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Kagoshima City Aquarium (Kagoshima): Zoo for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kagoshima City Aquarium is a zoo in Honkōshin-machi, Kagoshima Prefecture, about 965 km from Tokyo Station and 574 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Kagoshima City Aquarium
Photo: At by At, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeZoo
Name in Japaneseいおワールドかごしま水族館
LocationHonkōshin-machi, Kagoshima Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kagoshima Freight Terminal – about 0.6 km
From Hakata Stationabout 222 km (straight line)
From Hiroshima Stationabout 359 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 574 km (straight line)
Established1997
Interest among English readersabout 100 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates31.59597, 130.56444
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://ioworld.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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