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The aquarium duplicates the natural environment surrounding the Pacific Ocean. The Osaka Aquarium, Kaiyukan, is one of the world's largest aquariums. It uses massive tanks to recreate environments of ...

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The Santa Maria is a pleasure cruise that departs daily from the Kaiyukan Aquarium west wharf. The ship itself is modeled after the ship Columbus used to reach the American continent. Enjoy the views ...

If you’re here, make your way to parks like Osaka Castle Park and Kema Sakuranomiya Park ... While there’s little to no snow, the city is beautifully lit with winter illuminations like the Osaka ...

Rain on Snow (ROS) events occur when rain falls onto an existing snowpack and freezes, forming an ice crust that can have severe consequences to wildlife, infrastructure, and communities. As the ...

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Christina Antoniak, the resort's director of communications, said the snow is first amassed into a large pile before the mats are blanketed over top. The resort plans to remove the mats in ...