Sekai de Ichiban Utsukushī Kurage Zukan: Kaichū o Yūbi ni Fuyū Suru Shinpi-Tekina Seitai [The Most Beautiful Photographs of Jellyfish]

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Language: Japanese with scientific nomenclature

Images of jellyfish floating in the dark sea, such as at night and in the deep sea, are beautiful, and there are many fans, not just divers. Especially in recent years, aquariums around the world have put a lot of effort into exhibiting jellyfish. This book includes photographs by Minakuchi, an editor known worldwide as a photographer, and Toshino, a jellyfish researcher and photographer, as well as beautiful photographs taken by divers in recent years in the sea at night. A visual delight, at the same time it is an encyclopedia that is fun to read, including contributions from researchers. The book contains detailed information and has benefited from the cooperation of Yamagata Prefecture's Kamo Aquarium, Enoshima Aquarium, Nagoya Port Aquarium, and Sunshine Aquarium, which are known as jellyfish aquariums.

Summary in Japanese:
夜や深海などの暗い海に浮遊するクラゲのビジュアルは美しく、ダイバーだけでなく、数多のファンが存在します。とりわけ近年は“癒やし”をキーワードに、各地の水族館がクラゲ展示に力を入れています。本書は、写真家としても世界的に知られる編者の水口および、クラゲの研究者、写真家として知られる戸篠の写真、さらには近年ダイバーたちが夜の海で撮影する美しく、学術的にも意味のある写真を集めて写真集として圧倒的に見応えがあると同時に、研究者たちからの寄稿もあわせ、読んでも楽しい図鑑です。本書の制作にあたっては、クラゲ水族館として知られる山形県の加茂水族館、新江ノ島水族館、名古屋港水族館、サンシャイン水族館などの協力も得て、情報の精緻さも魅力です。

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