We will show you how to get to the “Expo site” from Toba Hotel International by public transportation.

 

■Kintetsu Train + Shuttle Bus [advance reservation required].

■Osaka Uehonmachi Expo shuttle bus: 1,200 yen (same price for adults and children)
■Boarding location: Kintetsu Uehonmachi Bus Terminal (2nd floor of Osaka Uehonmachi Station)
Click here for the Osaka Uehonmachi Station shuttle bus stop, reservations, and timetable.＞＞＞

※To make shuttle bus reservations, you will need to download the app.

 

 

■Kintetsu Train + Subway

From Osaka Metro Namba Station to Yumeshima Station: 430 yen (adult)
Osaka Metro ＞＞＞

■Other access methods＞＞＞

 

 

【precautions】

Other precautions apply at the Osaka Expo site, such as no oversized luggage is allowed, and only cashless payment is accepted.
Please read the “Precautions” carefully before you go to the Expo.
◎For more information＞＞＞

Note for oversized baggage
For reasons of order maintenance, safety measures, and security, large baggage is prohibited at Expo 2010 Osaka-Kansai. If you are coming from far away, please leave your baggage in a locker at your hotel or at a train station or airport near your departure point before coming to the Expo.
◎For more information＞＞＞ 
◎Click here for the Expo’s official “Luggage Depository” special purge＞＞＞

 

 

■Sightseeing Spots around Toba

◇Mikimoto Pearl Island

In 1893 Mikimoto Pearl Island became the first place in the world to successfully cultivate pearls. Today, you can visit the island where it all began. Set in the crystal blue waters of Toba Bay, the beauty of the surrounding ocean will have you spellbound. (Pearls can also be purchased on the island.)
◎Mikimoto Pearl Island＞＞＞

◇Ama Hut HACHIMAN Ise & Shima in woman divers huts

In a women divers’ hut near the fishing grounds, you can listen to the stories of the divers who gather the seafood and enjoy hand-broiled seafood.
◎Ama Hut HACHIMAN Ise & Shima in woman divers huts＞＞＞

◇Toba Aquarium

The Toba Aquarium is largest in the world with walkways totaling a distance of 1.5km. The aquarium boasts 12 different zones that reproduce the natural habitats of approximately 1,000 species and approximately 20,000 ocean and river creatures.
◎Toba Aquarium＞＞＞

◇Ise Shrine

Ise shrine is made up of the Naiku, officially known as Kotai shrine, dedicated to the worship of Amaterasu Omikami, goddess of the sun, and the Geku, or Toyouke Omikami, the deity of agriculture, bestowing rice, food, clothing and shelter. Including the subsidiary Shinto shrines and sanctuaries that belong to the Naiku and Geku, there are a total of 125 shrines making Ise shrine the largest shrine in Japan.
◎Ise Shrine＞＞＞