Make Your Osaka Trip Easier while You Save Some Yen! How to Use the Sightseeing Osaka e-Pass and the Enjoy Eco Card for Transportation

Maido! This is Osaka Bob.
Today I’d like to share some info about the Osaka e-Pass for anyone looking to travel around Osaka at a great price.
The pass gets you free admission to over 25 tourist spots with just one QR code. Let me show you how to purchase it and use it too!

The Osaka e-Pass is an e-ticket and a great deal!

The Osaka e-Pass is an electronic ticket sold by the Osaka Tourism Bureau.

E-tickets can be purchased online at any hour of the day. They are widely used in place of paper tickets for airplanes, Shinkansen trains, concerts, and sporting events in Japan.

Another great thing about e-tickets is that you can easily by swipe your smartphone at a machine and you don’t have the same risk of losing it, like you might with a paper ticket.
E-tickets are so convenient for sightseeing!

Osaka e-Pass HP(https://www.e-pass.osaka-info.jp/en/)

What’s the difference between a 1-day ticket and a 2-day ticket? Where can I use the Osaka e-Pass?

So, the e-pass is great because it will get you free admission to over 25 sightseeing spots in Osaka. And it includes popular spots like Tsutenkaku and Umeda Sky Building’s Kuchu Teien Observatory.
The pass comes in two types: 1-day tickets and 2-day tickets.

Choose from 1-day and 2-day options of the Osaka e-Pass (2024)

[1 day tickets] cost 2,400 yen.

You can use them on any day you like.

[2-day tickets] cost 3,000 yen.

For usage on 2 consecutive days.

The 2-day tickets are 600 yen more than the 1-day passes, but if you plan to visit establishments where you can use the Osaka e-Pass two days in a row, this option is a great deal!

Use the Osaka e-Pass(2024 version) at over 25+ sightseeing spots

[Kita area]

• Umeda Sky Building KUCHU-TEIEN OBSERVATORY
• Umeda Sky Building Koji Kinutani Tenku Art Museum
• HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel
• Osaka Museum of Housing and Living
• Nakanoshima River Cruise

[Shin-Osaka area]

• Natural Hot Spring Hinata no Yu

[Minami area]

• Tombori River Cruise
• Kamigata Ukiyoe Museum
• Dotombori ZAZA ZAZA Comedy Live
• WONDER CRUISE
• NINJA Trick House(EDION NambaMain Store)
• Dotombori Museum Namikiza

[Osaka Castle Area]

• Osaka Suijyo Bus Aqua-Liner
• YORIMICHI Sunset Cruise
• Osaka-jo GozabuneBoat
• Entrepreneurial Museum of Challenge and Innovation
• Peace Osaka (Osaka International Peace Center)
• Okawa River Sakura Cruise

[Kadoma area]

• Kaiyodo Hobbyland

[Tennoji area]

• Tsutenkaku Tower (Observation deck)
• Tower slider (Tsutenkaku)
• Shitennoji Temple (Chushingaran, HomboGarden)

[Bay Area]

• GLION MUSEUM
• Cruise Ship Santa Maria Day Cruise
• Cruise Ship Santa Maria Twilight Cruise
• Captain Line
• LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Osaka
• Sakishima Cosmo Tower Observatory

[Suminoe Park Area]

• BOAT RACE SUMINOE

[Expo’70 Commemorative Park Area]

• OSAKA WHEEL (The largest ferriswheel in Japan)

Spectacular views from observation decks, cruises around popular sightseeing destinations like Dotonbori, and entrance to historical sights, the pass gives you the perfect opportunities to enjoy your visit Osaka.

You can find all the details on the Osaka e-Pass website, so check the official site before making your purchase.
https://www.e-pass.osaka-info.jp/en/about/about.html

How to purchase and use the Osaka e-Pass

Now, let me show you how to buy and use the Osaka e-Pass!

There are websites that allow you to purchase the Osaka e-Pass

Check the following sites where you can purchase the passes online (as of December 2023).

1. DeepExperience
2. Klook
3. KKday
4. JTB
5. Rakuten ticket
6. Jordan Coupon

For people from overseas, we recommend DeepExperience, Klook, and KKday, which all offer support in foreign languages.

How to buy the Osaka e-Pass

And now, how to purchase the passes. This is what it looks like on the DeepExperience site.

① Go to the purchase screen (you can also connect from the Osaka e-Pass official website)
② Select date you would like to use your pass from the calendar screen
③Enter the number of tickets you would like to buy
④Confirm your reservation details. If you find a mistake, please correct it.
⑤Select your payment method

It’s essentially the same as any other online shopping, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to complete your purchase.
Also, please note that you can change the date of your pass after purchase. So don’t worry if your itinerary changes!

How to use the Osaka e-Pass

Next, I’ll show you how easy it is to use the Osaka e-Pass.
The first step is to get to the reception desk of whichever facility you want to use.

Then all you have to do is take out your smartphone or tablet and show the staff your e-Pass QR code!

Then you click on the button that says “Display tickets”—shown in pink on the photo above.
Then you will jump to the screen on the right.
The QR code on the top right is your QR code, which you show for admission to each facility.

When you show the staff your QR code, they will scan it with a reader.

So that’s it! That’s all you have to do to get in.
You won’t have to buy admission tickets every time you go to each place!
There’s no hassle and admission is so smooth!

How much can you save with the Osaka e-Pass?

There are actually two factors that go into maximizing your savings with the e-Pass.
① Using the pass at many facilities
② Using the pass at facilities with high admission fees

For example, suppose you visit the following four places.

Save that much on admission and you could use it for souvenirs and dining out!

However, there is one thing to keep in mind—the Osaka e-Pass doesn’t include transportation tickets.
But don’t worry!
Osaka Metro sells passes called Enjoy Eco Cards that will take you right where you want to go!

Osaka Metro’s Enjoy Eco Card is so convenient and gets you unlimited subway rides for one day!

The Enjoy Eco Card is a one-day pass that allows you to ride unlimited on all Osaka Metro lines and Osaka City Bus (excluding some portions of the bus services).

Osaka Metro has 9 lines running through Osaka city and stops at a whopping 108 stations!
It is a major transportation network Osaka and is used by about 2.3 million people every day.
Plus, it’s so convenient for sightseeing. If you ride the Osaka Metro, it will take you to most of the facilities that can be used with the Osaka e-Pass.

Weekends and holidays are 200 yen cheaper than weekdays! Children’s Enjoy Eco Cards are half-price

There are two types of Enjoy Eco Cards: one for weekdays and one for weekends and holidays.
The weekday passes are 820 yen and they’re only 600 yen on weekends and holidays.

It’s 220 yen cheaper to use on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, so it’s great for people who want to sightsee in Osaka during a holiday!
There is also a version for children, which costs 310 yen.

The Enjoy Eco Card offers discounts at approximately 30 tourist locations!

Most people only think of the pass as an unlimited ride card for the Osaka Metro. But actually, you can use it for discounts at about 30 different tourist locations in Osaka city.

The benefits for using your card will vary by facility, but most offer discounts on admission fees.
Check here for more details!

List of facilities where you can receive a discount upon showing your “Enjoy Eco Card” 1-day pass
https://subway.osakametro.co.jp/en/guide/page/waribiki_ichiran.php

How to purchase and use the Enjoy Eco Card

Now, let me show you to how to buy the Enjoy Eco Card and how to use it.

The Enjoy Eco Card can be purchased inside subway stations.

I recommend purchasing them from a ticket-vending machine.
Enjoy Eco Cards can be purchased at the following three locations inside subway stations:

• Ticket machines
• Commuter ticket sales offices
• Shops

The easiest and perhaps fastest way to buy a pass is at the vending machine, which shouldn’t require you to wait in a line.

This is the first screen you’ll see on the ticketing machine.
It has options to navigate the system in English, Chinese, and Korean.
To purchase an Enjoy Eco Card, select the “Card” button, the one at the bottom left out of the 4 choices.

Then you will be taken to the card purchase screen, where four types of cards are displayed: a One-Day Pass (for weekdays and Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays), a Multiple Ride Card, and a Kitakyu Transfer Multi-Ride Pass.
The above two are the Enjoy Eco Cards.
Also, when making a purchase for multiple tickets, select the number and types of tickets using the person-shaped icons at the bottom of the screen.

Once you select the ticket you want to purchase and the number of people, a price will be displayed.
All you have to do is put your money in. Once the you have inserted enough money, your ticket will be issued.

Oh yeah, be careful you don’t forget to take your change!

How to use the Enjoy Eco Card

When you ride trains in Japan, you always pass through a ticket gate.
Most people use IC cards that require you to tap your card when you go in and out. But the Enjoy Eco Card is a card that needs to be inserted in the gate.

When you insert your card, the ticket gate will open!

Some gates are reserved for IC cards only, and they won’t have a slot, so you can’t use your Enjoy Eco Card on the IC only gates.
Be careful not to walk through the IC Only gates.

Who is the Osaka e-Pass & Enjoy Eco Card for?

If you’ve read this far, you’ve probably figured out that Osaka e-Passes and Enjoy Eco Cards are extremely useful when you’re sightseeing in Osaka.
And the Osaka e-Pass, which allows you admission to sightseeing facilities, and the Enjoy Eco Card, which gets you unlimited rides the Osaka Metro, are a perfect combination.

There are articles from people who have actually used the Osaka e-Pass and Enjoy Eco Card on the site Osaka Metro NiNE, so please read those too.

1-Day Osaka Itinerary with Enjoy Eco Card Train Pass & Osaka e-Pass

Finally, I’ll give you an idea of who the Osaka e-Pass and Enjoy Eco Card are for.

People who want to travel as cheaply as possible!

Traveling is super fun, but it can be expensive.
It’s natural to want to cut down on travel expenses as much as possible, and if you can use your extra money on meals with the money you save, I’m sure your trip will be wonderful.
Osaka’s food is especially delicious in Osaka!

People who want to travel smoothly and seamlessly!

As the saying goes, time is money. Time is something we should cherish.
It’s a waste of time to stop and buy a ticket every time you take a train or enter a different facility!
So when you think about it this way, the Osaka e-Pass and Enjoy Eco Card provide us with a lot of advantages.
It’s great to be able to move through spaces so easily!

For those who want to visit popular places in Osaka!

Osaka has a long history and a food culture called known as kuidaore.
The modern townscape coexists with places that have a unique retro feel.
The city is vibrant and people here are known throughout Japan for actively communicating in a way that is unique to Osaka. With its many charms, Osaka is somewhat hard to define simply.

However, it is also true that when people visit the city, sometimes they don’t know where to go.
That’s why I think the Osaka e-Pass, which allows you to choose from popular spots in Osaka, is so easy to use.

Make your trip to Osaka more economical and smooth!
Enjoy Osaka to the fullest, morning till night, using both the Osaka e-Pass and the Enjoy Eco Card!

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