Osaka Suijō Bus

The Osaka Suijō Bus (大阪水上バス) is a ship operating company in Osaka. The company belongs to Keihan Group. Founded in 1983, the company operates water buses on Ōkawa River and Dōtonbori Canal, an excursion cruise ship 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 (&mdash;) indicate ships go both directions.
 * Aqualiner (アクアライナー) (water bus)
 * Ōsakajō → Temmabashi → Yodoyabashi → OAP → Ōsakajō
 * Operated every day.


 * Aqua Mini (アクアmini) (small water bus)
 * Ōsakajō &mdash; Dazaemonbashi &mdash; Minatomachi
 * Operated on weekends/holidays of spring and summer.


 * Himawari (ひまわり) (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.


 * Santa Maria (サンタマリア) (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)
 * Naniwa 2 (なにわ2号)
 * Naniwa 3 (なにわ3号)
 * Naniwa 5 (なにわ5号)
 * Aqua Mini boats (Small water bus)
 * Suito-gō Aqua Mini 1 (水都号 アクアmini 1号)
 * Suito-gō Aqua Mini 2 (水都号 アクアmini 2号)
 * Himawari (ひまわり) (Restaurant ship)
 * A restaurant ship, meaning a cruise ship mainly made for its restaurant cruise service.


 * Santa Maria (サンタマリア) (Excursion cruise ship / restaurant ship)
 * A ship modeled after Santa María, a sailing ship of Christopher Columbus, albeit 2 times larger.