The Seto Marine Biological Laboratory (瀬戸臨海実験所, also known as SMBL), is a marine biology field station of Kyoto University. It is located in the small town of Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture about 230 km from Kyoto. the aquarium is accredited as a Museum-equivalent facilities by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[1] | ||||||
Location: Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan33°41′34.5″N 135°20′18.0″E / 33.692917°N 135.338333°E / 33.692917; 135.338333 | ||||||
Opened: 1922; 102 years ago (1922) | ||||||