Adventure World, Theme park in Nishimuro County, Japan

Adventure World is a theme park with a zoo and aquarium in Shirahama that covers several zones and combines rides with animal enclosures. The grounds display species from Africa, Asia and other continents in areas that replicate their natural habitats, while a separate aquarium presents marine life from the region.

The park opened on April 22, 1978, as Nanki Shirahama World Safari, combining a zoo and an aquarium. It was renamed Adventure World in 1983, and an amusement park section was added in 1979. In 1994 it began a long-term giant panda conservation project with the Chengdu base, and in 2025 the last four pandas were returned there.

Pandas born at the park carry the suffix -hin (浜) in their names, such as Rauhin. In 2011 the governor of Wakayama Prefecture gave the title of Prefecture Honore to three pandas: Eimei, Rauhan and Meimei. The park is the Japanese branch of the Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base, and all its pandas are owned by that base.

The park opens daily at 10 in the morning and typically closes around 5 in the afternoon, though times may vary slightly depending on the season. Admission covers access to all animal areas, shows and most rides without additional charges.

The facility sits close to the coast and uses this location for a large outdoor pool where dolphins and whales train and perform against a backdrop of open sea. This natural setting sets the shows apart from those in enclosed stadiums and gives visitors the feeling of being closer to the ocean.