Kagoshima City Aquarium (Io World)
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Partly closed in December: Closed for 4 days from the first Monday of December. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
A bayside aquarium facing Sakurajima with about 800 species from the seas around Kagoshima, including a whale shark in the big Kuroshio tank.
Nearby
- Reimeikan Museum ≈ 10 min by car
- Tenmonkan ≈ 10 min by car
- Shiroyama Observatory ≈ 10 min by car
- Shoko Shuseikan Museum (Former Shuseikan) ≈ 15 min by car
- Sengan-en Garden ≈ 15 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Closed or limited
- Closed for 4 days from the first Monday of December
- Getting there
- 13 min walk from Suizokukan-guchi tram stop; City View bus stops at the door
- Fee
- Adults ¥2,000 (non-residents of Kagoshima City)
- Good to know
- 9:30–18:00 (last entry 17:00); dolphins can be seen free in the outdoor canal
- Time needed
- 2 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info