Osaka Suijō Bus | |
Locale: | Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
Waterway: | Ōkawa River, Dōtonbori Canal, Port of Osaka |
Transit Type: | Water bus and excursion cruise ship |
Lines: | 2 water bus lines and 3 excursion courses |
Vessels: | 5 water buses, 2 excursion cruise ships |
Terminals: | 7 |
Operator: | Osaka Suijō Bus |
The is a ship operating company in Osaka. The company belongs to Keihan Group. Founded in 1983, the company operates water buses on Ōkawa River and Dōtonbori Canal, an excursion cruise ship on the Port of Osaka, and a restaurant ship on Ōkawa River. The services include public lines listed below, as well as event cruises and chartered ships. The company once operated commuter ships as well, but the service was cancelled in 2005.
Arrows (→) indicate ships only go that direction. Dashes (-) indicate ships go both directions.
Operated every day.
Operated on weekends/holidays of spring and summer.
There are three courses: Lunch Cruise (takes 80 minutes), Afternoon Cruise (50 minutes), and Dinner Cruise (90 minutes). Closed on Mondays during the off seasons, and between early January and early February.
There are Day Cruise (takes 50 minutes) and Night Cruise (105 minutes). Operated every day.
A restaurant ship, meaning a cruise ship mainly made for its restaurant cruise service.
A ship modeled after Santa María, a sailing ship of Christopher Columbus, albeit 2 times larger.
Name | Japanese | Transfers | Facilities | Location (All in Osaka) | |
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Ōsakajō | 大阪城 | JR■ Osaka Loop Line (5 min. walk from Osakajōkōen) Osaka Municipal Subway: ■ Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (7 min. walk from Osaka Business Park, N21) | Chūō | ||
Temmabashi | 天満橋 | Keihan Main Line (4 min. walk from Temmabashi) | Osaka Prefectural Government | ||
Yodoyabashi | 淀屋橋 | Keihan: Main Line (In front of Yodoyabashi), Nakanoshima Line (Under construction, 5 min. walk from Ōebashi) Osaka Municipal Subway: ■ Midōsuji Line (In front of Yodoyabashi, M17), ■ Sakaisuji Line (8 min. walk from Kitahama, K14), ■ Yotsubashi Line (9 min. walk from Higobashi, Y12) | Yodoyabashi, Osaka City Hall, Bank of Japan Osaka Branch | ||
OAP | OAP | JR: ■ Osaka Loop Line (8 min. walk from Sakuranomiya) | Kita | ||
Dazaemonbashi | 太左衛門橋 | JR: ■ Yamatoji Line (9 min. walk from JR Namba) Kintetsu: Namba Line (6 min. walk from Kintetsu Namba, or 7 min. walk from Kintetsu Nippombashi) Nankai: ■ Kōya Line, ■ Main Line (Both 7 min. walk from Namba) Osaka Municipal Subway: ■ Midōsuji Line (7 min. walk from Namba, M20), ■ Sakaisuji Line (7 min. walk from Nippombashi, K17), ■ Sennichimae Line (7 min. walk from Namba, S16, or 7 min. walk from Nippombashi, S17), ■ Yotsubashi Line (7 min. walk from Namba, Y15) | Namba, Dōtonbori Bridge | Chūō | |
Minatomachi | 湊町 | JR: ■ Yamatoji Line (5 min. walk from JR Namba) Kintetsu: Namba Line (6 min. walk from Kintetsu Namba) Nankai: ■ Kōya Line, ■ Main Line (Both 7 min. walk from Namba) Osaka Municipal Subway: ■ Midōsuji Line (M20), ■ Sennichimae Line (S16), ■ Yotsubashi Line (Y15) (All 7 min. walk from Namba) | Naniwa | ||
Kaiyūkan Aquarium West | 海遊館 西 | Capt. Line Osaka Municipal Subway: ■ Chūō Line (8 min. walk from Ōsakakō, C11) | Minato |