Osaka Amazing Pass 2026: Price, Attractions List and Is It Worth It?

Short answer: The Osaka Amazing Pass costs ¥3,500 for one day or ¥5,000 for two consecutive days (adults only) and includes unlimited Osaka Metro, city bus and in-city private railway travel plus free entry to about 40 attractions, but not JR. It pays off if you visit three or more big sights in a day, starting at Umeda Sky Building before 15:00.

The Osaka Amazing Pass costs ¥3,500 for one day or ¥5,000 for two consecutive days (about US$22 / US$32). Both versions include unlimited Osaka Metro, city bus and in-city private railway travel, plus free entry to about 40 attractions. It’s now a phone-only QR pass, bought on the official Surutto QRtto site (or Klook and similar), and it pays for itself after two or three of the bigger paid attractions in one day.

That’s the short version. The details matter, though: the pass has changed format several times, JR lines aren’t covered, Umeda Sky Building is only free before 3pm, and the 2-day pass lets you into each attraction once in total, not once a day. This guide covers what’s included in late 2026, which free entries are actually worth your time, two itineraries with the break-even maths in yen, and who should skip it.

Last checked: 1 November 2026

Key facts

• Price: 1-day ¥3,500, 2-day ¥5,000 (adult only; no child pass). Itami Airport version ¥3,800 / ¥5,400. Kansai Airport 28-hour version ¥5,300 (on sale from 1 October 2026).
• Duration: 1 calendar day (03:00 to 02:59) or 2 consecutive days. Use within 3 months of purchase; last start date 31 March 2027.
• Where: Osaka city. Osaka Metro, Osaka City Bus (most routes) and city sections of Hankyu, Hanshin, Keihan, Kintetsu and Nankai. No JR.
• Book: osaka-amazing-pass.com (links to Surutto QRtto), or Klook, KKday and others. Credit card only. In person only at the Kansai Tourist Information Center, Kansai Airport Terminal 1.
• Best for: First-timers doing a packed sightseeing day in Kita, Osaka Castle, Minami and Shinsekai.

What is the Osaka Amazing Pass?

It’s a combined transport and attractions pass sold by Surutto Kansai, the consortium behind Kansai’s rail ticketing. Its Japanese name is 大阪周遊パス (Osaka Shuyu Pass). You get two things in one QR code:

1. Unlimited travel on all Osaka Metro lines, Osaka City Bus (some routes excluded) and, “mainly within Osaka city”, Hankyu, Hanshin, Keihan, Kintetsu and Nankai trains, from first to last train (official pass page).
2. Free entry to about 40 attractions, plus discounts at around 30 more shops and facilities (official facility list).

Not included: JR trains (including the JR Osaka Loop Line), the Shinkansen, airport buses, and the extra fee for reserved-seat limited express trains on the private lines (official notes). If you start outside the covered zone, buy a ticket to the nearest boundary station and show both it and the pass to staff when you exit (official FAQ).

What’s changed since older guides were written?

A lot of the advice online is out of date. Here’s the current state for passes sold from 25 March 2026 to 31 March 2027:

• Digital only. No paper or magnetic tickets. You need a smartphone with a camera, mobile data and a credit card. Debit cards are not accepted. Screenshots and printouts don’t work (official notes).
• The 2-day pass includes private railways on both days. Older paper 2-day passes were mainly Metro and bus. The current page lists the same rail and bus coverage for the 1-day and 2-day passes.
• Prices are higher than older guides say. Older guides quote ¥2,700 / ¥3,600. The price has been ¥3,500 / ¥5,000 since the 2025 edition, and the 2026 edition keeps it (Travel Watch, March 2025).
• New for 2026: a Kansai Airport version. A 28-hour pass (¥5,300, on sale from 1 October 2026) that includes one Nankai ride from Kansai Airport to Namba. It’s airport to city only, not the return, and you can’t get off between the airport and Sakai (official KIX version page).
• Itami Airport version. ¥3,800 / ¥5,400 (the 2025 version was a ¥4,300 1-day only). It adds the Osaka Monorail (Osaka Airport to Banpaku-kinen-koen), Kita-Osaka Kyuko (Esaka to Senri-Chuo), extra Hankyu sections, Expo ’70 Commemorative Park and Osaka Wheel. Osaka Wheel is currently suspended for inspection (official facility list).

How much is the Osaka Amazing Pass in 2026?

Version	Price	Validity	Extra coverage
Standard 1-day	¥3,500 (US$22)	One day, 03:00–02:59	–
Standard 2-day	¥5,000 (US$32)	Two consecutive days	–
Itami Airport 1-day	¥3,800 (US$24)	One day	Monorail, Kita-Osaka Kyuko, Expo ’70 Park
Itami Airport 2-day	¥5,400 (US$34)	Two consecutive days	As above
Kansai Airport 28-hour	¥5,300 (US$34)	28 hours from first use	One Nankai ride KIX → Namba

Source: osaka-amazing-pass.com. US$ at ¥157 = US$1 (29 October 2026 rate).

There is no child pass. Children pay normal fares and child admission prices, which are often low or free at the included sites. Booking platforms such as Klook sometimes sell it slightly under the official price after their own discounts. Prices change often, so compare on the day.

What attractions are included with the Osaka Amazing Pass?

Here’s the full free list as published in October 2026, with the reference adult price you’d otherwise pay. Prices and rules are from the official facility page.

Area	Free attraction	Normal price
Umeda	Umeda Sky Building Floating Garden Observatory (free until 15:00, then 10% off)	¥2,000
Umeda	Kinutani Koji Sky Art Museum (Umeda Sky Building)	¥1,300
Umeda	HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel	¥1,600 (pass site still lists ¥1,000)
Umeda	Osaka Museum of Housing and Living (closed until 5 Jan 2027)	¥600
Nakanoshima	National Museum of Art, Osaka (collection)	¥430
Nakanoshima	Osaka Entrepreneurs Museum	¥500
Dotonbori	Tonbori River Cruise	¥2,000
Dotonbori	Wonder Cruise (from 16:10)	¥2,000
Namba	Kamigata Ukiyoe Museum	¥700
Shinsekai	Tsutenkaku Observatory	¥1,500
Shinsekai	Tsutenkaku Tower Slider	¥1,100
Shinsekai	Tsutenkaku Dive & Walk	¥3,000
Shinsekai	Shinsekai ZAZA (Japanese-language comedy)	¥1,000
Tennoji	Tennoji Zoo	¥800
Tennoji	Keitakuen Garden	¥300
Tennoji	Shitennoji Temple (main precinct and garden)	¥800
Tennoji	Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts (special exhibition only)	¥500
Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle Main Tower (with Toyotomi Ishigaki-kan, same day)	¥1,200
Osaka Castle	Nishinomaru Garden	¥300
Osaka Castle	Yagura turrets special opening (limited dates)	¥900
Osaka Castle	Kaiyodo Figure Museum	¥1,000
Osaka Castle	Gozabune Royal Barge	¥1,800
Osaka Castle	Aqua-Liner water bus	¥2,000
Osaka Castle	Yorimichi Sunset Cruise (Fridays and Saturdays, Sept–Oct only)	¥1,600
Osaka Castle	Okawa Sakura Cruise (spring only)	¥1,500
Osaka Castle	Osaka Museum of History	¥600
Osaka Castle	Peace Osaka	¥250
Osaka Bay	Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel	¥1,000
Osaka Bay	Santa Maria Day Cruise	¥1,800
Osaka Bay	Santa Maria Twilight Cruise (seasonal weekends)	¥2,300
Osaka Bay	Captain Line ferry (return)	¥1,700
Osaka Bay	LEGOLAND Discovery Centre (set dates only)	¥3,300
Osaka Bay	GLION Museum	¥1,300
Osaka Bay	Sakishima Cosmo Tower Observatory	¥1,200
Tsurumi	Sakuya Konohana Kan	¥500
Nagai	Osaka Museum of Natural History	¥300
Nagai	Nagai Botanical Garden	¥300
Sakai	Sakai Rishi no Mori	¥300
Sakai	Sakai City Museum	¥200

Not on the list: Universal Studios Japan, Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and the Abeno Harukas 300 observatory. We compare the two views in our Harukas 300 vs Umeda Sky Building guide.

Which free attractions are actually worth it?

Most of the list is small museums worth ¥200–¥600. The value is concentrated in about seven places. (The ¥2,000 Aqua-Liner river bus is also free, but it’s slow and the Gozabune covers the same castle views.) These are the ones to plan your day around.

1. Umeda Sky Building Floating Garden Observatory (Observation deck)

The Lowdown: The open-air rooftop ring 173m up, reached by a glass-tube escalator between the two towers. It’s the most valuable free entry on the pass, but only if you arrive before 15:00.

Where: Umeda, Kita-ku. About 7 minutes’ walk from JR Osaka Station or 9 minutes from Osaka Metro Umeda and Hankyu Osaka-umeda (Osaka Info). Follow signs through the underpass beneath the JR tracks.

The Vibe: Wind, glass and a 360° city view. Better at sunset, but that’s when the pass stops working.

Price: ¥2,000 normally. Free with the pass until 15:00, then 10% off. Open 9:30–22:30, last entry 22:00.

Official Link: osaka-amazing-pass.com/service_free.html

💡 Japan Pro Tip: Make it your first stop. Opening at 9:30 also beats the tour groups, and you’ll be on the Metro to the castle by 11:00.

2. Osaka Castle Main Tower (Castle museum)

The Lowdown: The rebuilt keep, now a museum of the Toyotomi era with a lookout on the eighth floor. The pass also covers Toyotomi Ishigaki-kan, but only on the same day. Our Osaka Castle tickets guide covers queues and timing, so this is the short version.

Where: Osaka Castle Park, Chuo-ku. Use Osaka Metro Tanimachi 4-chome or Morinomiya stations, roughly 15–20 minutes’ walk to the tower (Osaka Info puts Morinomiya at just under 20 minutes), or Osaka Metro/Keihan Temmabashi (Osaka Info). JR Osakajokoen is closer, but JR isn’t covered.

The Vibe: Busy. Weekend mid-mornings bring long queues for the lift.

Price: ¥1,200 normally; free with the pass. Open 9:00–18:00, last entry 17:30. Closed 28 December–1 January.

Official Link: osaka-amazing-pass.com/service_free.html

💡 Japan Pro Tip: Pair it with the Gozabune barge and Nishinomaru Garden while you’re in the park. That’s ¥3,300 of entries within a 10-minute walk.

3. Gozabune Royal Barge (Moat cruise)

The Lowdown: A 20-minute boat ride around the castle’s inner moat in a gilded replica of a lord’s barge. It’s the second most valuable entry in the castle area.

Where: Inside Osaka Castle Park. The pier is near Gokurakubashi bridge on the north side of the inner moat (Osaka Info). Tickets go on sale from 9:30.

The Vibe: Quiet and low to the water, with good views of the stone walls.

Price: ¥1,800 normally; free with the pass. Last departure 16:30. Closed 28 December–3 January.

Official Link: osaka-amazing-pass.com/service_free.html

💡 Japan Pro Tip: Seats are limited and you exchange the pass for a timed ticket at the counter. Grab the ticket first, then visit the tower while you wait.

4. Tonbori River Cruise (Canal boat)

The Lowdown: A 20-minute guided boat through the middle of Dotonbori, under the Glico sign and the bridges. Cheesy, short and genuinely fun after dark.

Where: Tazaemon-bashi pier, by the entrance of Don Quijote Dotonbori (the shop with the yellow Ferris wheel). It’s about 5 minutes’ walk from Osaka Metro Namba Station, Exit 14 (Osaka Info). Allow up to 10 minutes from Nankai Namba or Osaka-Namba (Hanshin, Kintetsu).

The Vibe: Neon, crowds on the bridges waving, and a running commentary, mostly in Japanese.

Price: ¥2,000 normally; free with the pass. Departures on the hour and half-hour, from 13:00 on weekdays and 11:00 at weekends and holidays, until 21:00 (Osaka Info).

Official Link: osaka-amazing-pass.com/service_free.html

💡 Japan Pro Tip: Exchange the pass for a timed ticket at the counter as soon as you reach Namba, then go and eat. Evening slots fill up first. The pass site says departures start at 11:00, but the Osaka tourism site lists weekday sailings from 13:00, and the pass site warns first and last sailings can change. Don’t plan a weekday morning cruise.

5. Tsutenkaku Observatory, Slider and Dive & Walk (Tower)

The Lowdown: Shinsekai’s retro tower covers three free entries: the observatory (¥1,500), the Tower Slider, a 60m tube slide (¥1,100), and Dive & Walk, a harnessed walk around the outside (¥3,000). Doing all three is worth ¥5,600.

Where: Shinsekai, Naniwa-ku. Osaka Metro Ebisucho Station, Exit 3, about 3 minutes’ walk; or Dobutsuen-mae.

The Vibe: Kitsch, loud and fun. The view is lower than Umeda’s but the surroundings are pure Osaka.

Price: Observatory 9:00–21:45 (last entry 21:15). Slider: height 120cm+, age 7–65. Dive & Walk: height 130cm+, under 120kg, age 9–65, no skirts, sandals or heels. Both close in bad weather.

Official Link: osaka-amazing-pass.com/service_free.html

💡 Japan Pro Tip: You exchange the pass for a timed entry ticket on site, and Tsutenkaku warns of crowds. Go before 11:00 or after 18:00. Read our Shinsekai guide for where to eat kushikatsu afterwards.

6. Santa Maria Day Cruise and Tempozan Ferris Wheel (Bay area)

The Lowdown: A 45-minute harbour cruise on a replica sailing ship, and a 112m Ferris wheel next to the pier. Together they’re worth ¥2,800, and they’re next to the Kaiyukan aquarium, which isn’t included.

Where: Tempozan, Minato-ku. Osaka Metro Chuo Line Osakako Station, about 10 minutes’ walk (Osaka Info). The Santa Maria leaves from the pier west of Kaiyukan.

The Vibe: Breezy and relaxed. A good half-day if you’re going to the aquarium anyway.

Price: Santa Maria ¥1,800, departures on the hour from 11:00, last at 16:00 (Osaka Info lists 17:00 at weekends). Show the QR code at the pier and arrive 15 minutes early. Closed 31 December and 12 January–5 February 2027. Ferris wheel ¥1,000, 10:00–21:00 (22:00 at weekends).

Official Link: osaka-amazing-pass.com/service_free.html

💡 Japan Pro Tip: The wheel is free, so ride it at dusk for the bay lights.

7. HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel (Ferris wheel)

The Lowdown: A bright red wheel on the roof of a Umeda shopping mall. It’s about 15 minutes of views, now ¥1,600 at the counter, and an easy add-on after Umeda Sky.

Where: HEP FIVE, Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku. You board on the 7th floor. It’s about 3 minutes’ walk from Hankyu Osaka-umeda and 5 minutes from Osaka Metro Umeda (Midosuji Line) (HEP FIVE).

The Vibe: Couples and teenagers. It’s at its best after dark.

Price: ¥1,600 normally (5 and under free); free with the pass. 11:00–23:00, last boarding 22:45 (HEP FIVE). The pass site still lists the old ¥1,000 fare. HEP FIVE’s site showed the wheel running normally on 29 October 2026. Check the status line on the HEP FIVE site on the day.

Official Link: osaka-amazing-pass.com/service_free.html

💡 Japan Pro Tip: Use it as your nightcap if you’re staying in Umeda. Our Umeda guide has bars nearby.

Is the Osaka Amazing Pass worth it? Break-even maths

Yes, if you’ll visit at least three of the big-ticket attractions in a day. No, if you’re mainly shopping, eating or going to USJ.

The transport alone is worth less than you’d think. An Osaka Metro and city bus day ticket (Enjoy Eco Card) costs ¥820 on weekdays and ¥620 at weekends (Osaka Info), and most visitors take only four or five rides a day. That means the attractions need to cover roughly ¥2,700–¥2,900 for the 1-day pass to pay off.

Sample 1-day itinerary (weekday): ¥10,920 of value for ¥3,500

Time	Stop	Normal price
9:30	Umeda Sky Building Floating Garden (before 15:00)	¥2,000
10:45	HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel (opens 11:00, so walk over and queue)	¥1,600
12:00	Metro to Tanimachi 4-chome: Osaka Castle Main Tower	¥1,200
13:30	Gozabune Royal Barge	¥1,800
15:30	Metro to Ebisucho: Tsutenkaku Observatory	¥1,500
18:30	Metro to Namba: Tonbori River Cruise	¥2,000
All day	Metro (compared with the Enjoy Eco Card)	¥820
	Total	¥10,920

You’re ahead by the time you leave the castle: Umeda Sky and the Main Tower (¥3,200) plus a day of transport (¥820) already beat ¥3,500. Everything after that is a saving. It’s a busy day, though. Queues at the castle and Tsutenkaku can easily eat an hour each.

Sample 2-day itinerary: about ¥17,000 of value for ¥5,000

Day 1 as above. Day 2: Shitennoji Temple (¥800), Tennoji Zoo (¥800), Tsutenkaku Tower Slider (¥1,100), then the Metro to Osakako for the Santa Maria Day Cruise (¥1,800) and Tempozan Ferris Wheel (¥1,000). That’s ¥5,500 plus ¥620–¥820 of transport on day 2, or about ¥17,000 over both days. Two catches: Tennoji Zoo is closed on Mondays, and Shitennoji’s garden is closed on the 1st–10th of most months.

The 2-day catch: each attraction can be used once in the whole validity period, not once per day (official notes). So you can’t do Tonbori on both nights. Plan two different days rather than repeating one.

1-day vs 2-day: which should you buy?

The 2-day pass costs ¥1,500 more than the 1-day. It’s worth it only if day 2 includes at least two ¥1,000+ attractions you didn’t use on day 1, such as the bay cruise, Tower Slider, Cosmo Tower or Aqua-Liner. If day 2 is a trip to Kyoto, Nara or USJ, buy the 1-day pass. The 2-day pass must be used on consecutive days.

How do you buy the Osaka Amazing Pass?

1. Official route: go to osaka-amazing-pass.com and follow the purchase link to Surutto QRtto. Register an account, choose the pass and pay by credit card. You can buy up to four passes at once and share them to friends’ phones, but only before anyone taps Start (official how-to).
2. Booking platforms: Klook, KKday, Veltra and others resell the same digital pass, often with a small discount. Check the platform’s own terms before you book: some deliver every pass in one booking to a single phone, so a group that wants a pass on each phone may need separate bookings. The official site lets you share passes to other phones before first use.
3. In person: only at the Kansai Tourist Information Center in Kansai Airport Terminal 1 (official FAQ). It’s open 9:00–19:00 (Kansai Airport). Stations don’t sell it.

Avoid auction and resale sites. Surutto Kansai takes no responsibility for passes bought outside official channels.

How does activation work?

• Open the ticket and tap 利用開始する (Start use) on the day. A pass day runs from 03:00 to 02:59. If you tap it between midnight and 02:59, the pass dies at 03:00, so don’t activate it on the way home from a late night out (official notes).
• Trains: hold the QR code to the reader on a QR-compatible gate, one person at a time. Not every station has QR gates yet. Where there isn’t one, go to the staffed gate and show the screen (official notes).
• Buses: scan when you get off, not when you board.
• Attractions: show the QR code to staff or scan it at the terminal. At buses and attractions, one phone can show the code for the whole group.
• Timed tickets: the river cruises, Gozabune, Aqua-Liner and Tsutenkaku swap the pass for a timed slot at the counter.
• The pass locks to the first phone you use it on. Bring a power bank: a flat phone means no pass.

Refunds are free while the pass is unused and still valid. Once you tap Start, there are no refunds, including for weather or closures.

What’s closed or restricted in November and December 2026?

• Osaka Museum of Housing and Living: closed until 5 January 2027.
• Osaka Castle yagura turrets: weekends and holidays only, last day 29 November 2026.
• Osaka Castle Main Tower: closed 28 December–1 January. Gozabune closed 28 December–3 January.
• Tennoji Zoo and Keitakuen: closed Mondays and 29 December–1 January.
• LEGOLAND Discovery Centre: free only on set dates listed for October to December, and you must book a timed slot online. Adults need to bring a child.
• Santa Maria Day Cruise: closed 31 December and from 12 January to 5 February 2027. The Santa Maria Twilight and Yorimichi sunset cruises end in October, so neither runs in November or December.
• Nishinomaru Garden: closes at 16:30 from November (last entry 16:00) and is shut on Mondays.
• Shitennoji garden: closed 1–10 November. The main precinct stays open, closing at 16:00 from October to March.
• Osaka Wheel (Itami version only): suspended.

All dates are from the official facility list. Check each venue on the day.

Who shouldn’t buy the Osaka Amazing Pass?

• USJ or Kaiyukan days. Neither is included. See our Universal Studios Japan tickets guide.
• Slow travellers. If you’ll see two sights and spend the rest of the day eating in Namba, pay as you go with an IC card.
• JR Pass holders staying near JR stations. The pass doesn’t cover the Loop Line, so check what your JR Pass already covers before doubling up.
• Families with young children. There’s no child pass, and children’s admission is often cheap or free.
• Anyone without a credit card and smartphone data.

What are the alternatives?

• Enjoy Eco Card (¥820 weekdays / ¥620 weekends): unlimited Metro and city bus for a day, with small discounts. Best for eating and shopping days (Osaka Info).
• Osaka e-Pass: attractions only (25+ sites), no transport. The Premium version adds Harukas 300, Dive & Walk and Umeda Sky with no time limit (Osaka Info). It’s better if you want evening views. Check the current price on the e-Pass site.
• ICOCA or a contactless card: pay per ride on everything, including JR. See our IC card guide.
• Kansai-wide rail passes: for Kyoto, Nara and Kobe day trips.

Conclusion

The Osaka Amazing Pass is worth ¥3,500 if you start at Umeda Sky before 15:00 and fit in the castle, a boat and Tsutenkaku: that’s ¥6,500 of free entries, nearly twice the price, before you add transport. Buy it on the official site or a platform the day before, keep your phone charged, and explore Japan Pro to plan the rest of your Osaka trip.

Sources: official Osaka Amazing Pass site (osaka-amazing-pass.com), Osaka Info (Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau), HEP FIVE, Kansai Airport. Last checked: 1 November 2026.

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