Osaka Aquarium

Is a fantastic place. I’ve been 3 times now, once each visit to Japan. It has the largest aquarium tank in the world, which contains a massive whale shark, as well as some big graceful rays, smaller sharks and other fish, but quite frankly who’s looking at them when you can look at a whale shark.

The main tank is in the centre of a huge modern building and starting at the top you wind your way round and down to the exit at ground level. As well as seeing the main tank at different heights it allows you to see the exhibits that surround the outer edge of the circuit at different levels too. So you can see emperor penguins standing under the snow shower above ground, you can see dolphins jumping in the air, seals taking a nap on a rock, as well as watching what they all get up to underwater in their different tanks.


And they leave 2 of the best exhibits for last – the massive, scary looking Japanese spider crabs and the glorious jellyfish.