”, “I can see it forever.”, “Awesoem!”.

They updated the relationship diagram drastically this year.
They displayed at both Kyoto Aquarium and Sumida Aquarium from October 12, 2019.
Why don’t you check it?


Via Kyoto Aquarium HP

Life is full of ups and downs, cuz we’re animals.


Penguins are one of the most popular animals in aquarium.
Though they are adorable, they have a variety of relationship more than we expected.
There are a lot of stories so we’ll tell you about some of them.

・Njo (Male) / Kuruma (Male)
They are ex slash couple and became a rival in love.
In fact, Nijo is a real father of Kuruma.
They are family and couple and a rival in love.

・Kamanza(Male) / Saya(Female)
Age doesn’t matter for these couples.
Mick Jagger and Melanie Hamrick are 44 years apart, while Kamanza and his wife Saya are separated by 68 years in human years.
As you know, they’re relevant.

The relationship diagram is written in Japanese, but you can enjoy see it.
These are icons show their relationship.


Parents/Couple 

Break Up 

Cheat or Closer than friends  

Friend 

Ex Friend or Hate

Let’s come and check to watch their real life at Kyoto Aquarium.

Information

Address:
In the Umekōji park;35-1, Kankiji chō, Shimogyō ku, Kyoto
Access:
15-minute walk from Kyoto Station on the JR line
7-minute walk from Umekōji Kyoto Nishi Station on the JR San-in Honsen line
3-minute walk from “Kyoto Suizokukan(Aquarium)” bus stop on the Kyoto Bus #103, 104,205 at Kyoto Station
Time:
10:00~18:00
*Open hour is 10:00~20:00 on December 21st and 22nd.
*Last entrance is an hour before the closure.
Close Day:
None *Depends on whether and mentenance
Admission Fee:
2,050 yen (Adult), 1,550 yen ( University and High school student ), 1,000 yen ( 6-15year old), 600 yen(older than 3-year old)
HP:
Kyoto Aquarium

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