The Tempozan Ferris Wheel, located at Tempozan Harbor Village, offers view of Osaka Bay and the surrounding areas, for JPY700. I didn't came for this however and since I'm afraid of heights, I didn't dare try it. I came for the attraction sitting next to it.
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Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan boasts of different aquatic displays housed on two buildings
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There was some sort of a program when I arrived so there was a number of people on its outside grounds.
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me
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I went straight to the counter and purchased tickets (JPY2000 adults, JPY900 children, JPY400 infants) and went inside to see the displays.
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True to its claims, it was a massive display of marine life! Everything was divided into 16 exhibits with the overall team of Ring of Fire and Ring of Life.
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Some of the displays in the exhibits that caught my attention:
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sea otters
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California sea lion
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Penguins! I'm very facinated of their existence and have always wanted to come close to one! There were king penguins, gentoo penguins and rockhopper penguins housed here according to their official website.
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me and the penguins!
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other displays in the exhibits
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Ocean Sunfish. Browsing through the official site later on made me realize this is one of the most popular attractions here.
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more
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jellyfishes that glows in the dark
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What I thought would be just another experience turned out to be very good and exciting even for an adult like me! It is worth visiting for both kids and grown-ups alike!
After the aquarium, I decided to hang around Tempozan Harbor Village for some resting.
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Beautiful pathways like these reminds me of scens in movies and TV series.
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me, at the sidewalk
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Just merely sitting and doing people-watching, I've seen a number of teens (or so they look like they are) dressed in costumes mimicking their favorite anime characters like these. It was like seeing cosplay everywhere!
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A few more minutes of resting, I was energized and off I went again to another spot!
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