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Aquarium · Osaka, Japan

🦈 Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

Kaiyukan — whale shark fame in a spiral building.

  • Timehalf day
  • SettingMostly indoors
  • TicketsPopular; tickets ahead in peak.
  • Get thereOsaka bay area.

Local shortlist · confirm on arrival · 2026-08

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No printer? Open the sheet on your phone, or print later. Classic · Bonus · Alpha (extra-hard cool finds).

Official map Open the official map page Kaiyukan · opens in a new tab

Short on time? Start here

Do these 3 in order if you can — enough for a short visit. Tap a stop for talk tips & photos. Create and print your mission is above.

More if you have energy

More stops if you have the energy.

  • 射线 Stingray — Worth a look if you have time.
  • 🐢 Sea turtle — Worth a look if you have time.
  • 🐙 Octopus — Worth a look if you have time.
  • 🐍 Eel — Long snaky fish — loves rocky hidey-holes.

What the sheet may include

Print from the button at the top of this page. No app at the venue.

Example finds
  1. Find something with fins
  2. Spot a flat swimmer (like a ray)
  3. Find a shell or hard cover
  4. Watch something jet or pulse
  5. Find an animal with arms (or tentacles)
  6. Spot something tiny and bright
  7. Find an animal that walks on the bottom
  8. Pick your favorite — draw it later

Also look for

Flexible backups if a favorite is closed, crowded, or napping — no fixed path.

  • Three colors Name three different colors you can see right now.
  • Splash or swim Watch something move in water.
  • Favorite photo (or draw it) Capture one favorite — phone or memory.

Official site: Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan website. Always check hours and tickets before you go.