What is the best pass for Osaka tourist?

If you're sightseeing in Osaka for a day or 2, get the OSAKA AMAZING PASS. If you're staying in Osaka or Kyoto and visiting other Kansai cities over NON-CONSECUTIVE days, get a KANSAI THRU PASS. If you're staying in Osaka or Kyoto and visiting other Kansai cities over CONSECUTIVE days, get a JR WEST KANSAI RAIL PASS.



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Kintetsu Rail Pass/Kintetsu Rail Pass WIDE The Kintetsu Rail Pass is a good deal for those traveling within a wide area around Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, and Nagoya over five days or so.

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Smart cards like Icoca, Suica and Pasmo are generally valid across Japan, so don't worry about which one you buy. You can use Icoca/Pasmo/Suica for all trains, subways and buses in Osaka. You can also use Icoca/Pasmo/Suica at many shops, especially convenience stores.

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The JR pass is only worth it if you travel through different cities, if you are just travelling to Tokyo to Kyoto for example, I would just pay on the Suica. You can do the online calculator or just use google to calculate which trip is easier - paying individually on Suica or getting a JR Pass.

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1 day pass | HOW TO USE | ?Osaka Amazing Pass? It enables unlimited times of rides on the All routes in Osaka Metro and Osaka city bus (Some routes are excluded), New Tram, and Hankyu, Hanshin, Keihan, Kintetsu and Nankai trains mainly running in Osaka City for one day. *Children's rate is not applicable.

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With a one-day ticket, you can ride the Osaka Metro and Osaka City Bus (excluding some routes), as well as the Hankyu, Hanshin, Keihan, Kintetsu, and Nankai train lines running within Osaka City. Two-day tickets are limited to the use of the Metro and City Bus (all lines).

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No visitor to Tokyo should be without a Suica card and no visitor to Japan should be without a JR Pass. The Suica card is convenient for intercity trains and buses while the JR Pass saves you time and money when traveling through the country.

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For a limited time only, you can buy a Japan Rail Pass from certain train stations and airports in Japan. Travelers should be aware it is more expensive to buy a JR Pass in Japan than to purchase the pass online.

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Smart cards like Icoca, Suica and Pasmo are generally valid across Japan, so don't worry about which one you buy. You can use Icoca/Pasmo/Suica for all trains, subways and buses in Osaka. You can also use Icoca/Pasmo/Suica at many shops, especially convenience stores.

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The JR Pass does not allow you to ride on subways or trams within cities. However, most big cities have a few JR lines that you can use to go around, like the Osaka Loop or Kanjo line and the Tokyo Yamanote line, for example.

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Covered by JR Pass The Shinkansen service which runs from Shin-Osaka Station to Kyoto Station is the fastest way and it's covered by the JR Pass. The bullet train time is only 15 minutes. If you don't have a JR Pass, the Shinkansen price for this journey is 1,420 yen.

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The Osaka Amazing Pass offers one-time access to each attraction. To activate your pass and enter any of the attractions for free over the course of a day, you just need to present the pass at the attraction entrance. We recommend starting to use your card first thing in the morning to get the best use out of it.

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The JR West Kansai Pass is great if you're a foreign visitor to Japan who wants to explore the Kansai areas stated above. It's especially useful and worth it if you're combining your Osaka-Kyoto-Nara-Kobe trip with a visit to further destinations like Himeji, Iga-Ueno, and more.

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If you calculate that your travel costs will be lower if you buy individual tickets for each journey, then it's not worth buying a JR Pass. However, if you take into account journeys on Shinkansen high-speed trains or other means of transport, the savings you make become substantial.

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For example, from Tokyo travel to Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Kanazawa and back. Usually the easiest and cheapest options for ordering the JR Pass (both with free shipping) are Klook and KKday, but it's also worth price checking with JRPass.com too.

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Each person needs one. Pasmo/Suica is read when touching the IC card reader upon entering and exiting a gate, and the correct fare is deducted from the card. The same card cannot be read entering twice at the same station. Thank you for the quick response.

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With your Japan Rail Pass The Hikari and Kodama trains on the Tokaido Shinkansen lines are covered by the Japan Rail Pass, and they can take you from Tokyo to Osaka in about 3 to 4 hours. In Tokyo, you can catch the Shinkansen either at Tokyo Station or Shinagawa Station, and then arrive to Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka.

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Tickets to Osaka Castle Ticket price for adult is 600 yen, children below the age of 15 can enter free of charge. Tickets are purchased at the entrance. The additional cost for Nishinomaru Garden is 200 yen. The castle park is completely free of charge.

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The Osaka Amazing Pass offers unlimited use of Osaka's metro, tramway, and bus network and entry to dozens of the city's top tourist attractions for one or two days. Some of the most well-known sites in Osaka include Osaka Castle, Osaka Zoo, and the Nagai Botanical Gardens.

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