Umeda Sky Building Tickets

Umeda Sky Building tickets are sold at the building’s own counter on the 39th floor, and the official site lists adults at 2,000 yen. On GetYourGuide I found only one product, a $6.33 chopstick workshop, rated 5.0 from 3 reviews. The towers rise 173 m according to Wikidata. I’d use Umeda Sky Building tickets about an hour before sunset.

I checked GetYourGuide in October 2026 and the only listing that mentions the building is a small workshop, not a ticket. So this page works differently from my other deck pages: the entry price comes from the official site, and the one product here is an add-on for the same trip. Links open GetYourGuide in a new tab, and I earn a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you.

Umeda Sky Building at a Glance

The Umeda Sky Building is the pair of towers in Kita-ku, joined at the top by glass bridges, and the Wikipedia article places it as the fifteenth-tallest building in Osaka Prefecture. Everything below has its source attached.

“The Umeda Sky Building consists of two 40-story towers interconnected at their two uppermost stories via glass bridges with escalators and elevators that cross an open atrium space.”

The observatory is called the Kuchu Teien, or Floating Garden Observatory. The official site says it covers the 39th and 40th floors plus the rooftop, and describes the roof as a 360-degree open air rooftop observation floor. That open-air ring is the reason most people choose these Umeda Sky Building tickets.

What	Detail
Observatory levels	39th and 40th floors plus an open-air rooftop, per the official site
Entrance	Ground-level entrance on 3F, ticket counter on 39F, per the official site
Address	1 Chome-1-88 Oyodonaka, Kita Ward, Osaka, per Google Maps
Opening hours	9:30 AM to 10:30 PM for the observatory per the official site, last admission 10:00 PM
Google Maps rating	4.4 from 44,110 reviews for the building, 4.4 from 14,329 for the observatory
Time to allow	About an hour for a visit, in my estimate

Umeda Sky Building Observatory Tickets

The observatory ticket is not sold on GetYourGuide, so for the deck itself you buy at the counter. The official site lists 2,000 yen for adults, 500 yen for ages 4 to 12 and free entry under 4, with a discount for visitors with disabilities. Groups of ten or more pay 1,800 yen per adult. Holders of the Osaka Amazing Pass get in free from 9:30 AM until 3:00 PM and pay 10% less afterwards. The rooftop can close in heavy rain, so look at the sky and the official site before you queue for Umeda Sky Building observatory tickets.

The one product I can offer is the Chopstick Making and Scent Sachet Workshop from Ramen and Chopsticks Making Studio. It is a $6.33, one-hour small-group session with English instructors, and it starts 5 minutes on foot from the building. You plane your own chopsticks with a traditional hand plane and fill a scent sachet with the shavings. It is rated 5.0, but from only 3 reviews, so treat that rating lightly. Free cancellation applies up to 24 hours before. It does not get you onto the deck, and I’d book it only to pair with a visit.

Ramen & Chopsticks Making Studio

Umeda Sky Building: Chopstick Making ＆ Scent Sachet Workshop

• ★ 5.0 (3 reviews)
• 1 hour
• Free cancellation

My pick: Not an entry ticket: a $6.33, 1-hour chopstick workshop a 5-minute walk from the towers, rated 5.0 from just 3 reviews. A cheap add-on to an evening up top.

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Umeda Sky Building Observation Deck Tickets

For a plain observation deck ticket you go to the building, not to a marketplace. The ticket counter is on the 39th floor, reached from the 3F entrance, and the official site lists lower group and school rates for bigger parties. If you want a guaranteed price in dollars, no listing here gives one, and I will not convert the yen for you because the rate moves daily. The calculator below works out a group total for the workshop only.

Umeda Sky Building Slide

Before you buy Umeda Sky Building tickets for a slide, know this: I looked for a slide at the observatory and found none on the official site, which describes the 39th floor, the 40th floor and the open-air rooftop. What does exist is the pair of glass bridges with escalators that Wikipedia describes crossing the open atrium. If a search brought you here looking for a slide, that escalator ride is the closest thing, and I would not promise a slide to anyone. Check the official site if the building adds one.

Umeda Sky Building Hours

Umeda Sky Building tickets are valid within these hours. Google Maps lists the building at 9:30 AM to 10 PM every day, and the observatory entry at 9:30 AM to 10:30 PM. The official site agrees on 9:30 AM to 10:30 PM for the observatory and gives 10:00 PM as the last admission. For planning, treat 10:00 PM as the real cut-off. Special events can change entry: the official site notes that a special ticket was needed during the Naniwa Yodogawa fireworks festival in 2025, so check the date of your trip.

Umeda Sky Building Reviews

Before buying Umeda Sky Building tickets, read the scores. Google Maps rates the Umeda Sky Building 4.4 from 44,110 reviews, and the Kuchu Teien Observatory entry 4.4 from 14,329. That is the same score as Osaka Castle, which has 101,241 reviews, and above Tsutenkaku at 4.1. Harukas 300 does better, at 4.6 from 23,844. The workshop on this page has a perfect 5.0, but with 3 reviews it tells you little.

“Very fun experience with great guide and fun time making great chopsticks!”

Umeda Sky Building Sunset

Umeda Sky Building tickets cover the rooftop until 10:30 PM, so you can see daylight, sunset and the lit city in one visit. In the 2025 data from Open-Meteo, sunset falls at 16:48 in December and 19:12 in June, and in October it is around 17:23. Arrive 45 to 60 minutes before it, and the planner in the weather section below gives the time for your date. The rooftop is the place for it, since it is open-air.

Umeda Sky Building Cost

The price of Umeda Sky Building tickets is 2,000 yen for an adult and 500 yen for a child aged 4 to 12, per the official site. The only product here is the $6.33 workshop, and the gap between it and the deck is not a like-for-like comparison, because the workshop is a different activity. If you also plan to visit Harukas 300 or other Osaka decks, an Osaka Amazing Pass is worth pricing up, since the official site gives it free entry here before 3:00 PM.

Umeda Sky Building Height

For anyone weighing Umeda Sky Building tickets, the towers are 173 m tall according to Wikidata, with 40 floors, an opening year of 1993 and Hiroshi Hara as the architect. The observatory sits at the top of those two towers, so the viewing height is close to that figure. That makes it a lower view than Harukas 300, but it is open-air on the rooftop.

Umeda Sky Building Tickets Online

You can book Umeda Sky Building tickets online only if the building’s own site offers it, and I could not confirm an online sale from the pages I read, which describe a counter on the 39th floor. The official page is the place to confirm, and my GetYourGuide search found no entry ticket. If online booking matters to you, check skybldg.co.jp for your date.

Best Time to Visit Umeda Sky Building

Cloud cover decides how good your Umeda Sky Building tickets turn out to be. In the 2025 Open-Meteo data the clearest months are January at 41% average cloud cover and November at 42%, followed by December at 44%. The cloudiest are May at 80% and June at 73%. Sunset runs from 16:48 in December to 19:12 in June.

Month	Sunset (Tokyo time)	Cloud cover	Sunshine a day	Rainy days
Janclearest	17:09	41%	8.3 h	4
Feb	17:40	46%	8.4 h	8
Mar	18:05	64%	7.8 h	12
Apr	18:29	56%	9.2 h	13
May	18:53	80%	7.9 h	13
Jun	19:12	73%	8.9 h	13
Jul	19:11	49%	12.3 h	16
Aug	18:46	57%	10.9 h	17
Sep	18:05	66%	9.2 h	15
Oct	17:23	59%	7.4 h	15
Novclearest	16:53	42%	8.2 h	7
Decclearest	16:48	44%	7.7 h	8

My plan for Umeda Sky Building tickets is to arrive 45 to 60 minutes before sunset. November to January gives the clearest skies and an early dusk, so you do not wait late for the lights.

What You Can See From Umeda Sky Building

On a clear day the horizon is far away, and the calculator uses the cited height of 173 m.

Distances are straight-line from the building, computed from Google Maps coordinates.

Shinsaibashi is 3.53 km (2.19 miles) away and Osaka Castle 3.87 km (2.40 miles). Dotonbori is 4.20 km (2.61 miles) off, Tsutenkaku 6.06 km (3.77 miles) and Shinsekai 6.15 km (3.82 miles). Universal Studios Japan is 6.85 km (4.25 miles) away, Harukas 300 is 6.91 km (4.29 miles) and the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan is 7.92 km (4.92 miles).

Umeda Sky Building vs Other Observation Decks in Osaka

Ratings and review counts are from Google Maps, and distances are straight-line from the building. I think the right companion to Umeda Sky Building tickets is the taller Abeno Harukas deck, Harukas 300.

Deck	Google rating	Reviews	Distance	Cost
Umeda Sky Building	4.4	44,110	the deck itself	Paid, 2,000 yen adult
Harukas 300	4.6	23,844	6.91 km (4.29 mi)	Check locally
Tsutenkaku	4.1	44,078	6.06 km (3.77 mi)	Check locally
Sakishima Cosmo Tower Observatory	4.3	1,058	10.14 km (6.30 mi)	Check locally
Yodoyabashi Sky Terrace	4.6	178	1.80 km (1.12 mi)	Check locally
WowUs	4.8	144	1.50 km (0.93 mi)	Check locally

The two closest are WowUs at 1.50 km and Yodoyabashi Sky Terrace at 1.80 km, but both have few reviews. Harukas 300 is the strongest rated of the larger ones.

How I’d Choose

• Cheapest way up: the adult counter ticket at 2,000 yen, or free before 3:00 PM with an Osaka Amazing Pass.
• Sunset: arrive 45 to 60 minutes early and take the rooftop, open until 10:30 PM.
• Families: children aged 4 to 12 pay 500 yen, and under 4 is free.
• First visit: the observatory first, because these Umeda Sky Building tickets are the only way to the rooftop.
• Combo: the $6.33 chopstick workshop, a 5-minute walk away, as a short add-on.