Marine Culture Center

The Marine Culture Center is an educational facility in Saiki dedicated to marine biology research and aquaculture education. It contains research laboratories, exhibition spaces, and learning areas where visitors can explore how scientists and educators study ocean life.

The center was founded to build on Saiki's long fishing heritage and advance marine research in Oita Prefecture. It reflects the region's importance as a maritime hub that bridges traditional fishing practices with modern scientific understanding.

The center brings together traditional fishing knowledge passed down through generations and current scientific methods, showing how local maritime practices shape modern education here. Visitors can observe how this heritage influences the daily work in classrooms and laboratories.

Visitors can participate in hands-on activities including fish measurement, plankton observation through microscopes, and guided tours of the laboratories. It helps to check in advance which programs are running, as some activities are designed for school groups or specific times of year.

The center operates specialized laboratories where researchers study local marine species and develop sustainable aquaculture methods tailored to the region's conditions. This work often goes unnoticed by visitors, yet it directly improves fishing practices for the surrounding community.