Kyoto citizens are organizing to stop the aquarium that Orix Corporation is building in Kyoto's Umekoji-koen Park. Our reasons for wanting this stopped are as follows:
1) The loss of public green space.
2) It is not suitable for Kyoto's local economy: Kyoto is an inland city with no maritime associations.
3) The plan is environmentally unsound and sends children the wrong message.
4) The decision was made behind closed doors between the city administration and private business. This is public land but public opinion has been ignored.
5) The aquarium will use dolphins from Taiji, where an annual mass-killing of dolphins takes place.
If you believe this aquarium should be stopped, please sign our petition, which can be accessed below:
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