Published 12:19 IST, October 30th 2020
Japan’s Sumida Aquarium organises ‘Jellyfish Halloween’ for visitors amid COVID-19
Japan's aquarium designed its eight jellyfish aquariums, embedded in the wall, with creative Halloween themed background panels that depicted spooky patterns.
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In order to avoid crowding due to the COVID-19 pandemic ahead of Halloween, Japan’s Sumida Aquarium, underneath Tokyo Skytree, Oshiage, has organized a spooky exhibition of colourfully lit jellyfish. Masqueraded as jack-o-lanterns, the 50m 'jellyfish tunnel' has been decorated with Halloween decorations such as bats, carved pumpkins, white and orange lights that glimmer to set the eerie mood, and appropriate music to set in the spooky atmosphere.
According to a release by Sumida Aquarium, the event "Halloween in Sumida Aquarium" commenced for the visitors from October 1st (Thursday) and will wind up on November 1st (Sunday). The tickets were sold in advance on the aquarium’s website. The aquarium designed its eight jellyfish aquariums, embedded in the wall, with creative Halloween themed background panels that depicted spooky patterns such as witches and pumpkins. The fluffy jellyfishes floating in the aquarium appeared like ghosts enjoying Halloween, swimming across the water with some giving an impression of Jack o’ lantern face. “You can experience a mysterious atmosphere with images of cute jellyfish transforming into ghosts and jack-o-lanterns, and Halloween-style music,” Sumida Aquarium informed the visitors in the description of the event.
万華鏡トンネル内のクラゲ水槽が、幻想的なハロウィン仕様に🌖✨#すみだ水族館#ハロウィン#11月1日まで開催中 pic.twitter.com/cOcHhLdg8s
— すみだ水族館【公式】 (@Sumida_Aquarium) October 17, 2020
水槽の下から見ると…クラゲの透け感にうっとり(*´ω`*)
— すみだ水族館【公式】 (@Sumida_Aquarium) October 10, 2020
ドラム水槽をご覧になる際は、ぜひいろんな角度からお楽しみください✨#キャノンボールジェリー#ドラム水槽#横から見るか下から見るか pic.twitter.com/RXBuElEIjC
今日から「ハロウィン in すみだ水族館」がスタート✨
— すみだ水族館【公式】 (@Sumida_Aquarium) October 1, 2020
18時になると雰囲気が一変❗️❗️ トンネル全体が赤く染まる少し不気味な演出となり、ミステリアスな空間をご体験いただけます🌖✨#すみだ水族館#ハロウィン pic.twitter.com/KDymp61tvS
クラゲって、どの子も神秘的ですよね💕
— すみだ水族館【公式】 (@Sumida_Aquarium) September 27, 2020
なかでも飼育スタッフの最近の推しは
「オキクラゲ」。
ピンクや黄色が鮮やかな、この妖艶な姿に
魅了された人も多いのでは❓#オキクラゲ#傘の上にも刺胞がある#刺胞って毒針 pic.twitter.com/lArJhEwlwL
ペンギンプールの隅から隅までせっせとお掃除💨
— すみだ水族館【公式】 (@Sumida_Aquarium) September 18, 2020
ペンギンたちにいつも清潔な空間で過ごしてもらうため、毎朝2時間かけてプールをキレイにしています✨#飼育スタッフ#はたらきもの#水族館のお掃除屋さん pic.twitter.com/m7upSMeO8a
Slightly eerie effect at night
This year, the aquarium also organized a special 6 pm night version of Halloween wherein the visitors can visit the "Halloween Horror tunnel” that changes its illumination night time. “In the daytime, the orange lighting makes for a lovely Halloween, and in the evening, the entire tunnel is dyed red, creating a slightly eerie effect that gives you a different atmosphere of Halloween,” the aquarium explained. Furthermore, at the aquarium’s Halloween-decor designed "Penguin Cafe", visitors can buy “soft-syringe” Halloween ice creams that have strawberry shot sprinkled on black-and-white coloured salt vanilla-flavored soft serve ice cream, and a bat illustration cookie to match the spooky environment.
🙋🏻♀️🐶💕🇯🇵Garden eels & a Halloween jellyfish tunnel🐍🎃👻🕸😱💖Sumida Sky Tree Aquarium https://t.co/uEyOWPkSEr
— Kim and Sinbad (@kimnsin) October 23, 2019
Watch what happened at 7:27 in @kimnsin's broadcast: 🙋🏻♀️🐶💕🇯🇵Garden eels & a Halloween jellyfish tunnel🐍🎃👻🕸😱💖Sumida Sky Tree Aquariumhttps://t.co/GxyPuKTn70
— Scornedwoman (@scornedwoman) October 23, 2019
(Images Credit: Sumida Aquarium)
12:21 IST, October 30th 2020