Information
| Last updated : February 4, 2013 |
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| Osaka Aquarium KAIYUKAN |
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1-1-10 Kaigan-dori, Minato-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JAPAN
Tel: +81-6-6576-5501
Fax: +81-6-6576-5510
URL: http://www.kaiyukan.com/
E-mail: info2@kaiyukan.com |
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| Hours of Operation |
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Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan is open every day through the end of the year 2013. Regarding next year, we will be closed on January 8th and 9th, and February 12th and 13th, 2014.
[Regular Hours] 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Last admission is one hour before closing.
Please note that hours of operation will be extended as for the following period:
[Extended Hours]
May
-May 3-5: 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. (for Golden Week holidays)
-May except for 3-5: 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. (for tourist season)
July
-July 20-31: 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. (for summer vacation)
August
-August 12-15: 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. (for Obon holidays)
-August except for 12-15: 9:30 a.m. -8 p.m. (for summer vacation)
October
-Every day in October: 9:30 a.m. -8 p.m. (for tourist season)
⇒ Feeding Time at Kaiyukan
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| Admission |
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<Individual rate>
Adult (16 and over, High school) : 2,300 yen
Child (7-15, Elementary school and Junior high-school): 1,200 yen
Pre-shcool child(4-6): 600 yen
<Group rate: Group of 15 paid entry or more>
General (Age 16 and over): 2,000 yen
General (Age 7 - 15): 1,000 yen
General (Age 4 - 6): 500 yen
Student (Senior high school): 1,600 yen
Student (Junior high school & elementary school): 720 yen
Student (Pre-school, age 3 and over): 320 yen
[Note]
- Consumption tax is included in the admission.
- 50% discount for holders of physical disability certificate and their caretaker (1 person) by showing the certificate at the ticket counter.
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- A school activity certification is required to get group rate.
- Group discounts are available only when the members enter the aquarium at the same time.
⇒ OSAKA Kaiyu Ticket(FY 2013 version) |
| Wheelchair |
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All the routes in the aquarium are free of barriers.
Visitors who use wheelchairs take some explanations about the aquarium tour at the Aquarium Information Center on the second floor of the Entrance Building (located in the Event Square floor).
A visitor who needs a wheelchair can borrow it at the Information Center free of charge. |
| Audio Guide |
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With moving images on the screen, the Audio Guide will guide you through Kaiyukan while providing you with fun stories and deeper insight about marine animals and its surrounding environment at 24 spots of interest.
It is available in 4 different languages: English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.
Please ask at Information on the 3rd floor.
Rental fee: \500/person |
| KAIYUKAN Museum Shop |
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A wide variety of KAIYUKAN original goods and other products with themes of nature and ocean are sold here. One section sells fossils of fishes and creatures that lived about 200 million years ago. Another section sells shells and minerals.
At the Service corner in the Aquarium, you can get several types of guidebooks
and original goods only sold in the KAIYUKAN Aquarium. |
| Various shops in Tempozan Marketplace and amusements in Tempozan Harbor Village |
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Tempozan Marketplace
The floor filled with food, goods, fashions and amusements is just a seaside festive market. Naniwa Kuishinbo Yokocho is the first food theme park in Japan, where the original creators of typical Kansai cuisine open their restaurants.
*Opening hours (vary according to the stores or restaurants)
Shops: 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
First food restaurants: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Restaurants: 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Amusement area: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Naniwa Kuishinbo Yokocho: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
For more information, call: 06-6576-5522
Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel
This is one of the largest Ferris wheels in the world. Enjoy its panoramic view of Osaka Bay, Ikoma Mountains to the east, Akashi Kaikyo Bridge to the west, Kansai International Airport to the south, and the Rokko Mountain Range to the north.
For more information, call: 06-6576-6222
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| Restaurant and Coffee Room |
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Various types of food, restaurant, and drink bar serve you.
Please click the side bar, "restaurant". |
| Coin Locker |
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Coin lockers are installed at the Information and the KAIYUKAN entrance.
The service charge is from 200 yen for ordinary bags to 1,000 yen for large-sized
suitcases or backpacks. |
| Room for Baby and Mother |
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Baby beds to change diapers are installed in all the restrooms.
Nursing room for Baby and Mother is located on the second floor.
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| First Aid |
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In the First Aids of KAIYUKAN, a nurse and staff members are ready to give their medical
treatment. |
| Credit Card |
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In KAIYUKAN, UC, JCB, VISA, MasterCard and other credit cards are available to use. Please note that the available card varies according to the restaurants or shops in Tempozan Harbor Village.
Any traveler's checks are not available in the Aquarium, restaurants and shops.
In details, please do not hesitate to ask our staff members. |
| Foreign Exchange Corner or ATM |
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Please note that Tempozan Harbor Village has no foreign exchange corner or ATM handling any foreign currency.
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A.KAIYUKAN
B.Market Place (shops & restaurant)
C.Giant Ferriswheel
E.Hotel Seagull Tempozan Osaka
F.Osaka Bay Cruise [Santa Maria] |
G.Cruise to Universal City Port [Captain Line]
H.Tempozan Park including Mt. Tempozan, the lowest mountain in Japan
I.Cruise to Kobe, Shodoshima island and Takamatsu in Shikoku island
J.Tourist Information
[Tempozan Harbor Village]
K.KAIYUKAN Information |
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