The Ine Marine Laboratory

The "Ine Marine Laboratory (IML)" was founded in February 1986 as a facility for physiological experiments on mollusks such as squid and Aplysia. The IML is located on the coast in Ine Bay (a part of Wakasa bay) in the northern part of the Tango Peninsula (Kame-shima, Ine, Kyoto). The Laboratory is situated in a secluded bay outside the ancient traditional fishing village of Ine. The beautiful coastline and countryside surrounding the laboratory make it a delightful location for research and study. The IML has two well-equipped laboratory rooms, a small machine shop, a small seawater tank room, three bedrooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom with laundry facilities, providing enough space for a several scientists to live and work together. Ine bay has a diverse fauna of marine organisms including, for example, fish, mollusks, starfish, sea urchins, and a variety of plankton species.