Kamo Aquarium

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A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.

Getting there

Train / Bus / Car

Admission

Paid (see the price below)

Closing days

Open every day (check the notes below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:00).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

Closed

Open every day with no regular closing day; there may be maintenance closures in winter (announced in advance).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

Admission

Adults 1,500 yen, elementary and junior high 500 yen, preschool free (groups of 10+: 1,350 / 450 yen). Annual pass 3,000 / 1,250 yen. With a disability certificate (original): adults 500 yen, children 200 yen, one carer free.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

Getting there

40 min by bus for Kamo Aquarium from JR Tsuruoka Station; 15 min by car from Tsuruoka IC.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Parking

About 500 spaces.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Payment

Cards for admission, the 2F shop and the restaurant (not the 2F snack stand). PayPay everywhere including the snack stand. Admission can also be paid with JR East "Ekitoma Ticket", "Choice Pay" (hometown-tax payment) or Netz Yamagata Coin.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

Accessibility

Wheelchairs to borrow, accessible parking, an entrance ramp, step-free corridors, a lift, accessible toilets, a nursing room; assistance dogs welcome.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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Address: 657-1 Okubo, Imaizumi, Tsuruoka, Yamagata

Official site: https://kamo-kurage.jp/

Latest from the official site

• 8 Nov 2026バックヤードツアー事前予約受付についてJapanese only
• 29 Oct 2026【10月31日(土)】レストラン「沖海月」営業時間変更についてJapanese only
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Location

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Nearby spots

• Photo: Photo ACYunohama OnsenYamagata3 km away (straight line)
• Photo: 掬茶 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)Chido MuseumYamagata9 km away (straight line)
• Photo: Photo ACKen Domon Museum of PhotographyYamagata17 km away (straight line)
• No photo yetSakata Seafood MarketYamagata19 km away (straight line)
• Photo: Yamagata Prefecture (yamagatakanko.com)Sankyo Soko Rice WarehousesYamagata19 km away (straight line)

Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances. Some locations are approximate, so treat these distances as a rough guide.

Crowds

Not yet confirmed

Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days, Busiest season

no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.

Latest traveler report

None yet

There can be a queue to get in; advance tickets do not give priority.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).

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Visiting respectfully

• RulesNo re-entry after a long absence. No pets of any kind (none can be left at reception; assistance dogs are welcome). Coin lockers: 62 small, 4 medium, 8 large.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

Verification log

• 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://kamo-kurage.jp/nyukan/Hours and admission read from the official page.
• 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://kamo-kurage.jp/qanda/Closing days, payment, re-entry, pets, lockers and queues read from the official FAQ.
• 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://yamagatakanko.com/attractions/detail_2601.htmlAccess, parking, accessibility and coordinates read from the Yamagata Prefecture tourism site.