The poster read, なるほどザうんち！or NARUHODO ZA UNCHI!

Which literally translates to "I see the" or "I understand the poop". Amazing! Only in Japan and at the Aquarium no less. We had to see it, and we werent disappointed. Aquaworld had a whole room dedicated to educational displays and interactive activites about pooping. Humans, animals, all the bases were covered. They had dispalys of real poop from animals all around the world. They even had animals painted on the walls, where you could peek into buttholes in the wall and see real poop in a (simulated) natural enviroment. The lion poop even had a few hairs sticking out of it. Very tastefully done. I am sorry to say that this peice of art was on a limited engagement from Feburary to May and will end next week so dont call JAL for tickets you'll have to catch it in another time or place.....But we are happy to report that we now understand za poop!

Ōarai 大洗

On Monday we drove to the coast and spent a day in the port city of Ooarai. We visited the fish market at Naka Minato, a large public aquarium called Aqua World, the Marine Tower, and finally spent some time walking on the beach. The quantiy/quality seafood available at the market was amazing and very inexpensive. The aquarium was as nice as any we have visited in the states and had some pretty unique diplays. As the ocean goes in this part of Japan the water was very cold and the sand a little dirty, but it was nice just the same. As its only a 2 hr drive, Im sure we will return.
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