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term) Prof. Ikusaku Amemiya, Tokuo Im- 

 perial University (1936- ). Permanent staff: 

 Otohiko Tanaka (oceanography and plank- 

 tology); Sokiti Segawa (algalogy). Naturalist: 

 Kojiro Kato (zoology). 



Technical and clerical: Clerk, Daisaku Sakata. 



Maintenance and operation: 2 collectors and 2 

 attendants. 

 Provisions for visiting investigators: At least 3 can be 



accommodated. 

 Income: Sources: Provided from a grant by Mr. 

 Takanaga Mitsui. 



Amount: About 20,000 yen annually. 



Shimoda Marine Biological Station ('37) 



History or origin: The cornerstone was laid on June 

 6, 1931, and completed on August 11, 1933. 



Location: Shimoda-machi, Shizuoka-ken, Japan. 



Organization to which attached: Tokyo University of 

 Literature and Science. 



Purposes: Research; instruction in zoology, botany, 

 oceanography, geography, et cetera, and science 

 education on the marine subjects. 



(Scope of activities: Investigations on systematics, 

 physiology, biochemistry, ecology, experimental 

 studies of animals and plants, meteorology, 

 oceanography, geography, geology, terrestrial 

 magnetism, earth current, atmospheric electricity, 

 and others. 



Equipment: Sea-water and fresh-water are supplied 

 for every laboratory. Two gasoline motor-boats 

 (16 and 5 h.p.) and four collecting boats. An 

 aquarium is attached. 



Staff: Scientific: T. Fukui (Director); E. Sawano 

 (Administrator); J. Shimoizumi, T. Sakai, K. 

 Toyomasu; S. Endo, K. Nishizawa, N. Obara. 

 Technical and clerical: 5 persons. 

 Maintenance and operation: 4 persons. 



Provisions for visiting investigators: Ten laboratory 

 rooms and a dormitory with ten rooms are 

 provided for the visiting investigators. 



Income: Sources: Tokyo University of Literature 

 and Science. 

 Amount: About 3,500 yen. 



Imperial Fisheries Experimental Station (The 

 Suisan Sikendyo) ('37) 



History or origin: Established in 1929. 

 Location: Tukisima, Kyobasi Ku, Tokyo. 

 Organization to which attached: Ministry of Agricul- 

 ture and Forestry. 



Purposes: Investigations, researches and experiments 



on fisheries and their utihzation. 

 (Scope of activities: Physical and biological oceanog- 

 raphy, catching fish, fish culture, preservation of 

 fish, utihzation of fish as well as other marine prod- 

 ucts and development of fishing boats, et cetera. 

 Equipment: Laboratories and experimental stations : 

 Head office of main station, Tokyo: 3 laboratory 

 buildings ; 1 experimental water tank for fishing 

 boat; 2 factories for experiments; 1 freezing 

 room for experiment. 

 Branch stations: (1) Kisaki station, Nagano 

 Prefecture, for raising trout. (2) Toyohasi 

 station, Aiti Prefecture, for raising freshwater 

 fish. (3) Otyo station, Hirosima Prefecture, 

 for raising saltwater fish. (4) Kasaoka station, 

 Okayama Prefecture, for raising saltwater fish. 

 Staff: Director, Dr. N. Ka.suga. 

 Fishing, S. Kameda. 

 Fish technology, Kintaro Kimura, S. Yamamoto, 



D.Sc, and Dr. H. Hirano. 

 Pisci-culture, S. Nakano and S. Fujimori. 

 Physics, Dr. H. Hosino. 

 Chemistry, M. Migita, D.Sc. 

 Biological oceanography, H. Marukawa, Dr. 



Kimosuke Kimura, and Dr. H. Aikawa. 

 Physical oceanography. Dr. M. Uda. 

 In charge of fishing boat. Dr. N. Sato. 

 In charge of machinery. Dr. I. Gensyo. 

 Biology, T. Kamiya. 



Branch stations: Y. Matsui, D.Sc. (Toyohasi); 

 H. Seki (Otyo); M. Kawajiri (ffisaki); N. 

 Oshima (Kasaoka). 

 Captain of M. S. Soyo Maru, K. Imamura. 

 Expenditure: Annual expense about 250,000 yen. 

 Provision for publication of results: Journal of the 

 Imperial Fisheries Experimental Station ; Fisheries 

 Investigation (Supplementary report); Semi-an- 

 nual Report of Oceanographical Investigation; 

 Monthly Oceanographical Chart (in sheet). 



Imperial Fisheries Institute (The Suisan 

 Kosyuzyo) ('37) 



History or origin: The Imperial Fisheries Institute 

 is the successor of the educational enterprises 

 undertaken by the Dai-Nippon Suisan-Kwai 

 (the Fisheries Society of Japan). Its predecessor, 

 the Fisheries Training School, was established in 

 1889 by the above-mentioned society at Kobi- 

 kityo, Kyobasi, Tokyo. In July of the same 

 year it removed to Hakozakityo, Nihonbasi, 

 T6ky6, and then afterwards to Mita-Sikokutyo, 



