Kasumigaura City Aquarium

Southern Ibaraki

Museums/Zoos/Aquariums

This aquarium features fish found in the nearby Lake Kasumigaura and other freshwater creatures sourced worldwide.
At the touch tank, visitors can experience touching some fish, including carp and bitterlings.

Information

Address: 910-1 Saka, Kasumigaura City
Access: By public transport: 1-hour bus ride from Tsuchiura Station on the JR Joban Line
Business Hours: Business Hours
9:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30)
Closed
Mondays (open Monday and closed Tuesday if a national holiday falls on Monday)
Closed over the New Year's holiday (December 28 to January 1)
Website: http://www.dane-kerry.com/aquarium/
Contact: TEL: 029-896-0722
Parking: 100 parking spots(free parking)
Prices: Adults: 330 yen (group discount price 270 yen)
Elementary and juinor high school students: 160 yen (group discount price 110 yen)

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Mount Tsukuba Cable Car
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Ishioka Festival is one of the largest festivities in the Kanto region, attracting nearly half a million visitors annually. It takes place throughout central Ishioka City and Hitachinokuni Soshagu Shrine.
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Southern Ibaraki

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