Pools to visit during the summer! (Kansai edition)
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What better way to beat the heat than to have fun in the pool? Here are different pools to slip, slide and splash around in!

1. Spa World

Location: 大阪府大阪市浪速区恵美須東3−4−24
Price: 1,200 yen (Adults), 1,000 yen (Children), an extra 500 yen to get on the waterslides, or an extra 1,500 yen fee is needed for a ride pass (you can ride the slides as many times as you want!)
Opening/Closing times: The building itself is open 24 hours (however, you cannot enter the building nor the onsen from 8:45-10:00 pm)
Contact info: 06-6631-0001
How to access: 5 minutes from JR/Nankai Shin Imamiya Station or Osaka Metro Doubutsuenmae Station / 大阪メトロ動物園前駅、または南海・JR新今宮駅から約5分


2. (長居)Nagai Pool

Location: 大阪府大阪市東住吉区長居公園1−1 長居公園内
Price: 400 yen (Adults over 16 under 65)
Opening/Closing times:
- Outdoor pool (only available during the summer): 2018 6/30 (Sat) ~ 9/2 (Sun) / 9 AM~ 5 PM (You can enter until 4 PM) *Only Kids pool and Sliders are open on 9/1 (Sat) and 2 (Sun)
- Indoor Pool: 9 AM~ 8:30 PM (You can enter until 8 PM)
Regular Holiday:
- Outdoor pool dates (only available during the summer): 7/17 (Tues), 7/23 (Mon), 8/6 (Mon), 8/20 (Mon), 8/27 (Mon)
- Indoor pool dates: Building is always closed on Monday, New Years Eve (12/31) and New Years (1/1)
Contact info: 06-6609-1580
How to access: 10 minutes from Osaka Metro Nagai Station or 7 minutes (Southeast direction) from JR Hanwa line Tsurugaoka Station / 大阪メトロ長居駅から徒歩約10分、またはJR阪和線鶴ケ丘から徒歩約7分



3. Dekapathos

Location: 兵庫県神戸市東灘区向洋町中8丁目1
Price: 1,400 yen (Adults)
Opening/Closing times:
- 7/7 (Sat)~ 7/20 (Fri) / Sept: 10:00 AM ~ 5 PM
- 7/21 (Sat)~ 8/31 (Fri) 10:00 AM ~ 6 PM
- [Night Pool]: 6 PM ~ 9 PM
- Final Reception time: 8 PM
Regular Holiday: 7/9 (Mon)~ 7/13 (Fri)
Contact info: 078-857-1170


4. Hirakata Park

Location:
Price: (to get into the park and the pool) 2,300 yen (Adults)
Opening/Closing time:
- 7/7 (Sat) ~ 9/2 (Sun): 10 AM ~ 5 PM
- 7/9 (Mon) ~ 7/20 (Fri) weekdays and, 8/27 (Mon) ~ 8/31 (Fri): 10 AM ~ 4 PM
Regular Holiday: 7/10 (Tues) and 7/17 (Tues)
Contact info: 072-844-3475
How to access: 3 minute walk from Hirakata Kouen Station from Keihan line / 京阪本線枚方公園駅から徒歩約3分
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