{"id":33019,"date":"2022-12-15T19:45:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T11:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=33019"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:56:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:56:59","slug":"day-05-osaka-osaka-aquarium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2022\/12\/15\/day-05-osaka-osaka-aquarium\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 05 @ Osaka – Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our initial plans for Day 05 of this trip included an early morning visit to Arashiyama to see the bamboo forest before the inevitable crowds came in, followed by a return to Kyoto Station to continue on to Osaka for the highlights of Day 05. The wife suggested though that we move Arashiyama to Day 06 instead to optimise our movement around, since we\u2019d be largely staying in Kyoto city that day. I agreed – and unfortunately in doing so, completely forgot that I\u2019d intentionally placed Arashiyama on Day 05 early morning, because I\u2019d already reserved Day 06 morning for a similar early morning visit to Fushimi Inari. Argh. I only realised this oversight when we were well on our way to Osaka.<\/p>\n

That out of the way, we still headed out extra early this morning to Osaka Station for a leisurely breakfast first at Deli Cafe, where I could continue editing and improving this blog\u2019s Day 04 posts. The first stop for Day 05 was Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan<\/strong>, which only opens at 10AM. Pro-tip: get admission tickets to the aquarium online so that you don\u2019t have to queue to buy tickets. You\u2019ll get QR codes for admission and a special queue, making entry into the aquarium a breeze.<\/p>\n

The day itself was pretty busy at the aquarium. Despite us visiting from opening hour, there was what seemed like an entire school of kindergarten children, and several classes of junior high students too, all on school excursions. I was pretty impressed with Osaka Aquarium during our 2010 visit, but oddly, after having seen other aquariums around the world since then, I thought the place this time was more\u2026 ordinary. The centrepiece was still the main marine tank where the visitor\u2019s path goes around, and there are numerous spots where you can sit down and just chill. There was also a small school of really friendly dolphins, including one particular dolphin who was alert to visitors watching from behind the tank\u2019s reinforced glass windows, and happily did somersaults, much to the crowd\u2019s delight. But I didn\u2019t see the variety of smaller tanks housing more tropical specimens that are in, for example, S.E.A. Aquarium.<\/p>\n

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Osaka Aquarium, and its distinctive trapezium-like building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hello there hooman. Prepare for the day when you will be the exhibit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Still, the inclusion of a revisit to Osaka Aquarium was really intended for the kids, and not the adults. And both enjoyed the 1.5 hours we spent here – before heading for lunch at the Tempozan Marketplace just next door.<\/p>\n

Continued in the next post!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our initial plans for Day 05 of this trip included an early morning visit to Arashiyama to see the bamboo forest before the inevitable crowds came in, followed by a return to Kyoto Station to continue on to Osaka for<\/p>\n

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