Jellyfish. There’s something hypnotic about the way these iridescent beauties move around their tanks. If you're mildly obsessed with marine life or jellyfish, you'll need to hit up Kamo Aquarium in Yunohama, Yamagata Prefecture.
Their "Kuranetarium" - a coined word that combines “kurage” (jellyfish in Japanese) and planetarium - holds more than 35 species of jellyfish. That’s the largest collection in the world!
And the aquarium’s star exhibit, the Dream Theatre, drives home the point. It’s a pitch black theatre featuring a towering five-metres-high jellyfish display filled with 3,000 - 4,000 Moon Jellyfish.
The aquarium also breeds jellyfish, and you can see these baby jellyfish at the 1-day old, 5-day old and 10-day old stage. And like our S.E.A. Aquarium, Kamo Aquarium also has an in-house restaurant dishing out more things jellyfish like jellyfish ramen and ice cream.
Kamo Aquarium
Price:
Adults, 1,000 Yen (~S$12.30)
Children aged 6-15, 500 Yen (~S$6.20)
Free admission for toddlers and infants under 5 years old
Address: 997-1206 Yamagata Prefecture, Tsuruoka City Imaizumi Okubo 657-1
Opening Hours: 9AM-5PM, Daily
How to get there:
From JR Tsuruoka Station, take the Shonai Kotsu Local Bus bound for Yunohama Onsen and alight at Kamo Suizokukan (Kamo Aquarium) bus stop. The bus ride takes about 30 minutes.
Article by TheSmartLocal.com
Address: Kamo Aquarium
Website: https://kamo-kurage.jp/english/
Phone: 0235-33-3036
