{"id":10,"date":"2026-03-22T13:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T04:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-10-24T14:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T05:47:58","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>About Us<\/h1>\n<h2>A reef tank brand bringing the beauty of Sekisei Lagoon<\/h2>\n<p>It all began with a single experience.<br \/>\nInspired by a film, a boy once dreamed of seeing the Great Barrier Reef with his own eyes.<br \/>\nInstead, he discovered Sekisei Lagoon, one of Japan\u2019s largest coral reef ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>Before us stretched the turquoise waters of Sekisei Lagoon.<br \/>\nBeneath the surface was a world of sea life beyond anything words could describe.<\/p>\n<p>We wanted to share this feeling with more people.<br \/>\nTo bring the beauty of the sea into everyday life, just as it is, and create a small, beautiful ocean of our own.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/about02.jpg\" alt=\"\u30d6\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\u30b3\u30f3\u30bb\u30d7\u30c8\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The logo takes inspiration from the Japanese character \u201c\u7901,\u201d<br \/>\nabstracting its form into the shape of coral.<\/p>\n<p>It quietly expresses our identity as a brand born in Japan,<br \/>\nwhile a gradient palette inspired by the colors of a lagoon\nbrings the design together as a whole.<\/p>\n<h2>Beyond the Aquarium, There Lies a Reef<\/h2>\n<p>What we seek lies beyond simply keeping coral.<br \/>\nIt is understanding.<\/p>\n<p>By engaging each day with the small ocean within an aquarium,<br \/>\nwe hope to inspire a deeper interest in the real coral reefs that lie beyond it.<\/p>\n<p>we hope to inspire a deeper interest in the real coral reefs that lie beyond it.<br \/>\nTo create that connection \u2014 a gentle cycle between aquariums and the real reefs beyond them \u2014 is our mission.<\/p>\n<section class=\"lbr-rings\">\n<p class=\"lbr-fig-eyebrow\">Concept<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"lbr-fig-title\">Beyond the tank, there is the ocean.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lbr-rings-body\"><svg class=\"lbr-rings-svg lbr-rings-svg-pc\" viewbox=\"0 120 640 640\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A diagram of three circles, LBR, REEF FOLK and Sekisei Lagoon, touching at one point at the bottom\"><defs><clippath id=\"lbr-rings-clip-640\"><circle cx=\"290\" cy=\"650\" r=\"100\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><circle cx=\"290\" cy=\"465\" r=\"285\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#DDBB88\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/><circle cx=\"290\" cy=\"560\" r=\"190\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#8FB8A8\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/><rect x=\"153\" y=\"134.87576821773484\" width=\"274\" height=\"90.24846356453028\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><svg x=\"165\" y=\"140.9\" width=\"250\" height=\"78.2\" viewbox=\"162 438 2278 713\"><image href=\"https:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sekiseishoko_logo-1-scaled.png\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1811\"\/><\/svg><rect x=\"185\" y=\"350\" width=\"210\" height=\"40\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><text x=\"290\" y=\"379\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"25\" fill=\"#1f3a40\" letter-spacing=\"8\">REEF FOLK<\/text><image href=\"https:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/icon.png\" x=\"184.0\" y=\"544.0\" width=\"212.1\" height=\"212.1\" clip-path=\"url(#lbr-rings-clip-640)\"\/><line x1=\"360.7\" y1=\"579.3\" x2=\"640\" y2=\"600\" stroke=\"#d9d2c4\" stroke-width=\"1.2\"\/><line x1=\"424.3\" y1=\"425.7\" x2=\"640\" y2=\"410\" stroke=\"#d9d2c4\" stroke-width=\"1.2\"\/><line x1=\"491.5\" y1=\"263.5\" x2=\"640\" y2=\"220\" stroke=\"#d9d2c4\" stroke-width=\"1.2\"\/><\/svg><svg class=\"lbr-rings-svg lbr-rings-svg-sp\" viewbox=\"0 120 580 640\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A diagram of three circles, LBR, REEF FOLK and Sekisei Lagoon, touching at one point at the bottom\"><defs><clippath id=\"lbr-rings-clip-580\"><circle cx=\"290\" cy=\"650\" r=\"100\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><circle cx=\"290\" cy=\"465\" r=\"285\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#DDBB88\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/><circle cx=\"290\" cy=\"560\" r=\"190\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#8FB8A8\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/><rect x=\"153\" y=\"134.87576821773484\" width=\"274\" height=\"90.24846356453028\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><svg x=\"165\" y=\"140.9\" width=\"250\" height=\"78.2\" viewbox=\"162 438 2278 713\"><image href=\"https:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sekiseishoko_logo-1-scaled.png\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1811\"\/><\/svg><rect x=\"185\" y=\"350\" width=\"210\" height=\"40\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><text x=\"290\" y=\"379\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"25\" fill=\"#1f3a40\" letter-spacing=\"8\">REEF FOLK<\/text><image href=\"https:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/icon.png\" x=\"184.0\" y=\"544.0\" width=\"212.1\" height=\"212.1\" clip-path=\"url(#lbr-rings-clip-580)\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<ol class=\"lbr-rings-list\">\n<li class=\"lbr-ring-3\"><span class=\"lbr-ring-num\">03<\/span><span class=\"lbr-ring-name\">Sekisei Lagoon<\/span><span class=\"lbr-ring-text\">Our interest turns to the sea. The tank connects to the ocean.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"lbr-ring-2\"><span class=\"lbr-ring-num\">02<\/span><span class=\"lbr-ring-name\">REEF FOLK<\/span><span class=\"lbr-ring-text\">Keep records and share what you learn<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"lbr-ring-1\"><span class=\"lbr-ring-num\">01<\/span><span class=\"lbr-ring-name\">LBR<\/span><span class=\"lbr-ring-text\">Raise corals in your tank<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2>Hello !<\/h2>\n<div class=\"about_box\">\n<div class=\"about_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/color-357-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\u4ee3\u8868\u6328\u62f6\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"about_text\">\n<div class=\"about_text_h\">Founder : Ryoma Hayashi<\/div>\n<p>From an early age, I have always found myself engaging with the living world around me.<br class=\"pc_open\" \/><br \/>\nKeeping a living creature is a process of understanding the environment on a smaller scale.<br class=\"pc_open\" \/><br \/>\nThrough Little Barrier Reef, I want to inspire a deeper connection with the coral reefs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"lbr-timeline\">\n<p class=\"lbr-fig-eyebrow\">History<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"lbr-fig-title\">A life with living creatures<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span class=\"lbr-tl-year\">2006<\/span>\n<div class=\"lbr-tl-body\">\n<h4 class=\"lbr-tl-title\">The Origin<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"lbr-tl-line\">My first pet was a ryukin goldfish<\/span><span class=\"lbr-tl-line\">A film made me long for saltwater fish, but they were too difficult for a child<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lbr-tl-year\">2008<\/span>\n<div class=\"lbr-tl-body\">\n<h4 class=\"lbr-tl-title\">The rhinoceros beetle craze<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"lbr-tl-line\">A popular arcade game of the time got me into rhinoceros beetles<\/span><span class=\"lbr-tl-line\">I read field guides day and night and even kept an Atlas beetle<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lbr-tl-year\">2011<\/span>\n<div class=\"lbr-tl-body\">\n<h4 class=\"lbr-tl-title\">Insects \u00d7 Water<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"lbr-tl-line\">I discovered how fascinating aquatic insects are<\/span><span class=\"lbr-tl-line\">I kept and bred everything from diving beetles to giant water bugs<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lbr-tl-year\">2015<\/span>\n<div class=\"lbr-tl-body\">\n<h4 class=\"lbr-tl-title\">Awakening to amphibians<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"lbr-tl-line\">Learning about newts drew me into creating aquascapes<\/span><span class=\"lbr-tl-line\">I came across the idea of the terrarium<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lbr-tl-year\">2021 \u2014<\/span>\n<div class=\"lbr-tl-body\">\n<h4 class=\"lbr-tl-title\">Back to where it began<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"lbr-tl-line\">At last, a saltwater aquarium<\/span><span class=\"lbr-tl-line\">Kept a carpet anemone for four years<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u203bLittle Barrier Reef is an independent brand operated by Ryoma Hayashi.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"About Us \u77f3\u897f\u7901\u6e56\u306e\u7f8e\u3057\u3055\u3092\u65e5\u5e38\u3078\u5c4a\u3051\u308b\u30d6\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9 \u3059\u3079\u3066\u306f\u3001\u3072\u3068\u3064\u306e\u539f\u4f53\u9a13\u304b\u3089\u59cb\u307e\u308a\u307e\u3059 \u6620\u753b\u306e\u5f71\u97ff\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3001\u3044\u3064\u304b\u30b0\u30ec\u30fc\u30c8\u30d0\u30ea\u30a2\u30ea\u30fc\u30d5\u306b\u884c\u304f\u3053&#8230;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":65,"href":"https:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":741,"href":"https:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/littlebarrierreef.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}