Expo '70 Commemorative Park
万博記念公園
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Our guide
Expo Commemoration Park, in Suita about 15 km north of Umeda, is the site of Expo '70, the World's Fair held from 15 March to 13 September 1970. Today it is some 264 hectares of lawn and woodland with educational and leisure facilities, including the National Museum of Ethnology. Its symbol is the Tower of the Sun, the landmark of Expo '70, which has been preserved and repaired a number of times, and some of the fair's other structures and materials remain too.
The Osaka Monorail stops at Bampaku-kinen-kōen and Kōen-higashiguchi stations. From the Shinkansen, take the Midōsuji Line from Shin-Osaka to Senri-Chūō and change to the monorail; the monorail also connects with the Hankyu lines, the Tanimachi Line and the Keihan Main Line. We have not checked opening hours or fees.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- 131116 Expo Commemoration Park Suita Osaka pref Japan01s3 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- 平和のバラ園 — 藤原 秀樹 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 万博大屋根部分 — ＋－ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- The National Museum of Art at Senri — Bakkai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- The Japan folk crafts museum, Osaka — KENPEI · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Suita City Football Stadium — Tokumeigakarinoaoshima · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Expo Park — osakaosaka · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 131116 Expo Commemoration Park Suita Osaka pref Japan46s3 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- 131116 Expo Commemoration Park Suita Osaka pref Japan15s5 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
What this place is
Expo Commemoration Park (万博記念公園, Bampaku kinen kōen) or Expo '70 Commemorative Park is a park in Suita, Japan, to the north of Osaka (about 15 km (9.3 mi) from Umeda). The park is the former site of Expo '70, a World's Fair held between March 15 and September 13, 1970. It is about 264 ha (650 acres) of lawn and forest, and has education and recreation facilities. The National Museum of Ethnology, the Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, and part of the Expoland are in this park. The National Museum of Art used to be here but was moved to Nakanoshima area, Kita-ku, Osaka. The park has the Tower of the Sun, a symbolic landmark of the Expo '70, which has been preserved and repaired a number of times. Some of the materials used or built in the Expo '70 remain.
Visitor information checked: 2026-09-13 · Expo ’70 Commemorative Park: access
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Park & garden
Getting there by public transport
- Osaka Monorail to Bampaku-kinen-kōen Station or Kōen-higashiguchi Station.
- The monorail connects with the Hankyu lines at Minami-Ibaraki, Yamada and Hotarugaike, with the Midōsuji Line (Kita-Osaka Kyūkō) at Senri-Chūō, the Tanimachi Line at Dainichi and the Keihan Main Line at Kadomashi.
- From the Shinkansen: at Shin-Osaka take the Midōsuji Line to Senri-Chūō, then the monorail to Bampaku-kinen-kōen.
- Kintetsu buses from Hankyu Ibaraki-shi or JR Ibaraki Station bound for Nihon Teien / Handai Byōin stop at “Nihon Teien-mae”.
Route checked: 2026-09-13 · Expo ’70 Commemorative Park: access · Timetables change — check the operator before you travel.
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