Tokyo Octopus Tours: Akashi Cephalopod Outwits Sculptures, Avoids Sushi Fate

That cephalopod’s city adventure sparked years of octopus-art experiments, from glass-ball gifts to tank installations at Kobe’s Suma Aqualife Park. People ask: Can octopuses recognize themselves? What do octopuses collect? Octopuses cradled colored sculptures, rolled them like tiny art critics, and sometimes seemed to have “too many hands” to resist grabbing everything in sight—“They keep touching, touching,” Shimabuku reflected with dry wonder.
Octopus Tokyo tour videos show a real Akashi cephalopod visiting Tokyo Tower, dodging sushi at Tsukiji, and critiquing art—how smart are octopuses, really? They even collect glass balls, raising questions about animal hobbies and octopus intelligence.