Aquarium
Aqua World
🇯🇵 Japan
🐠 Aquarium, Japan 78 spp. present
Aqua World (アクアワールド・大洗, Akua Wārudo Oarai), formerly the Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium (茨城県大洗水族館, Ibaraki-ken Oarai suizokukan), is a 19,800 square metres (213,000 sq ft) aquarium in the Higashiibaraki District of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, north of Oarai port at the mouth of the Naka River. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
36.333° N 140.594° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
78
speciesOpened
2002
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–17:00
Getting there
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
Sand Tiger Shark
Carcharias taurus
LC
Spotted Seal
Phoca largha
Before you go
Where is Aqua World?
Japan
Aqua World is an aquarium in Japan. Its coordinates are 36.333° N, 140.594° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Nikko National Park, about 116 km away.
What animals can you see at Aqua World?
78 species
Citizen-science photos record 78 species at Aqua World, including Tufted Puffin, Sand Tiger Shark, Bottlenose Dolphin, Spotted Seal and California Sea Lion. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Aqua World in the wild?
Tufted Puffin: Kenai Fjords National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Aqua World also live in the parks and cities we cover: Tufted Puffin (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kenai Fjords National Park), Bottlenose Dolphin (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Bahía de Loreto National Park) and California Sea Lion (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park).
Does Aqua World charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Aqua World lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Aqua World open?
Every day · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Aqua World is open Every day · 9:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Aqua World open and how big is it?
Opened 2002, 2.0 ha
Aqua World, an aquarium in Japan, opened in 2002 and covers about 2.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 78 species are photographed there.
Nearest Zoos & Centres
Nearest Parks
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)