Zoo & Aquarium · Suita / ExpoCity

NIFREL ニフレル

An art-meets-aquarium "living museum" by the Kaiyukan team at ExpoCity, with fish displayed in sculptural tanks, a projection-mapping room, and a hall where lemurs, birds and capybaras roam freely around you.

Hours10:00-18:00 (last entry 17:00); varies by date

ClosedSome maintenance days

PriceAdult (16+): ¥2,200
Child (7-15): ¥1,100
Child (3-6): ¥650

Getting thereBanpaku-kinen-koen Station (Osaka Monorail), 3 min

Time needed1.5-2 hours

Best timeWeekday mornings

AddressEXPOCITY, 2-1 Senri Banpakukoen, Suita, Osaka

Websitenifrel.jp

About

NIFREL, opened in 2015 next to Expo 70 Commemorative Park, takes a different approach from Kaiyukan: each zone is themed on a sense or idea, such as colour, skill, hiding or shape, and creatures are displayed in minimal, gallery-like tanks with artful lighting. The WONDER MOMENTS room by artist Matsuo Takahiro is a projection-and-light installation around a glowing sphere. In the "Moving" zone, ring-tailed lemurs, capybaras, pelicans and other birds wander through a large open hall with visitors, and a white tiger and hippos can be seen in the "Waterside" zone. It is compact, very photogenic and good for a couple of hours, especially combined with the Tower of the Sun.

Highlights

Gallery-style tanks themed on colour, shape and behaviour
WONDER MOMENTS light installation
Free-roaming lemurs, capybaras and birds
White tiger and hippos up close
Next to the Tower of the Sun

Tips

Buy tickets online; weekend afternoons are busiest.
Keep bags closed in the free-roaming zone; staff will advise on touching rules.
Combine with Expo 70 Commemorative Park across the bridge.

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NIFREL ニフレル

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