Osaka SuijÅ Bus
![]() Aqualiner in front of Osaka Business Park | |
Locale | Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
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Waterway | ÅŒkawa River, DÅtonbori Canal, Port of Osaka |
Transit type | Water bus and excursion cruise ship |
Operator | Osaka SuijÅ Bus |
No. of lines | 2 water bus lines and 3 excursion courses |
No. of vessels | 5 water buses, 2 excursion cruise ships |
No. of terminals | 7 |
The Osaka SuijÅ Bus (大阪水上ãƒã‚¹ ÅŒsaka SuijÅ Basu) is a ship operating company in Osaka. The company belongs to Keihan Group. Founded in 1983, the company operates water buses on ÅŒkawa River and DÅtonbori Canal, an excursion cruise ship on the Port of Osaka, and a restaurant ship on ÅŒkawa 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.
Lines
Arrows (→) indicate ships only go that direction. Dashes (—) indicate ships go both directions.
- Aqualiner (アクアライナー Akua RainÄ) (water bus)
- ÅŒsakajŠ→ Temmabashi → Yodoyabashi → OAP → ÅŒsakajÅ
- Operated every day.
- Aqua Mini (アクアmini Akua Mini) (small water bus)
- ŌsakajŠ— Dazaemonbashi — Minatomachi
- Operated on weekends/holidays of spring and summer.
- Himawari (ã²ã¾ã‚り) (restaurant ship)
- OAP → (Ōkawa River) → OAP
- 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.
- Santa Maria (サンタマリア) (excursion cruise ship)
- Kaiyūkan Aquarium West → (Port of Osaka) → Kaiyūkan Aquarium West
- There are Day Cruise (takes 50 minutes) and Night Cruise (105 minutes). Operated every day.
Ships

Santa Maria, off shore Osaka Aquarium Kaiyūkan.
- Aqualiners (Water bus)
- Naniwa 2 (ãªã«ã‚2å· Naniwa Ni-gÅ)
- Naniwa 3 (ãªã«ã‚3å· Naniwa San-gÅ)
- Naniwa 5 (ãªã«ã‚5å· Naniwa Go-gÅ)
- Aqua Mini boats (Small water bus)
- Suito-gÅ Aqua Mini 1 (æ°´éƒ½å· ã‚¢ã‚¯ã‚¢mini 1å· Suito-gÅ Akua Mini Ichi-gÅ)
- Suito-gÅ Aqua Mini 2 (æ°´éƒ½å· ã‚¢ã‚¯ã‚¢mini 2å· Suito-gÅ Akua Mini Ni-gÅ)
- Himawari (ã²ã¾ã‚り) (Restaurant ship)
- A restaurant ship, meaning a cruise ship mainly made for its restaurant cruise service.
- Santa Maria (サンタマリア) (Excursion cruise ship / restaurant ship)
- A ship modeled after Santa MarÃa, a sailing ship of Christopher Columbus, albeit 2 times larger.
Stations
Name | Japanese | Transfers | Facilities | Location (All in Osaka) |
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ÅŒsakajÅ | 大阪城 | JR: â– Osaka Loop Line (5 min. walk from OsakajÅkÅen) Osaka Municipal Subway: â– Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line (7 min. walk from Osaka Business Park, N21) | Osaka-jo Hall, Osaka Castle, Osaka Business Park | ChūŠ|
Temmabashi | 天満橋 | Keihan: Main Line (4 min. walk from Temmabashi) Osaka Municipal Subway: ■Tanimachi Line (4 min. walk from Temmabashi, T22) | Osaka Prefectural Government | |
Yodoyabashi | 淀屋橋 | Keihan: Main Line (In front of Yodoyabashi), Nakanoshima Line (Under construction, 5 min. walk from ÅŒebashi) Osaka Municipal Subway: â– MidÅsuji Line (In front of Yodoyabashi, M17), â– Sakaisuji Line (8 min. walk from Kitahama, K14), â– Yotsubashi Line (9 min. walk from Higobashi, Y12) | Yodoyabashi, Osaka City Hall, Bank of Japan Osaka Branch | |
OAP | OAP | JR: â– Osaka Loop Line (8 min. walk from Sakuranomiya) | Osaka Amenity Park | Kita |
Dazaemonbashi | 太左衛門橋 | JR: â– 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: â– KÅya Line, â– Main Line (Both 7 min. walk from Namba) Osaka Municipal Subway: â– MidÅsuji Line (7 min. walk from Namba, M20), â– Sakaisuji Line (7 min. walk from Nippombashi, K17), â– Sennichimae Line (7 min. walk from Namba, S16, or 7 min. walk from Nippombashi, S17), â– Yotsubashi Line (7 min. walk from Namba, Y15) | Namba, DÅtonbori Bridge | ChūŠ|
Minatomachi | 湊町 | JR: â– Yamatoji Line (5 min. walk from JR Namba) Kintetsu: Namba Line (6 min. walk from Kintetsu Namba) Nankai: â– KÅya Line, â– Main Line (Both 7 min. walk from Namba) Osaka Municipal Subway: â– MidÅsuji Line (M20), â– Sennichimae Line (S16), â– Yotsubashi Line (Y15) (All 7 min. walk from Namba) | Osaka City Air Terminal, Minatomachi River Place | Naniwa |
KaiyÅ«kan Aquarium West | æµ·éŠé¤¨ 西 | Capt. Line Osaka Municipal Subway: â– ChūŠLine (8 min. walk from ÅŒsakakÅ, C11) | TempÅzan Harbor Village (Osaka Aquarium KaiyÅ«kan), Universal Studios Japan | Minato |
See also
External links
- (English) (Japanese) (Chinese) (Korean) Official website
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