Kagoshima Aquarium, Kagoshima
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Kagoshima Aquarium

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Admission Individual admission for visitors not resident in Kagoshima city: high-school students and older ¥2,000; elementary/junior-high students ¥1,000. City-resident and group rates differ.
Opening hours 09:30–18:00; last admission 17:00. Closed for 4 days starting the first Monday in December. Night-aquarium events have separate hours; check official dates.

Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-06 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site

Our guide

Kagoshima Aquarium is a public aquarium in the city of Kagoshima and a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.

Sakurajimasanbashi-dōri tram stop is about 550 m away in a straight line. Kagoshima Castle is about 1 km off, Shiroyama Observatory about 1.4 km and Sengan-en about 2.6 km. We have not checked opening hours or fees.

Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.

Photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
  1. Kagoshima Suizokukan — Daddy t3 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  2. Silent Sea Io-world — Totti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  3. Rhincodon typus Io-world — Totti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  4. Kagoshima Aquarium Dolphin Pool — Sakoppi · Public domain · source · resized
  5. Kagoshima Aquarium -July 2009 a — success from Kagoshima, Japan. · CC BY 2.1 jp · source · resized
  6. Kagoshima Aquarium 2013-08A — At by At · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  7. Dolphin Channel at the Kagoshima Aquarium (Honkōshin-machi, Kagoshima) VLux5 hdsr 34 — Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
  8. Kagoshima Aquarium Dolphin Performance deceember 2025 VLux5 hdsr 87 — Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
  9. Kagoshima Aquarium Dolphin Performance deceember 2025 VLux5 hdsr 102 — Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
  10. Kagoshima Aquarium Dolphin Performance deceember 2025 VLux5 hdsr 105 — Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized

What this place is

Kagoshima Aquarium (かごしま水族館) is a public aquarium, located in Kagoshima, Japan. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).

Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Kagoshima Aquarium: opening information · Kagoshima city: aquarium fees

Background text adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What to expect at this type of place: Aquarium

Nearby station

Nearby station: Sakurajimasanbashi dōri (Kagoshima tram first line), about 550 m from the spot in a straight line.

Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.

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