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Japan is one of the countries that lie on the coast of the Pacific Rim of Fire. Because of this, Osaka has put up a good recreation of the Pacific, and the beautiful animals inhabiting it. Located at the Tempozan Harbor Village along the bay area of Osaka Prefecture, the Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium boasts of its 15 tanks, which gives life to 15 different ecosystem region of the Pacific Rim. The main tank, which represents the Pacific Ocean, contains a whale shark in a nine-meter deep pool filled with salt water.

Photo by Bong Grit. Licensed under Creative Commons. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/)

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