Umeda Sky Building: Tickets & Osaka Amazing Pass Inclusion
45 - 75 min
Twin-Tower Skyscraper & Open-Air Observatory
Completed 1993 (architect Hiroshi Hara)
1-1-88 Oyodonaka, Kita-ku, Osaka, 531-6039, Japan
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Practical Visitor Info & Tips
¥2,000
¥500 (child, age 4 to elementary school); ¥1,000/¥250 for visitors with disabilities
9:30 - 22:00 daily (last admission 22:00 per the building's own English-language page; the Osaka Amazing Pass's own listing separately states 9:30-22:30 for the same observatory).
No advance reservation required; tickets sold at the 39th-floor ticket counter or online in advance.
A 173m-tall twin-tower office building (completed 1993) connected at the top by the "Floating Garden" open-air observatory, reached via a glass-walled escalator tunnel; admission covers both the indoor and open-air observation levels.
| Option | Price | Booking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | ¥2,000 | 39th-floor counter or online | |
| Child (4 - elementary school) | ¥500 | 39th-floor counter or online | |
| With Osaka Amazing Pass, before 15:00 | Included | Confirmed free entry | |
| With Osaka Amazing Pass, after 15:00 | 10% off ¥2,000 | Discount only, not free |
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Ticket Options
¥2,000
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See pass compatibility below ↓Overview & History
The Umeda Sky Building is a 173m twin-tower office building whose two towers are joined at the top by the "Floating Garden" (Kuchu Teien) Observatory — reached via a dramatic glass-walled escalator tunnel that appears to float between the towers. The observatory combines an enclosed indoor level with an open-air rooftop deck, giving 360-degree views across Osaka, including Osaka Castle and, on clear days, as far as Kobe and the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge.
What to See: Top Highlights
The Glass Escalator Tunnel
A dramatic, tube-like escalator run between the two towers near the top, framed by a circular steel lattice — one of the most-photographed moments of the visit.
The Open-Air Rooftop Deck
Unlike many indoor-only observatories, the top level is open to the sky, popular at sunset and after dark for city-light views.
360-Degree City Views
Clear-day sightlines stretch to Osaka Castle, the bay, and as far as Kobe and the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge.
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Is Umeda Sky Building Included on the Osaka Amazing Pass?
Compare Osaka PassesYes, but only until 15:00 — the pass's own page states admission with the pass "applies until 15:00." Visiting after 15:00 gets a 10% discount off the ¥2,000 adult ticket instead of free entry.
Osaka Amazing Pass
Included. Free entry to the Kuchu Teien Observatory is confirmed on the pass's own participating-attractions page, but ONLY from opening until 15:00; visiting after 15:00 gets a 10% discount off the standard ¥2,000 adult ticket instead of free entry — a genuine time-of-day restriction, not a blanket inclusion all day.
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