Osaka’s Expo ’70 Commemorative Park (万博記念公園) announced its autumn-leaf festival for November 7–29, 2026. Areas included the Japanese Garden and Momijidani (紅葉渓) in the Natural and Cultural Gardens, with no closure days during the event. The original report explained park admission and teahouse hours for a November Osaka trip.
An autumn view of the park’s Japanese Garden, photographed by 663highland on November 16, 2013. It does not show actual 2026 foliage.
Separate the event charge from park admission
The autumn festival itself was free, but separate combined admission to the Natural and Cultural Gardens/Japanese Garden was required. Standard individual admission was JPY 450 for high-school students and older, with junior-high students and younger free.
| Item | 2026 visitor information |
|---|---|
| Event period | November 7–29; open daily during the period |
| Operating hours | 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; last admission 4:30 p.m. |
| Event areas | Japanese Garden, Momijidani in the Natural and Cultural Gardens, and other areas |
| Standard individual admission | High-school students and older: JPY 450 Junior-high students and younger: free |
The Japanese Garden’s special teahouse opening ends at 4 p.m.
The Japanese Garden teahouses, 汎庵 and 万里庵, were specially open November 7–29 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. There was no separate viewing charge, but park admission was required.
At 汎庵, a matcha-and-seasonal-Japanese-sweet set cost JPY 900. Service ran 10 a.m.–4 p.m., with last orders at 3:30 p.m. A matcha ticket including discounted park admission cost JPY 1,230 for high-school students and older. It was sold at each entrance counter from opening until 3 p.m. Junior-high students and younger, whose park admission was free, needed only the JPY 900 matcha-set ticket.
Use the monorail, and check the date of foliage updates
The park is in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. Official access listed Osaka Monorail Banpaku-kinen-koen (万博記念公園駅) and Koen-higashiguchi (公園東口駅). From Shin-Osaka, it described the Midosuji/Kita-Osaka Kyuko lines to Senri-Chuo, then the monorail to Banpaku-kinen-koen.
This was an event-schedule report, not a guarantee of peak leaves on a particular date. The official foliage-status page checked October 21 still contained 2025 material, so the writer did not treat it as current-year conditions. Check the latest update date before visiting.
EVERYDAY TRIP Editorial Team’s advice
For both teahouses and a walk, consider the teahouses first because they finish at 4 p.m. For matcha with admission, ask about the combined ticket before entering and remember the separate 3 p.m. ticket-sale cutoff and 3:30 p.m. matcha order cutoff. Recheck official operation and foliage updates before departure.
Sources and photo information
- Expo ’70 Commemorative Park official: autumn festival, special teahouse openings, and matcha
- Expo ’70 Commemorative Park official: Natural and Cultural Gardens/Japanese Garden admission
- Expo ’70 Commemorative Park official access information
- Expo ’70 Commemorative Park official: foliage status and update dates
Photograph: 663highland, taken November 16, 2013. Original 131116 Expo Commemoration Park Suita Osaka pref Japan21s3 · CC BY 2.5 . Cropped square and resized, then composited with a Korean title and report date. The original scene was retained.
Original reference: October 21, 2026, 7:12 a.m. JST. All times are local to Japan; operation could change or be suspended.