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Main building:
Laboratories (11), Seawater aquaria room, Students laboratory (capacity for 40), Seminar room, Library, Specimens room, Director's office, Administrative office,etc. Storage buildings, a pump house, a garage and a tank house in the adjacent land. Visitors can have an access to a desk and laboratory space with prior arrangement (please contact the Director).

Visitor's Lodge:
Situated on the hillside just above the main laboratory building, used mainly for students participating in field courses. Four western-type dormitories and two Japanese-type rooms, canteen, bath/toilets; caters for a maximum of 36.

Research Boat 'SERIOLA' (photo):
14tons (capacity for 37 people), FRP hull, main engine: diesel (70 hp x 2), sonar, GPS, radar, two small boats with outboard engines.

Research vehicle:
"Station Wagon" (Toyota HyluxSerf 2700)

Library:
Major international journals in aquatic and ecological sciences, publications and reports from Japanese and foreign organizations (c.500), plus c.1500 Japanese and foreign books on related subjects.

Specimens Room:
The Laboratory houses numerous biological specimens (mainly of marine organisms, c. 9000 items) from southern Japan.

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