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Osaka in 3D

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Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

One of the world's largest aquariums, where visitors spiral around a vast tank with a whale shark.

Editor's score
4.6
Visit
2 h 30
Price
€€€

About

Kaiyukan follows the Pacific Ring of Fire, with habitats from the Antarctic to the tropics. The central tank, nine metres deep, holds whale sharks and manta rays, seen from several levels as you walk down.

Best time to go: Weekday afternoons, then the giant Ferris wheel next door at dusk.

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