Let's make this birthday one to remember.

70 years old (Born on July 18, 1954)

Happy Birthday, Takashi Amano! May your day be as vibrant and lush as the underwater worlds you've masterfully created. Your Nature Aquarium World series from 1994 still inspires aquascapers worldwide—proving that plants can indeed have celebrity status!

Thanks to you, aquarium enthusiasts everywhere now debate moss placement with the seriousness of art critics at a gallery opening. Aqua Design Amano continues to flourish like Java fern under perfect lighting conditions—all thanks to your visionary creativity.

Here's wishing you another year filled with crystal-clear waters, perfectly trimmed aquatic gardens, and admirers who finally understand why algae is truly an artist's nemesis!