OSAKA AQUARIUM

Osaka Aquarium is one of the largest aquariums in the world. Osaka Aquarium features the display of two whale sharks.

Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan) is one of the largest aquariums in the world. Osaka Aquarium obtains its Japanese name from the Japanese word Kaiyukan literally means 'Playing in the Sea Pavilion'. In this aquarium, visitors can enjoy creatures as if they are playing together in the sea. Osaka Aquarium is located in Tempozan in the Osaka Bay Area.

Osaka Aquarium
Osaka Aquarium

Osaka Aquarium consists of 15 water tanks centered on a single huge tank holding 11,000 tons of water (the world's top-class by volume). Osaka Aquarium is home to 580 species and 30,000 marine animals from the Pacific Rim everything from strangely delightful jellyfish, to playfully chortling sea otters, to dolphins, penguins. Among them, giant whale shark, the largest fish on earth, named 'Kai-kun' is the most popular creature of all.

Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan is located five minutes' walk from Osakako Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line. The Tempozan Ferris wheel is located next to the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan.  You can find the location of Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan on our Osaka Map.
 

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