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Kaiyukan
Kaiyukan · Osaka Aquarium KAIYUKAN · 海遊館
Kaiyukan offers marine life in large tanks. Allow a longer visit if you want to watch animal movements closely. Afterwards, eat and rest in Tempozan.
Visitor information
Admission
Prices vary by date. On 8 October 2026, ages 16 and above cost 2,800 yen, ages 7–15 1,400 yen, ages 3–6 700 yen and ages 2 and below were free. The same calendar listed adults at 3,200 yen on 10 October or 3,500 yen on 11–12 October. Select your booking date to check its price.
Opening hours
Hours vary by date; last admission is 1 hour before closing. On 8 October 2026, hours were 10:30–20:00 with last admission 19:00. Check your visit calendar for closures or shorter hours.
What to see at Kaiyukan
Spend longer with marine life in the large tanks
Take time at tanks that interest you. For longer viewing, give the aquarium more time rather than add consecutive facility visits afterwards.
How to get to Kaiyukan
Take Osaka Metro Chuo to Osakako. Use exit 1 and follow Ferris wheel/Tempozan Marketplace signs for about 5 minutes to Kaiyukan.
Before you visit
Choose your date and entry time first
Official school-group material gives 90–120 minutes for one circuit. Entry queues, meals and station travel are extra. Direct from the airport, also allow for immigration, baggage collection and travel before choosing entry time.
Eat before or after the visit
Re-entry ended on 15 June 2026. You cannot leave for a meal and use the same ticket to re-enter; eat before or after viewing.
Tickets and booking for Kaiyukan
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Questions about Kaiyukan
Can I leave Kaiyukan for lunch and re-enter?
Re-entry ended on 15 June 2026. Arrange outside meals before or after the visit.
Is 2 hours enough for Kaiyukan?
Official school-group material gives 90–120 minutes for one circuit, excluding entry queues, meals and station travel. Allow more for longer animal viewing or breaks.
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