Tsutenkaku Osaka: Tickets, Tower Slider & Dive & Walk

The adult fees for the Tsutenkaku observation deck, Tower Slider and Dive & Walk add up to 5,600 yen, and the Osaka Amazing Pass covers all three. I did the slider, then Dive & Walk, then the observation deck, exchanging tickets for each facility in turn.

Tsutenkaku observation deck prices and hours

Tsutenkaku (通天閣) is an Osaka landmark. It was first built in 1912 as the symbol of Luna Park, the amusement park in Shinsekai. It was taken down after a fire in 1943, and the present second-generation tower was rebuilt in 1956 when the local community pushed to revive Shinsekai.

You can walk there from Ebisucho and Dobutsuen-mae stations on Osaka Metro, and from Nankai Shin-Imamiya Station.

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Tsutenkaku now has the Tower Slider and Dive & Walk as well as the observation deck.

※ Dive & Walk hours are for September 2026 to March 2027.

📌 How to choose

① The observation deck ticket is 1,500 yen for adults and includes both the regular deck and the special outdoor deck.

② If you want something short with a sense of speed, the Tower Slider is a good fit.

③ If you want a stronger thrill, you can go for Dive & Walk.

④ If the Dive feels like too much, you can do the Walk on its own for 1,500 yen.

⑤ If you have children with you, check the age and height requirements for the Tower Slider and Dive & Walk first.

⑥ The standard fees for the three facilities total 5,600 yen, 2,100 yen more than the 3,500 yen Osaka Amazing Pass 1-day ticket. If you plan to use all three, you get a lot out of the pass.

Tsutenkaku reservations and ticket exchange

Tsutenkaku runs on timed entry. The official online tickets let you pick a time in advance, but Osaka Amazing Pass holders have to exchange the pass for a timed entry ticket at the ticket center on the day.

At the entrance to the ticket center on the 1st floor, the counters are split into A and B. With the Amazing Pass, go to A, the ticket exchange counter.

⚠️ Tickets for the three facilities are exchanged one at a time

You cannot exchange tickets for the observation deck, Tower Slider and Dive & Walk all at once. After using one facility, you go back to the ticket center, book an entry time for the next one and exchange that ticket.

I did the Tower Slider, then Dive & Walk, then the observation deck, and showed the Amazing Pass QR code three times in total, once for each exchange.

Tower Slider

The Tsutenkaku Tower Slider is a 60m tube slide. It starts from the 3rd-floor middle observation deck (22m above ground), goes one and a half times around the outside of the tower, and comes down to the 1st basement floor. The official ride time is about 10 seconds, and the slope is about 30 degrees.

⚠️ Requirements

• Age 7 to 65
• Height 120cm or more, weight under 120kg
• Ages 7 to 12 must be accompanied by a guardian aged 18 or over
• Not available if you are uneasy in enclosed or dark spaces

※ For other health and safety restrictions, such as pregnancy or drinking, check the official information.

Your phone, bag, hat and all other belongings go into the free dedicated lockers on the 1st basement floor. Then you put on a helmet and a special sliding bag and ride.

If someone in your group is not riding, they can watch you on the monitor in the waiting area, and they can take photos of you at the point where you come out.

The souvenir photo taken before setting off from the 3rd floor and the video of the ride could be viewed and downloaded through a QR code.

On the weekday afternoon I went, I waited about 30 minutes before actually riding.

The official ride time is about 10 seconds, but when I rode it, it was over so fast it felt like about 3 seconds. Maybe it felt even shorter because I had waited 30 minutes.

If you are paying the standard 1,100 yen separately it may feel short, but with the Amazing Pass it was worth trying while at Tsutenkaku.

Dive & Walk

Dive & Walk is made up of two experiences. In the Walk, you wear a harness and go once around the outer edge of the middle observation deck’s roof, 26m above ground. In the Dive, you jump from about 40m up towards the middle observation deck about 14m below.

The whole experience takes about 40 minutes from putting on the gear to taking it off. If the final Dive feels like too much, you can also do the Walk on its own.

⚠️ Requirements: different from the Tower Slider

• Age 9 to 65
• Height 130cm or more, weight under 120kg
• Ages 9 to 14 must take part with a guardian aged 20 or over
• The accompanying guardian also needs a ticket
• Not available if you are uneasy with heights, enclosed spaces or dark spaces

※ For other health and safety restrictions, check the official information.

📌 What to wear

• Shoes that come off easily, like sandals, Crocs or heels, and clothes that make a harness hard to wear, like skirts and dresses, are not allowed as they are. You can rent clothing and shoes on site for 500 yen per person.
• With revealing clothes the harness can rub against your skin, so it is best to be prepared.
• All belongings have to go in a locker.
• You can bring your phone if you pay a 500 yen fee per phone and use the designated case.

Following the directions, I went to the Dive & Walk SATELLITE reception, about a 5-minute walk from the Tsutenkaku observation deck.

It was a weekday afternoon when I went, so there was no wait.

This is where you leave your belongings and put on the helmet and harness.

With the gear on, I went back to the main Tsutenkaku building and started the experience.

You climb stairs and connecting passages up to the roof of the middle observation deck, then walk once around the outside of the tower with your harness clipped on. From 26m up you can see the whole Shinsekai shopping street below.

There is a photo spot partway round where a staff member took pictures, and the photos could be viewed and downloaded through a QR code.

After the Walk, I climbed the stairs to the Dive point, about 40m above ground. From here you jump towards the middle observation deck about 14m below.

Once I was up there it felt much higher than it had looked from below, and the platform was small, so my feet would not move. I tried twice but in the end could not jump, and came back down by the stairs.

Observation deck floors and night views

From 1 April 2026, the Tsutenkaku observation deck ticket became a combined ticket covering both the regular deck and the special outdoor deck.

For 1,500 yen for adults and 800 yen for children, you can use everything from the indoor deck 84m above ground to the special outdoor deck at 94.5m.

※ From 1 April 2026, the regular deck and the special outdoor deck were combined into one ticket.

⚠️ Notes for the outdoor deck

• It may close without notice depending on the weather, such as rain, strong wind or thick fog.
• You have to get there by stairs, so for safety reasons entry is restricted for people with limited mobility or in wheelchairs.
• Photography with tripods or monopods is restricted.
• Food and drink and smoking are not allowed.

The observation deck also runs on timed entry.

With the Osaka Amazing Pass, you choose your entry time at the ticket center on the 1st floor and exchange the pass for a ticket. I booked a time to match the sunset.

You cannot go in before your booked time. When it comes, you follow the directions down to the observation deck entrance on the 1st basement floor.

From outside there was no queue, so it looked like I could go straight up, but when I went down to the 1st basement floor there was a long line.

On the day I went, I waited about 20 minutes in the basement waiting area before going up to the deck, and more people kept arriving as evening got closer.

The Tsutenkaku observation deck carries on through several viewing spaces at different heights.

• 4F Light Observatory

An indoor deck 84m above ground.

In the daytime you can look out over Osaka, and at night the lighting and mirror balls come on and it takes on a different mood from the daytime.

• 5F Golden Observatory

An indoor deck at 87.5m, and the viewing space that best represents Tsutenkaku.

You can look down over Osaka from an interior decorated in gold, and rubbing the soles of the feet of the Billiken statue, the symbol of Tsutenkaku, is said to make your wish come true.

• RF Tembo Paradise

Tembo Paradise is the special outdoor deck 94.5m above ground.

The viewing corridor is about 8.5m across, and with no walls or glass around it, you look out over Osaka with the wind blowing right on you.

In the same area is the projecting deck TIP THE TSUTENKAKU.

It juts out 5.4m long and 1.5m wide at 92.5m above ground, and the last 12㎡ or so at the end is a see-through floor. You can see right down past your feet, so it feels far more dizzying than the indoor decks.

Around the time the sun starts to set, you can watch Osaka change from bright daytime views to the blue hour and then the night view.

As the lights of the Shinsekai shopping street come on one by one, the view feels clearly different from the daytime.

Trying it myself, I found that at Tsutenkaku you can do quite different things in one visit: the observation deck, the Tower Slider and Dive & Walk. If you are using all three, a good order is to do the activities first and leave the observation deck, which has the longest hours, for last.

Besides Tsutenkaku, there are many observation decks, cruises and sightseeing spots you can use with the Osaka Amazing Pass. I put the full list and the 1-day and 2-day pass prices together in a separate post below.

👉 Osaka Amazing Pass 2026: Price, 39 Spots & How to Use