Aquarium

Osaka Water Museum

Q: Where is Osaka Water Museum?

Osaka, Japan. Osaka Water Museum is an aquarium in Osaka, Japan. Its coordinates are 34.724° N, 135.505° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Nikko National Park, about 428 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Osaka Water Museum?

17 species. Citizen-science photos record 17 species at Osaka Water Museum, including Whale Shark, Scalloped Hammerhead, catshark, Black Rhinoceros and Reef Manta Ray. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Osaka Water Museum in the wild?

Whale Shark: Ningaloo Marine Park. Some of the animals photographed at Osaka Water Museum also live in the parks and cities we cover: Whale Shark (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ningaloo Marine Park), Scalloped Hammerhead (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Isla del Coco National Park) and catshark (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Komodo National Park).

Q: When did Osaka Water Museum open and how big is it?

0.2 ha. Osaka Water Museum, an aquarium in Osaka, Japan, covers about 0.2 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 17 species are photographed there.

🇯🇵 Japan

🏙️ In Osaka

🐠 Aquarium, Japan 17 spp. present

34.724° N 135.505° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

Low

Species present

species

Opened

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Size

Small

Visit

Getting there

city.osaka.lg.jp/suido/page/0000412074.html ↗

Who runs it

Run by: Osaka City Waterworks Bureau

What visitors say

🐠 Animals in captivity

Rhincodon typus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Ningaloo Marine Park+ 2 more parks · Nearby records

Sphyrna lewini

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Isla del Coco National Park+ 1 more park · Nearby records

Chiloscyllium punctatum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Komodo National Park+ 1 more park · Nearby records

Diceros bicornis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Etosha National Park+ 13 more parks · Nearby records

Mobula alfredi

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Komodo National Park+ 2 more parks · Nearby records

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Komodo National Park+ 2 more parks · Nearby records

Caretta caretta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Ningaloo Marine Park+ 7 more parks · Nearby records

Hippopotamus amphibius

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Akagera National Park+ 38 more parks · Nearby records

Before you go

Where is Osaka Water Museum?

Osaka, Japan

Osaka Water Museum is an aquarium in Osaka, Japan. Its coordinates are 34.724° N, 135.505° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Nikko National Park, about 428 km away.

What animals can you see at Osaka Water Museum?

17 species

Citizen-science photos record 17 species at Osaka Water Museum, including Whale Shark, Scalloped Hammerhead, catshark, Black Rhinoceros and Reef Manta Ray. 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 Osaka Water Museum in the wild?

Whale Shark: Ningaloo Marine Park

Some of the animals photographed at Osaka Water Museum also live in the parks and cities we cover: Whale Shark (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ningaloo Marine Park), Scalloped Hammerhead (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Isla del Coco National Park) and catshark (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Komodo National Park).

When did Osaka Water Museum open and how big is it?

0.2 ha

Osaka Water Museum, an aquarium in Osaka, Japan, covers about 0.2 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 17 species are photographed there.