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Osaka Aquarium KAIYUKAN
1-1-10 Kaigan-dori, Minato-ku, Osaka City, 552-0022, Japan TEL +81-6-6576-5501 FAX +81-6-6576-5510
English speaking staff are available.
Inquiry: info2@kaiyukan.com
KAIYUKAN Aquarium is one of the largest aquariums in the world. Its theme is partly based on the new Gaia Hypothesis advocated by Dr. James Lovelock.
Focusing on the Ring of Fire (Pan Pacific Volcanic Zone) and the Ring of Life (Pan Pacific Life Zone), KAIYUKAN Aquarium respects the dignity of life and natural environment. A 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. |
Living things on Display
A tour of Osaka Aquarium KAIYUKAN starts from Japan Forest where you can feel the beautiful sun shine and fresh air in the forest. Fifteen tanks dramatically display marine lives.
KAIYUKAN Aquarium has selected 15 regions along the Ring of Fire (Pan Pacific Volcanic Zone), and reproduced the bountiful nature and various living things mainly living in the Pacific Ocean. The capacity of 11,000 tons of water is the world's top-class volume. The aquarium exhibits numerous living things including fishes, plants, invertebrate animals, batrachians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Our Whale shark, ‘Yu-chan’ is temporarily not available at Kaiyukan until the preparation of a giant school of 30,000 Japanese sardines is completed in the ‘Pacific Ocean Tank’. She will be back this summer. |
