Aqua World
Aqua World, formerly the Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium, is a 19,800 square metres aquarium in the Higashiibaraki District of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, north of Oarai port at the mouth of the Naka River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Public aquarium
- Description: Aquarium in Ōarai, Ibaraki, Japan
- Also known as: “Aqua World Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium”
- Address: 大洗町, 311-1301
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kaimon Bridge and Gannyū-ji Temple.
Kaimon Bridge
Bridge
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Kaimon Bridge is situated 450 metres northwest of Aqua World.
Gannyū-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gannyū-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 770 metres west of Aqua World.
Nakaminato
Railway station
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nakaminato Station is a passenger railway station on the Minato Line in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. Nakaminato is situated 1½ km north of Aqua World.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oarai.
Oarai
Town
Photo: t.kunikuni, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ōarai is a town located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2020, the town had an estimated population of 15,867 in 6,881 households and a population density of 664 inhabitants per square kilometre. Oarai is situated 3 km southwest of Aqua World.
Aqua World
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Ibaraki, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.33342° or 36° 20′ 0″ northLongitude
140.59392° or 140° 35′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8R828HMV+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 416524885OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=aquariumWikidata ID
Q4782624
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Aqua World” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Aqua World·大洗”
- Chinese: “大洗水族館”
- Chinese: “大洗水族馆”
- German: “Aqua World”
- Japanese: “アクアワールド・大洗”
- Japanese: “アクアワールド大洗”
- Japanese: “アクアワールド茨城県大洗水族館”
- Japanese: “大洗水族館”
- Spanish: “Acuario de Ōarai”
- Spanish: “Aqua world”
- Spanish: “Ōarai Aquarium”
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