Osaka Aquarium

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I decided to check out the aquarium in Osaka since I learned that they had a Whale Shark in their biggest tank. While that was very cool to see one of them slowly swimming about, I was quite surprised to learn of the existence of Giant Spider Crabs. I have both a video and some still shots of them.

Near the exit of the aquarium is a fairly good sized Petting Pond where you can reach down into the 8 to 12" deep pond and touch Rays, Zebra Sharks , and Leopard Sharks as they swim by. The Leopard sharks seemed the most anti social though as they had congregated in an area of the pond which cannot be reached by the hands of the aquarium guests. The Rays were pretty funny in that they often seemed to be trying to rise up above the water to see who has been touching them.

Video of the Giant Spider Crabs in action :

Here is another video of the Osaka Aquarium that is quite excellent, but is not mine :

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Photos

Fake
Can you imagine if these were real?

Picture in entryway of a Whale Shark feeding.

Whale Shark
I would have to estimate that this one was about 15' long

Port of Osaka
The aquarium sits right on the waterfront