Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan was designed by Peter Chermayeff of Cambridge Seven Associates, who led its conceptual, architectural and exhibit design, and Serge Chermayeff painted the exterior fish mural. The article names no client. The project was planned in 1988 as part of the Osaka Bay redevelopment, and the infobox and text give only the May 1990 opening.
The article names no style. Three exterior color schemes are meant to evoke earth, water and fire. About 100 acrylic panels make up the tanks, and the largest pane measures 20 by 16 feet by 1 foot (6 by 5 by 0.3 m). The Pacific Ocean tank is 112 feet (34 m) long and 30 feet (9 m) deep.
It drew 5.6 million visitors in its first year. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums and is accredited as museum-equivalent. About 29,000 animals of 420 species live there. The article gives no hours.
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