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Expo '70 Commemorative Park — Tower of the Sun
万博記念公園・太陽の塔Osaka · Kansai
Taro Okamoto's 70m avant-garde sculpture, the surviving symbol of the 1970 Osaka World Expo, stands in a large park with Japanese and Western gardens and the National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku). Entering the Tower's restored interior — the Tree of Life atrium — requires an advance timed-entry reservation booked online; the park grounds and the Tower's exterior are freely accessible. The gardens carry cherry blossoms in spring and cosmos fields in autumn.
- Crowd level
- Popular
- Rating
- 4.6· 8,226 reviews
- Opening hours
- Mon–Tue 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Wed Closed Thu–Sun 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Admission
- Park admission (adults 16+; 15 and under free) ¥450; entering the Tower's interior museum costs ¥720 adult/¥310 student, reservation required ≥1 day ahead.
- Nearest station
- Bampaku-kinen-koen Station (Osaka Monorail)
- Website
- taiyounotou-expo70.jp
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
10:00–17:00Sun closedAdmission
- Park admission (adults 16+; 15 and under free) ¥450; entering the Tower's interior museum costs ¥720 adult/¥310 student, reservation required ≥1 day ahead.
Stored weekly hours
Mon–Tue 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Wed Closed Thu–Sun 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
How to get there
Osaka Metro Midosuji Line to Senri-Chuo, transfer to Osaka Monorail, 2 stops (~6 min) to Bampaku-kinen-koen, then ~5 min walk.
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