Fuji, Antarctic exploration museum ship in Garden Pier, Nagoya, Japan.
The Fuji is a 100-meter orange icebreaker ship moored at Nagoya Port that serves as a floating museum. Visitors can explore multiple deck levels including the control room, officers' quarters, galley, medical facilities, and research exhibition areas throughout the vessel.
The ship was deployed for Antarctic research missions starting in 1965 and navigated polar waters for roughly two decades. After its years of service, it was decommissioned in the early 1980s and later converted into an educational facility.
The ship displays wax figures of crew members in everyday scenes from Antarctic research, showing how people worked in extreme cold conditions. These scenes help visitors understand what life was like aboard these dangerous expeditions.
The museum offers stairs and pathways across multiple levels, allowing visitors to explore different areas independently, though some passages are narrow. Comfortable shoes are recommended and sufficient time should be set aside to view all decks thoroughly.
An interactive theater on board uses large screens to replicate the sensation of sailing through turbulent Antarctic waters. This simulation transports visitors on a virtual journey across frozen seas.
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