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. The company belongs to Keihan Group. Founded in 1983, the company operates water buses on Ōkawa River and Dōtonbori Canal, an excursion
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on the Port of Osaka, and a restaurant ship on Ōkawa River. The services include public lines listed below, as well as event cruises and chartered ships. The company once operated commuter ships as well, but the service was cancelled in 2005.


Lines

Arrows (→) indicate ships only go that direction. Dashes (—) indicate ships go both directions. * (water bus) **Ōsakajō → Temmabashi → Yodoyabashi → OAP → Ōsakajō ::Operated every day. * (small water bus) **Ōsakajō — Dazaemonbashi — Minatomachi ::Operated on weekends/holidays of spring and summer. * (restaurant ship) **OAP → (Ōkawa River) → OAP ::There are three courses: Lunch Cruise (takes 80 minutes), Afternoon Cruise (50 minutes), and Dinner Cruise (90 minutes). Closed on Mondays during the off seasons, and between early January and early February. * (excursion cruise ship) **Kaiyūkan Aquarium West → (Port of Osaka) → Kaiyūkan Aquarium West ::There are Day Cruise (takes 50 minutes) and Night Cruise (105 minutes). Operated every day.


Ships

*Aqualiners (Water bus) ** ** ** *Aqua Mini boats (Small water bus) ** ** * (Restaurant ship) :A restaurant ship, meaning a cruise ship mainly made for its restaurant cruise service. * (Excursion cruise ship / restaurant ship) :A ship modeled after '' Santa María'', a
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, albeit 2 times larger.


Stations


See also

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External links


Official website
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