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Kamo Aquarium (Tsuruoka City Kamo Aquarium)

さかおり (Sakaori) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Kamo Aquarium (Tsuruoka City Kamo Aquarium)

鶴岡市立加茂水族館

Yamagata · Tohoku

A small coastal aquarium famous for exhibiting more than 30 species of jellyfish, including a giant rotating tank, after reinventing itself from a struggling municipal aquarium into a jellyfish specialist.

Why we picked it

A modest municipal aquarium with a genuinely unique jellyfish specialty that rarely appears on international Tohoku itineraries.

Crowd level
Popular
Rating
4.3· 11,815 reviews
Opening hours
Daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
Adult (general) ¥1,500 (group 10+ ¥1,350); elementary/junior-high ¥500; infants free. Last entry 4:00 PM. Official kamo-kurage.jp.
Nearest station
Tsuruoka Station
Website
kamo-kurage.jp

Today

9:00–17:00

Admission

  • Adult (general) ¥1,500 (group 10+ ¥1,350); elementary/junior-high ¥500; infants free. Last entry 4:00 PM. Official kamo-kurage.jp.

Stored weekly hours

Daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

How to get there

About 35-minute bus ride from Tsuruoka Station (Shonai Kotsu bus toward Yunohama/Kamo).

Tags

aquariumjellyfishfamily-friendlyTsuruoka

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