From Nagoya Port Building, we walked to Fuji Antarctic Museum (Icebreaker "Fuji") which is just next to it.
The retired Japanese Antarctic icebreaker Fuji (active 1965–1983) is permanently anchored nearby as an immersive, floating museum.
Inside the museum, we explored crew quarters, equipment rooms, and the ship’s bridge, often reconstructed with wax figures and original artifacts, revealing life aboard on Antarctic expeditionsBesides reproductions of what it was like on the ship when it was in service, the museum also introduces the beautiful landscapes of the Antarctic and the history and significance of Antarctic observation, all in a way that's easy to understand.
There is an outdoor deck that features a helicopter that helped researchers get far into the Arctic interior and safely back on board.
After taking some photos at the Captain's Bridge, we continued exploring the other sections of the ship.
On the dock in front of the ship is the Fuji Hiroba, a small park featuring a tribute statue to the hero sled dogs Taro and Jiro who were left behind on a mid 50’s mission, only to be found alive a year later having survived alone in the bleak and freezing conditions. There is the Fuji’s propeller and drive shaft, an anchor and even one of the futuristic looking track driven snow vehicles used by the researchers. This particular unit saw service over a 20 year span in the South Polar region.
We completed our visit to Fuji Antarctic Museum at about 4:45pm. We then walked towards the Public Aquarium as we planned to purchase the discounted evening tickets (after 5pm).
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