Image: Aquamarine Fukushima has already reopened

Japan's earthquake-hit Aquamarine Fukushima has received a US$3m (EUR2.5m, £1.9m) gift from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabel Al-Sabah of Kuwait.

According to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the donation will help the marine-themed attraction in its ongoing restoration following last year's quake and subsequent tsunami.

Among the Aquamarine Fukushima's plans is the construction of an "oasis" of the port in which young visitors can experience the natural environment while remaining on land.

Executive director Yoshitaka Abe also revealed to KUNA that a monument commemorating the gift is planned. The total restoration cost is an estimated US$25m (EUR21m, £16m).

First opened in 2000, the 13,714sq m (147,620sq ft) building sustained only minor damage in the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the eastern coast of Japan.

However, outside pools were washed away and electrical failure caused the deaths of fish at the aquarium. It reopened to the public amid ongoing restoration work in July 2011.

Click here to read more from KUNA about the donation from the Kuwait Amir, and click here for more details about Aquamarine Fukushima.

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