Osaka HEP Five Ferris Wheel
Osaka HEP Five Ferris Wheel
Do you know that there is a mini ferris wheel in the middle of Osaka city? It is located at Hankyu Entertainment Park (HEP) in the Umeda commercial district of Kita-ku, Osaka. The HEP Five Ferris Wheel is located the rooftop of HEP shopping mall.
Osaka HEP Five Ferris Wheel is red in colour and 75 m in size. The HEP is next to Osaka Station and Osaka Umeda Station. You can easily spot the HEP Five Ferris Wheel from the train.
There are three ways of getting the Osaka HEP Five Ferris Wheel ticket. You can purchase on the spot, purchase it online at Klook at https://www.klook.com/en-MY/activity/15996-hep-five-ferris-wheel-osaka/ or hop on for FREE using the Osaka Amazing Pass at https://www.klook.com/en-MY/activity/1323-amazing-pass-osaka/?aid=602
There are two types of Osaka Amazing Pass, 1 day Pass and 2 day Pass. From our experience, we highly recommend you to purchase the two day pass.
1-Day Pass: Unlimited rides on the Osaka Municipal Subway and Bus Lines, New Tram, and Hankyu, Hanshin, Keihan, Kintetsu and Nankai trains running in Osaka City for one day. Excludes JR Lines and use from Nankai Line Kansai International Airport Station.
2-Day Pass: Can be used for 2 consecutive days. Unlimited rides on the Osaka Municipal Subway and Bus Lines, New Tram, for two days. Excludes JR Lines and use from Nankai Line Kansai International Airport Station.
We were lucky as there was no queue. It was a few minutes ride inside the prominent red ferris wheel.
You get to see the bird’s eye view of the Umeda landscape but it depends on the weather. When we were there, it was cloudy so the mood was a bit gloomy.
Is Osaka HEP Five Ferris Wheel worth it? If you are not going to Tempozan Ferris Wheel, you need to visit this in Umeda. The best part is Osaka Amazing Pass offer free rides to both Osaka HEP Five Ferris Wheel and Tempozan Ferris Wheel. Get the Osaka Amazing Pass (Malaysia Delivery) at https://www.klook.com/en-MY/activity/1323-amazing-pass-osaka/?aid=602
Osaka HEP Five Ferris Wheel
Opening Hours: 11am–10:45pm
Address: 5-15 Kakudacho, Kita Ward, Osaka, 530-0017, Japan
