Sightseeing>Kansai Thru Pass
Kansai Thru Pass will give you an oppotunity to visit many places as much as you like. With this ticket, you can utilize railway and bus transportation in Kansai area and discounts for entering facilities and buying souveniors. The ticket is available at 3800yen for 2days and 5000yen for 3days. Japanese residents living in Kansai area can fully utilize this card for their weekend trip. Why not you with some tips from this website?
Area
Most public transportation (Except for JR*) in Kansai are covered.
*Although JR (Japan Railway was privatized now, it doesn't cooperate with other private railways.
You can go as far as; ("---" indicates a name of the train station.)
| Osaka Prefecture | Internal Osaka city, Itami Airport ("Osaka kuko"), Expo Park ("Banpaku Kinen Koen") , Osaka University Hospital ("Handai Byoin mae") "Kawachi-Nagano", "Sakai", Kansai International Airport ("Kansai Kuko"), Sumiyoshi Shrine ("Sumiyoshi Taisha") |
| Kyoto Prefecture | Kyoto city, "Arashiyama", "Kurama", "Uji", Kyoto University ("Demachi yanagi"), Hachiman Shrine ("Otokoyama Sanjo") |
| Shiga Prefecture | "Cable Enryaku-ji", "Ishiyama-dera", |
| Nara Prefecture | Nara city, "Tenri", "Asuka", Shigi-san(additional bus fee from "Oji"), |
| Wakayama Prefecture | Wakayama port ("Wakayama ko"), "Koya-san" |
| Hyogo Prefecture | Kobe ("San'no-miya"), Himeji ("Sanyo-Himeji", "Arima-onsen", Awaji-shima (additional bus fee from "Maiko Koen") |
Kansai Thru Pass excludes;
(Highway bus, discounted bus, sightseeing-oriented vehicles are often excluded.)
| Osaka | Keihan bus | Hirakata 100yen, Sightseeing, Highway, Airport Limousine, Community Yawata |
| Kyoto | Kyoto city bus | Sightseeing bus |
| Keifuku Railway | Cable car, Ropeway | |
| Osaka, Kyoto, Nara | Kinki Nihon Railway | Yoshino line("Okadera", "Asuka" and "Tsubo-saka" stations are included.) |
| Kintetsu bus | Aiport limousine, Highway bus | |
| Hyogo | San'yo Railway | Sumaura ropeway, etc. |
| Nose Railway | Myo-ken cable |
Discount Service in Osaka
Updated detailed informatiln are well explained on a sheet of paper which comes with the card. PDF infomation of Kansai Thru Pass.
| Facility | Discount | Nearest station |
Super Hotel City Osaka Natural Hot Springs |
Fee:1680yen-->1260yen | Subway "Awaza", Keihan "Nakanoshima" |
National Museum of Ethnology |
Permanent exhibition:
420yen -->350yen |
Monorail "Banpaku Kinen Koen" |
| Hotel Hankyu Expo Park ホテル阪急 エキスポパーク 06-6878-3404 |
Buffet restaurant "VERDE": 10% discount & free refills for soft drinks | Monorail "Banpaku Kinen Koen" |
DILIPA Residential Showroom |
Souvenir: A small original product | Monorail "Banpaku Kinen Koen" |
Hot Spring "Oyuba" |
Souvenir: Rental towel & toothbrush (for those who pays more than 700yen) | Monorail/Hankyu "Yamada" |
Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farm Houses |
20% discount on Admission fee | Kita-Osaka-Kyuko "Ryokuchi Koen" |
The Instant Ramen Museum |
Souvenir: A small original product |
Hankyu "Ikeda" Closed on Tuesday (but open on national Holiday-Tuesday, closed next day instead.) |
| Itsuo Art Museum （財）逸翁美術館 072-751-3865 |
Discount on Admission fee (1,000yen-->700yen,etc) |
Hankyu "Ikeda" Closed on Monday (but open on national Holiday-Monday, closed next day instead.) |
Mino Hot Spring Spa Garden |
Admission fee: 400yen discount for adults (between 10：00 to 17：00, except for 1/1～1/5. ) | Hankyu "Minoh" (It's also spelled as Mino/Minou.) Closed on 4/15, 5/16, 5/31... |
Minoh Park Insect Museum |
Admission fee:270--> 190yen for adults |
Hankyu "Minoh" Closed on Tuesday (but open on national Holiday-Tuesday, closed next day instead.) |
Takatsuki Kyoto Hotel |
Room charge:25% discount |
Hankyu "Takatsuki" |
Hirakata Park |
"Admission fee + seasonal events"--> 20％ discount | Keihan "Hirakata-Koen" |
| Sakuya Konohana Kan (Botanic garden) 咲くやこの花館 06-6912-0055 |
Souvenir: A small original product | Subway "Tsurumi Ryokuchi" |
Kids Plaza Osaka |
Admission fee: 20％ discount | Subway "Ogi machi" |
| Osaka Castle Museum 大阪城天守閣 06-6941-3044 |
Admission fee: 600yen--> 500yen for adults. Free for Junior high school studens and under. |
Subway "Tanimachi 4-chome"/"Morinomiya", Subway/Keiha "Tenmabashi" |
Osaka Museum of History |
Permanent Exibition: 600yen-->540yen for adults | Subway "Tanimachi 4-chome" |
Tempozan Harbor Village Ferriswheel |
700yen-->10% discount | Subway "Osaka ko" |
Kaiyukan Aquarium |
Admission fee: 100yen discount for adults, 50yen discount for kids when paid in cash. | Subway "Osaka ko" |
Capt.Line (Cruise) |
10% discount | Subway "Osaka ko" |
Umeda Sky Building Floating Garden |
10% discount | Hankyu/Hanshin/Subway "Umeda" |
Hep Five Ferriswheel |
100yen discount |
Hankyu/Hanshin/Subway "Umeda" |
Tsutenkaku Tower |
600yen-->100yen discount for adults | Subway "Ebisu" |
Yuki Museum of Art |
700yen-->100yen discount for adults | Subway/Keihan "Yodoyabashi" |
Japan Folk Art Museum |
500yen-->100yen discount for adults | Subway/Nankai "Nanba", Kintetsu "Osaka-Nanba" |
Osaka Science Museu |
Planetarium:600yen-->20% discount |
Subway "Higobashi, Keihan "Watanabebashi" |
The Entrepreneurial Museum of Challenge and Innovation |
Admission:300yen-->200yen | Subway "Sakaisuji Honmachi" |
Osaka Museum of Housing and Living |
Permanent exibition: 600yen-->540yen for adults | Subway/Hankyu "Tenjinbashisuji 6-chome" |
Hot Spring "Sarasa-no-Yu" |
Souvenir:Towel | Subway "Hanada"/"Sin-Kanaoka" |
Osaka Maritime Museum |
Admission:600yen-->540yen for adults |
Subway/Newtram "Cosmo Square" |
Osaka Prefectual Flower Garden |
500yen-->400yen for adults More discounts in Dec.&Jan. |
Take Nankai bus from Kintetsu/Nankai "Kawachi Nagano" |
Misaki Amuseument Park |
1300yen-->about 20％ discount | Nankai "Misaki Koen" |
Kishiwada Danjiri (Float) Museum |
Admission 600yen-->400yen for adults | Nankai "Kishiwada"/"Takojizo" |
Osaka International Youth Hostel |
Room charge: 3900yen--> 2800yen | Nankai "Hagoromo" |
Sakai Hamono (Knives) Museum |
Small gifts fow those who purchase over 1000yen | Nankai "Sakai Higashi" |
Tourist Information Center at Sakai, Sakai-higashi, Daisen-Koen |
5% discount for your purchase |
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Bicycle Museum/Cycle Center |
20% discount for bicycle rental with a map | Nankai bus from Nankai "Sakai-higashi" |
Sakai City Cultural Hall |
500yen-->20% discount | Nankai bus from Nankai"Sakai"/"Sakai-higashi" |
Daisen Koen (Japanese Garden) |
200yen-->160yen | Nankai bus from Nankai"Sakai-higashi" |
Harvest Hill |
200yen discount for adults |
Nankai bus from Senboku Kosoku "Izumigaoka" |
Children's museum Big Bang |
Admission (1000yen for adults, 800yen for students, 600yen for kids)-->20% discount | Senboku-Kosoku"Izumigaoka" |
Kuboso Memorial Museum of Arts, Izumi |
20% discount | Nankai bus from Senboku-Koseoku "izumi chuo" |
Takenouchi anicient road Museum |
200yen-->160yen for adults | Kintetsu "kishi"/"Uenotaishi" |
Mt. Myoken BBQ center |
500yen --> 400yen for adults | Cable or walk from Nose-Dentetsu "Myoken-guchi" |
Shionoyu Hot Spring |
1000yen-->800yen for adults | Hankyu "Shionoyu Onsen" bus stop from Nose-Dentetsu "Yamashita" |
Osaka Human Rights Museum |
Permanent exibition:250yen--> 200yen for adults Special exibition:500yen--> 400yen |
Subway, Hanshin "Sakuragawa" |