Kaiyukan Postcard

The Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan is an aquarium located in the ward of Minato in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, near Osaka Bay. When it first opened, it was the largest public aquarium in the world. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and the aquarium is accredited as a Museum-equivalent facilities by the Museum Act fro…
The Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan is an aquarium located in the ward of Minato in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, near Osaka Bay. When it first opened, it was the largest public aquarium in the world. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and the aquarium is accredited as a Museum-equivalent facilities by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
  • Date opened: May 1990
  • Location: Osaka, Japan
  • Land area: 26,570 m² (286,000 sq ft)
  • No. of animals: 29,000
  • No. of species: 420
  • Volume of largest tank: 5,400,000 litres (1,427,000 US gal)
  • Total volume of tanks: 11,000,000 litres (2,906,000 US gal)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org