It has 15 water tanks that represent different regions of Pacific Rim. The largest and most popular tank is Pacific Ocean. It is 9 meters deep and home to the aquarium main attraction, a giant whale shark named Yu-chan, the largest fish on earth.
Besides the Pacific Ocean, you could see wonderful marine animals from other tanks such as sea otters from Aleutian Islands, Californian sea lions from Monterey Bay, king penguins from Antartica, and Pacific white sided dolphins from Tasman Sea. You will also see different varieties of Jellyfish with fantastic appearance floating in the tank in the floor of Floating Jelly Fish.
You can get to Osaka Aquarium with 5-minute walk from Osakako Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line.
Business Hours:
9.30am-10.00pm (last admission 7.00pm)
Admission Fees:
Adult
|
2000
yen
|
Children
(Primary school and junior high school students)
|
900
yen
|
Children
(4 years and above)
|
400
yen
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