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Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan is an aquarium in Minato-ku, next to Osaka Bay, about a five-minute walk from Osakako Station. Visitors take an escalator up to the eighth floor and then follow a route down through 16 main exhibits with 27 tanks, arranged according to habitats of the Pacific Ring of Fire: from the Aleutian Islands and Monterey Bay to Antarctica, the Great Barrier Reef and the Seto Inland Sea. The largest tank, the Pacific tank, measures 34 metres long and 9 metres deep and is home to whale sharks, manta rays, tuna and hammerhead sharks. The route includes the Aqua Gate tunnel, the Japan Forest with native freshwater wildlife, a jellyfish gallery and an interactive area opened in 2013 where visitors can touch rays and small sharks. The aquarium also carries out research and conservation work, with milestones such as breeding giant devil rays and studying sharks and rays.
Add it to your trip on Wanloria →Things to do at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan: 8 missions
- See the Falkland Islands ZoneSee the Falkland Islands Zone, where you can see southern rockhopper penguins.
- Explore the New Interactive AreaExplore the New Interactive Area, opened in 2013, which lets you see the animals up close and, in some cases, touch them.
- Explore the Maldives ZoneExplore the Maldives Zone, where you can touch rays and small sharks such as brownbanded bamboo sharks and coral catsharks directly.
- See the Pacific Ocean TankSee the Pacific Ocean Tank, the largest, at 34 metres at its longest, 9 metres deep and holding 5,400 cubic metres of water, with a variety of fish such as Indian mackerel, Pacific bluefin tuna, reef manta rays…
- See the Arctic ZoneSee the Arctic Zone, where you can see ringed seals.
- Pass through Aqua GateGo up to the eighth floor by escalator and pass through Aqua Gate, a tunnel home to several species of tropical fish.
- Explore the Japan ForestEnter the Japan Forest, which recreates a Japanese forest and is home to Asian small-clawed otters, Japanese giant salamanders, black-crowned night herons and other native freshwater animals.
- Visit the Osaka AquariumVisit the Osaka Aquarium in Osaka and recognise the place in person.