Couples buy a ema (votive tablet) featuring a drawing of the zoo's famous Asian small-clawed otters (known for holding hands while sleeping). They write their wish on the tablet and hang it facing the otter pool. The zoo claims that 47 couples have returned to report engagements since 2019.
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In April 2023, the Sumida Aquarium (technically an aquarium, but culturally grouped with zoo attractions) announced that a beloved penguin couple, Kenji and Sakura , had "divorced" after eight years of raising chicks together. The zoo’s social media wrote: "They no longer sleep in the same nest. Sakura has been seen courting a younger penguin, 'Taku.'" Couples buy a ema (votive tablet) featuring a