Yamagata travel
Kamo Aquarium
Kamo Aquarium · 加茂水族館
Watch jellyfish moving up close at Kamo Aquarium on Tsuruoka’s coast.
Spend time beside the tanks to observe their movement. From Yamagata city, allow a full day for return buses and the visit.
Official sources Kamo Aquarium official guide: JPY 1,500, hours and last admission Kamo Aquarium official guide: bus stop and facility access
Visitor information
Address
〒997-1206 山形県鶴岡市今泉字大久保657-1
997-1206 Yamagata Prefecture, Tsuruoka City, Imaizumi Okubo 657-1, Japan
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Admission costs JPY 1,500 for adults and JPY 500 for primary and junior high-school students. Preschool children enter free. Official English guidance defines adult pricing as age 16+ and child pricing as ages 6–15.
Opening hours
Kamo Aquarium opens from 09:00 to 17:00, with last admission at 16:00. It is listed as open daily, but hours may be temporarily shortened for reasons such as crowds. Check temporary closures or operating changes for your date.
What to see at Kamo Aquarium
A closer look at jellyfish in the tanks
Pause beside the tanks and observe jellyfish moving through the water.
How to get to Kamo Aquarium
Take a Tsuruoka/Sakata highway bus from stop 1 outside Yamagata Station to S-Mall Terminal. Change at S-Mall stop 1 to a Yunohama Onsen local bus via Kamo and alight at Kamo Aquarium. Return by local bus to S-Mall, then the Yamagata highway bus. Weekday and holiday timetables differ; check both outward and return connections for your date.
Yamako Bus: Yamagata–S-Mall timetable, JPY 2,600 and limited capacity Shonai Kotsu: return buses via Kamo, weekday and holiday timetables Kamo Aquarium official guide: bus stop and facility access
Before you visit
Take a bus via Kamo
At S-Mall Terminal, take a Yunohama Onsen bus via Kamo. Services to the same destination via Zenpoji follow another route. Return travel also uses a local bus and Yamagata highway bus; check connections in the appropriate weekday and holiday timetables.
Yamako Bus: Yamagata–S-Mall timetable, JPY 2,600 and limited capacity Shonai Kotsu: return buses via Kamo, weekday and holiday timetables Kamo Aquarium official guide: bus stop and facility access
Questions about Kamo Aquarium
Can one bus take me from Yamagata Station to Kamo Aquarium?
No. Change at Tsuruoka’s S-Mall Terminal. Take a Tsuruoka/Sakata highway bus from outside Yamagata Station, then a Yunohama Onsen bus via Kamo. Alight at Kamo Aquarium.
Yamako Bus: Yamagata–S-Mall timetable, JPY 2,600 and limited capacity Shonai Kotsu: return buses via Kamo, weekday and holiday timetables Kamo Aquarium official guide: bus stop and facility access
Official sources
- Official sources ·
- Kamo Aquarium official guide: JPY 1,500, hours and last admission ·
- Kamo Aquarium official guide: bus stop and facility access ·
- Official sources ·
- Yamako Bus: Yamagata–S-Mall timetable, JPY 2,600 and limited capacity ·
- Shonai Kotsu: return buses via Kamo, weekday and holiday timetables ·
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