| Osaka Aquarium Guided Tour (in Japanese) |
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You can see the Pacific Ocean tank from the top during the tour.
During the 75-min. tour you are guided, via wireless earphone, around the Kaiyukan including its operational areas on the 8th floor. Along with behind-the-scenes operations and basics in ecology, in Japanese, a Marine Mate explains how the creatures live in the Kaiyukan in each place and how staff members establish relationships with them.
Eligible participants:
Individual visitors aged 10 years old or above, or a small group (not more than 20 participants).
Tour fee:
\500 (adult or child)
*The aquarium admission fee is separately required.
(Visitors can enter the aquarium again after completing their guided tour.)
*A tour may be suspended when the Kaiyukan is overcrowded.
*Please check the starting time of the tour, when reserving.
Reservations:
Please make your reservations at least 2 days before your requested date.
Special present:
A Kaiyukan souvenir pin is presented to each member of the tour.
* For more information, call: 06-6576-5532
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KAIYUKAN Otomari School (One night school) (in Japanese)
Say “Good night!” to whitesided dolphins, and “Good morning!” to a whale shark. |
 From time to time, KAIYUKAN holds One Night School, where participants can observe animal activities during the night that are rarely seen during the day time with their sleeping bags.
Schedule:
1: Oct. 6 (Sat.) - Oct. 7 (Sun.)
2: Oct. 13 (Sat.) - Oct. 14 (Sun.)
3: Oct. 20 (Sat.) - Oct. 21 (Sun.)
4: Oct. 27 (Sat.) - Oct. 28 (Sun.)
The period of each school is two-day and one-night.
First day: Starts at 7:30 p.m. (Please participate in the program after eating dinner.)
Second day: Ends at 10:00 a.m. (Hotel Seagull serves your breakfast. Breakfast costs are included in the participation fee.）
Eligible participant and Fee:
A couple consists of;
An elementary school student and a guardian (18 years old or more):8,000 yen/ couple.
Or,
A junior high school student and a guardian (18 years old or more): 8,300 yen/ couple
Both participants shall bring their own sleeping bag.
Number of participants: Up to 40 (20 couples) /Program (Total number:160)
How to apply:
Application period is finished.
Send a double postal card stating the following items to the following address.
(Both elementary school pupil and guardians)
1. Name
2. Age, School grade a participant
3. Zip code, Address
4. Telephone number (Fax number if an applicant has)
5. Preferred date (Choose one of four programs)
* A pair of participants is able to apply with a double postal card.
* Participants will be decided by drawing if the number of application is too many.
* Personal information collected shall be used for the purpose of this event such as drawing or sending post cards.
Apply to/ Inquiry:
H Staff of KAIYUKAN Otomari Shool
Osaka Waterfront Development Co., Ltd.
1-1-10 Kaigandori, Minato-ku, Osaka City, 552-0022, Japan
TEL:+81- 6−6576−5501（9：30 a.m.-8：00 p.m.）
Time Schedule
* First Day
7:00 p.m. - Reception
7:30 p.m. - Gathering/ Greeting/ Self introduction
7:50 p.m. - KAIYUKAN tour（Night tour ）(Touring from the top of the Pacific Ocean tank to other tanks)
9:30 p.m. - Summary, Explanation about sleeping in the aquarium
10:00 p.m. - Preparing for bed（with Sleeping bag）
Participants will sleep in front of tanks on the fifth floor such as Pacific Ocean (Whale shark, Manta ray, etc.), Tasman Sea (Whitesided dolphin) and Cook Strait (Sea turtle, etc.）
10:30 p.m. - Bedtime
* Second day
6:00 a.m. - Hour of rising, Tidying, Washing face
6:40 a.m. - Move to Hotel Seagull (Five minutes walk) and eat a breakfast there.
7:45 a.m. - KAIYUKAN tour in the morning
9:30 a.m. - Fill in the questionnaire, and summarize the program
10:00 a.m. - Dismiss.
* According to the preference, participants are able to see the KAIYUKAN again for free.
* According to the situation, the time schedule may be changed.
Note: The program will be presented in Japanese. |
Night Tour (in Japanese)
Drawing and sending back post cards were finished. Thank you very much for your application. |
 Let's make a venture into KAIYUKAN Night with aquarists! Series of KAIYUKAN Summer Night Tour were also held in this summer. Usually, the tour starts at 6:50 p.m. First, in the KAIYUKAN Gallery, participants appreciate the special exhibition “KAIYUKAN Water Safari” having been held since July 12 (Wed.). Then after walking through Aqua Gate and observing the behind-the-scene of the Pacific Ocean tank on the eighth floor, participants look at KAI-kun listening to the story of carrying him in KAIYUKAN. Later, they go back to the passage in the aquarium and enjoy the tour again with aquarists holding flash lights.
From the evening to the night, living things in the KAIYUKAN aquarium gradually change their behaviors. Sea otters have a sleep on the surface of the water. Kings penguins sleep posturing intriguingly. Tropical fishes sleep hiding the coral, etc. On the contrary, nocturnal living things such as morays, spiny lobsters and common octopuses begin to move actively. In a silent KAIYUKAN, participants can hear joyful yelp of whitesided dolphins.
Date:
July 27 (Fri.), 28 (Sat.) and 29 (Sun.),
August 3 (Fri.), 4 (Sat.), 5 (Sun.), 10 (Fri.), 17 (Fri.), 18 (Sat.), 19 (Sun.), 24 (Fri.), 25 (Sat.) and 26 (Sun.).
Each tour ends in a day.
Time: 6:50 p.m. to 9:25 p.m.
Place: KAIYUKAN（Passage, KAIYUKAN Gallery）
Eligible participants: Age of an elementary school's student or more
* Age of a junior high school student or less needs to be accompanied by a guardian who is 18 years old or more.
Capacity: 30 participants per day. （390 in total）
Fees: Adults (16 years old or high school students or more): 2500 yen
Elementary school/ Junior high school students: 1500 yen
Subscription: Send a double postal card (five applicants available) stating the following items (1. or 2.)to the following address.
1. Name of representative, Zip code, Address, Age (if students fill in the school grade), Telephone number, and Preferred date (one day)
2. If number of applicants are more than two persons, fill in the guardians' names and age (if students, fill in the school grade).
Address:
Staff H in charge of KAIYUKAN Night Tour
Osaka Waterfront Development Co., Ltd. 1-1-10 Kaigandori, Minato-ku, Osaka City, 552-0022, Japan
* Personal information collected shall be used for the purpose of this event such as drawing or sending post cards.
Subscription Deadline:
For July: June 25 (Mon.) (as indicated by the postmark on the envelope): FINISHED. Thank you very much for the application.
For August: July 9 (Mon.) (as indicated by the postmark on the envelope): FINISHED. Thank you very much for the application.
Inquiry: TEL:+81- 6−6576−5501（9：30 a.m.-8：00 p.m.）
Schedule:
6:30 p.m.: Reception
6:50 p.m.: Make guidance, and start a tour after dividing into two groups.
7:15 p.m.: Start touring the behind the scene of Pacific Ocean tank.
7:25 p.m.: Start KAIYUKAN touring from Japan Forest.
8:40 p.m.: Tour the Floating Jelly Fish space.
9:00 p.m.: Take a rest at the learning room on the 3rd floor of Entrance Building. Have a question and answer time. Make summary.
9:25 p.m.: Dismiss the tour. |
| KAIYUKAN Academy (in Japanese) |
 Programs for school and general groups to listen to, observe and lean living things in KAIYUKAN.
KAIYUKAN is one of the largest aquariums in the world, reproducing the natural environment of Pacific-rim areas. Keepers will talk about wonderful living things' lives and give stories behind the scene. Let's learn together what we can do to protect our precious water and environment.
Please make use of KAIYUKAN academy for school events such as a school excursion, an outside school class and a comprehensive learning class, a local children class and a corporation training course.
KAIYUKAN academy offers the following programs.
Program:
Living things in KAIYUKAN
Whale shark
The story bout the whale shark that came to KAIYUKAN/ Ecology about KAIYUKAN
Sea otter
Mechanism that a sea otter can float on the water/ Food volume per day/ Ecology of sea otters
Penguin
How deep a penguin swim/ How a penguin brood eggs/ Ecology of penguins
Whitesided dolphin
How to sleep in the water/ How to breed in the water/ Ecology of whitesided dolphins
Jelly fish
What is jelly fish? / How they are born/ What jelly fish eat/ Is it itchy when being stung by a jelly fish? / Ecology of jelly fish
Living things in KAIYUKAN
Mysterious ecology of Living things in KAIYUKAN
Operation in KAIYUKAN
Keeper's job
What are daily jobs of keepers?/ Does keepers have a tea time?/ Keeper’s jobs
Tanks in KAIYUKAN
Where the water of KAIYUKAN come from?/ How to purify the water in tanks/ Explanation about Life Support System
Spring: April 16 (Mon.) to June 8 (Fri.)
Autumn: September 18 (Tue.) to November 30 (Fri.)
From 11:00 a.m. / 1:00 p.m. (Thirty minutes /Class)
Class begins at 9:45 a.m. only in October (Three times a day)
*Other schedules can be arranged according to the requests from customers.
Place: KAIYUKAN Hall on the second in Entrance Building
Class for School groups and general groups (20 persons or more)
Fees: 200 yen /person (including tax)
Fees should be paid with KAIYUKAN admission fees.
The fees of teachers who lead the students are free.
Capacity:250 persons
*For reserved seats, please inquire KAIYUKAN directly.
Theme: We would like to respond to the request as possible as we can, however, if there are several themes requested from groups, the first reserving group will take the priority.
Application:
Please apply the program by subscription one month before the requested date when you reserve group admission by telephone.
*Please note that in cases where the capacity is full, extra reservation may not be accepted.
Apply to: KAIYUKAN Academy
KAIYUKAN Sales Department
Tel: 06-6576-5533/ Fax: 06-6576-5530
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| Kaiyukan Fan Club (in Japanese) |
To enhance the interactive communication between customers and KAIYUKAN, and improve services of KAIYUKAN, KAIYUKAN established “KAIYUKAN Fun Club.” KAIYUKAN provides the public with learning programs such as the living things learning program, the “Behind the Scene” tour and the nature observational excursion.
<Establishment>
April 1, 2005
<Annual Membership Fee>
Member: 2,100 yen (Including tax. High school student, or over the age of 16)
Child member: 1,000 yen (Including tax. Elementary school children and Junior high school students. Application by the member is required.)
<Expirery>
One year from the admission or update.
<How to apply>
Request the application form by telephone, post card or e-mail, fill in that form, and pay the annual admission fee from any post office. A few weeks later, Kaiyukan Fan Club office sends you a membership card, an admission ticket, etc. (Application can be handed out in KAIYUKAN.)
<Special Privilege>
1. An admission ticket will be presented.
A ticket for an adult member and a child ticket for a child member will be presented as a gift. The available period of the ticket is one year, and a person other than a member can use such ticket.
2. Event for members
Adult members and child members are able to participate in any event for members. Family members of KAIYUKAN Fun Club members are available to join a part of the programs. (Another fee is required.)
3. Ten Ten-Percent-Discount Tickets which can be used for each facility of Tempozan Harbor Village are presented for both adult-members and child-members.
The above tickets are available to use in KAIYUKAN (only admission fee), Suntory Museum (Tempozan), Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel, Sightseeing Cruise Ship Santa Maria, Hotel Segull Tempozan Osaka (Only accommodation fees other than plan and eating and drinking fees other than the lunch are applied.), and Osaka MariTime Museum. The available period of the ticket is one year.
4. Sales of Annual passport “Jinbe Passport”
Only the member may purchase such passport. The adult and child members and the family members of the adult member may use such passport. The tickets start to be sold around May to June every year. The period of the passport is one year (from July 20 to July 19 of the next year.)
<Sales of Jinbe Passport in 2007>
Available period: July 20, 2007 (Fri.) - July 19, 2008 (Sat.)
* Closed days (January 15, 16 and 17, 2008, February 20 and 21, 2008 and June 25 and 26, 2008) and Exception days (August 13, 14 and 15, 2007 and May 3, 4 and 5, 2008) are excluded.
How to use the passport: Whenever presenting the passport, the user is able to enter the KAIYUKAN.
* Only the signed member is able to use the passport.
* Parallel use with the discount ticket is not available.
Sales for: Adult Members of KAIYUKAN Fun Club
* Members who pay the annual member fee of KAIYUKAN Fun Club by May 31, 2007 (Thu.)
*Family members of the adult members are able to purchase the Passport with application by the adult member.
Sales Price: Member of KAIYUKAN Fun Club
* Adult member (16-year-old or more, or age of high school student or more): 4,000 yen
*Child member (Elementary school or Junior high school student): 1,800 yen
Family members of the member
*Adult (16-year-old or more, or age of high school student or more): 6,000 yen
*Child (Elementary school or Junior high school student): 2,700 yen
*Infant (4-year-old or more): 1,200 yen
Application Period: Not later than June 30, 2007 (Sat.)
5. 20% Discount Sales of KAIYUKAN original products, “Well-Known Doctor” series
Both Adult and child members are able to purchase. Presentation of the member’s card is required.
The member who presents the member card at the service corner in KAIYUKAN (before 5:00 p.m.) is able to purchase products discounted by 20 %.
6. Delivery of Journal
Quarterly “KAIYUKAN Fun Club Journal” for the adult member and “Letter of Semiannual “Letter of Challenge from TANKEN-Kun” for the child members are delivered.
*The available period of the membership is one year.
*Update of the membership is required every year.
*Occasionally, the member event may hold a lottery.
<Inquiry / Demanding Membership Application>
“Kaiyukan Fun Club” Office
1, Kaigandori, Minato-ku, Osaka City
#552−0022
TEL:06−6576−5501
Available time: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Except for closed days)
E-mail: tomonokai@owd.co.jp
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