GREEN×EXPO 2027 Ticket Guide: Types, Prices and Which One Is Best Value

GREEN×EXPO 2027 (the 2027 International Horticultural Exposition) offers early-bird, standard-price and season tickets, plus summer and evening passes — and it isn’t obvious which one to buy.

This guide sorts the published prices by type so you can choose based on how often you plan to go and what time of day suits you.

The basics of the event:

• Dates: Friday, March 19 to Sunday, September 26, 2027 — a 192-day run
• Venue: the former Kamiseya Communications Facility site (about 100 hectares) in Asahi and Seya wards, Yokohama

This is an unofficial summary. Prices and conditions can change, so check the official ticket page before you buy.

Ticket types and prices (early-bird, standard, season, summer, evening)

Here is the big picture. The ticket types and prices published in the official admission ticket system document are below. All prices are in yen and include tax; children aged 3 and under are free.

There are also group rates.

The age bands and eligibility:

• Adult = 18 and over / Junior = 12–17 / Child = 4–11
• Ages as of April 1, 2027 (entries in March 2027 use ages as of April 1, 2026)
• The special discount ticket covers the certificate holder plus one companion

Two things stand out.

• The early-bird is ¥600 cheaper for adults than the standard price charged during the expo
• Tickets currently carry no fixed date — you lock in an advance ticket now and reserve your entry date separately on the official ticket site (timed-entry reservations have been open since September 18, 2026 — more on that below)

Early-bird (¥4,900) vs the standard in-period price (¥5,500)

The early-bird is the advance price available through March 18, 2027, the day before the expo opens. At ¥4,900 for adults, it’s ¥600 cheaper than the standard one-day price of ¥5,500 that applies during the expo.

The junior gap is ¥3,000 vs ¥3,300 (¥300), and the child gap is ¥1,400 vs ¥1,500 (¥100).

Buy several at once for a family or group and the savings add up. Take two adults and two children:

That’s a difference of ¥1,400 — think of it as lunch or souvenirs covered.

One caution: don’t plan on buying a “same-day ticket” at a gate window. The official FAQ lists same-day tickets as “planned, details to be decided” — whether they will be sold at the venue, and for which ticket types, was not confirmed as of August 2026.

Treat ¥5,500 as the standard price of a one-day ticket bought during the expo (online or via agents), not as a guaranteed walk-up price.

Advance sales begin on March 19, 2026. Because tickets currently have no fixed date, you can buy even while you’re still only half decided, then settle the date later. The deadline is March 18, 2027; once the expo opens, the price reverts to the standard rate.

If you already know you’re going, it makes sense to buy before opening day.

How many visits make the season pass (¥28,000) pay off?

The season pass lets you enter as often as you like during the expo, at ¥28,000 for adults.

Divide that by the standard adult one-day price (¥5,500) and you get 28,000 ÷ 5,500 ≈ 5.09 — so for adults, six visits is the point where it beats buying one-day tickets each time.

Measured against the early-bird price (¥4,900), it’s 28,000 ÷ 4,900 ≈ 5.71, so six visits is still the break-even guide.

For juniors at ¥16,000, the pass pays off at about 4.85 standard one-day tickets (¥3,300) — round up to five visits. For children at ¥6,500, it’s about 4.33 standard one-day tickets (¥1,500), again five visits. The children’s rates break even in fewer trips.

A few confirmed conditions from the official FAQ:

• Season pass holders still need timed-entry reservations, and can hold reservations for up to four days at a time (summer pass: three days)
• Season and summer passes are valid only for the registered photo holder and cannot be transferred
• One account may buy at most 14 of each

On social media (X/Twitter), visitors planning multiple trips from outside the Yokohama area have noted that when factoring in hotel costs, the season pass can work out cheaper overall (as of October 2026). If you’re planning multiple overnight visits, it’s worth calculating your per-visit entry cost.

With a 192-day run, the season pass is a realistic choice if you live near Yokohama and want to return through the seasons.

The star flowers change over time — tulips in spring, wisteria and roses in early summer, hydrangeas in June, sunflowers in midsummer, then dahlias and cosmos toward autumn — giving you reasons to come back month after month.

For anyone planning repeat visits, the sooner you hold a season pass, the lower your cost per trip.

If you’re coming from far away for a single visit, the early-bird is the obvious pick. And if you can’t predict your visit count, buying one early-bird ticket first and considering the season pass after you’ve been is a sensible middle path.

Who the summer pass (¥12,000) and evening ticket (¥3,500) suit

Summer pass: three summer visits and it pays off

The summer pass gives unlimited entry from July 1 to August 31, 2027, at ¥12,000 for adults, ¥7,000 for juniors and ¥3,000 for children. Divide the adult price by the standard one-day ticket (¥5,500) and you get 12,000 ÷ 5,500 ≈ 2.18 — so three summer visits and it has paid for itself.

Juniors break even at three visits too (7,000 ÷ 3,300 ≈ 2.12), and for children 3,000 ÷ 1,500 = 2.0 exactly, meaning two visits match the price and a third puts you ahead. It suits families visiting a few times during the July–August school holidays and anyone chasing summer blooms like sunflowers.

Summer pass holders can hold timed-entry reservations for up to three days at a time.

Evening ticket: entry from 5 pm at ¥3,500

The evening ticket allows one entry from 5 pm onward, at ¥3,500 for adults, ¥1,900 for juniors and ¥900 for children — ¥2,000 less than the standard adult one-day price. It suits the hot midsummer months when you’d rather avoid the daytime heat, and people stopping by after work or school.

For reference, the official FAQ lists opening hours as 9:30–21:30 (last entry planned for 21:00), so entering at 5 pm still leaves several evening hours.

A rough guide to who fits what

• One visit, coming from far away → early-bird (advance)
• Six or more visits from spring through autumn → season pass
• Three or more visits concentrated in summer → summer pass
• A short evening visit, or beating the heat → evening ticket

Note the sales windows: the summer pass is sold through August 31, 2027, while the standard one-day ticket, evening ticket, special discount ticket and season pass are sold through September 26, 2027.

How to buy, payment methods, and timed-entry reservations (now open)

Sales channels and payment

Advance ticket sales have been open since March 19, 2026. The early-bird price (through 2027/3/18) applies during this advance period and switches to the standard rate once the expo opens. You can buy on the official ticket site or through contracted travel agencies and sales agents.

The official site accepts credit cards (Visa / Mastercard / JCB / AMEX) and convenience store payment (see the official purchase guide). A few sales-channel rules are already confirmed:

• Authorized resellers such as JTB, Pia, HIS and JR Tokai Tours sell one-day tickets only — special discount tickets, season passes and summer passes are sold exclusively on the official site
• [September 2026 update] Convenience store sales confirmed. From September 18, 2026, Seven-Eleven, Lawson and FamilyMart nationwide sell paper tickets with a built-in date reservation (September 2 press release). You can enter with the convenience-store ticket alone — no separate online date reservation is needed. To change the date, register the ticket ID on the official ticket site. Eligible ticket types: early-bird one-day, special discount and evening tickets
• Paper tickets cost ¥100 extra and cannot be reissued
• Each order is capped at 14 tickets, and refunds are not given as a rule

[October 2026 update] Pop-up ticket sales at 4 events in the Tokyo area (Oct 10–25)

In addition to convenience stores, paper tickets are available at pop-up sales events in the greater Tokyo area (October 7, 2026 press release).

• Priced at ¥100 above the early-bird (adults ¥5,000 / juniors ¥3,100 / children ¥1,500)
• A visitor consultation counter is set up at each venue, where staff can help you through the date reservation process (they cannot make the purchase on your behalf)
• Important: Unlike convenience store tickets, pop-up sale tickets do NOT include a built-in date reservation. You must make a separate timed-entry reservation on the official ticket site

If you find the online process confusing, the consultation counter is a good opportunity to walk through the steps with staff.

RING PASS: a limited-edition wooden season pass (winner notifications sent)

[October 2026 update] A special season pass made from cedar wood reused from the “Grand Ring” of Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai has been announced (official press release, September 15, 2026).

• It is a season pass (adults only). Priced at ¥50,000 (tax included) — ¥22,000 more than the standard season pass (¥28,000), positioning it as a collectible
• 2,027 passes, each with a serial number. Every pass has a unique wood grain and a space for a photo on the back
• Lottery: applications ran from noon on September 18 (Friday) to September 30 (Wednesday) and are now closed. Winner notifications have been sent from around 6 pm on October 8, 2026 (official ticket information, checked October 8, 2026), to the email address used to apply
• As of October 9, 2026, there is no official word on any further sales for people who did not apply
• This is for people who want a keepsake connecting the Osaka expo to the Yokohama expo. If value-for-money is your priority, the standard season pass (¥28,000; see the break-even analysis above) is the better choice

Commemorative ticket

Separately from admission, a strap-style commemorative card ticket (¥1,980 plus ¥990 shipping, admission not included) is sold on the official site, shipping from December 2026, with no cancellation or changes after purchase (official notice, April 22, 2026).

Hometown tax (furusato nōzei) tickets

Kanagawa Prefecture offers paper one-day tickets as hometown-tax return gifts (not available to residents within the prefecture; prefecture press release, May 14, 2026). Yokohama City also offers electronic tickets (early-bird one-day passes, season passes, etc.) through portals like Furusato Choice. Hiratsuka City started offering electronic tickets (early-bird one-day passes, etc.) as hometown-tax return gifts from October 9, 2026 (Furusato Choice, checked October 10, 2026). Check each portal for donation amounts and availability.

Free admission for children living in Yokohama

For families living in Yokohama: children aged 4–18 (as of April 1, 2027) can apply for one free admission under the city’s “Kodomo Shotai” (children’s invitation) program (City of Yokohama program page, updated August 14, 2026).

• Application window: from 9:00 on September 1, 2026 through September 5, 2027, via the city’s Pamatoko child-rearing app
• Note: 18-year-olds must apply by March 31, 2027
• The invitation ticket still requires a timed-entry reservation from September 18 and cannot be transferred or resold

Kanagawa Prefecture plans a similar program for residents outside Yokohama; press reports say applications are expected to open in September, but the prefecture’s official application page had not been confirmed as of August 23, 2026 (Kanagawa Shimbun, August 17, 2026).

Timed-entry reservations are now open (since September 18, 2026 — first-come-first-served)

Timed-entry reservations for admission opened as scheduled on Friday, September 18, 2026 (official announcement, Sep 18). Tickets themselves are date-free at purchase, but visiting requires a date-and-time reservation on the official ticket site. Convenience store tickets are the exception — they come with a date already built in and do not need a separate online reservation. Heavy traffic is possible soon after opening — if you can’t connect, wait and retry.

The rules (August 27 press release):

• You can change your reserved slot up to three times; even after a third change, same-day entry reservations are possible when same-day slots are available
• Season pass holders can hold up to four reserved days at once and summer pass holders three
• Ticket reservations are a separate procedure from shuttle bus and parking reservations
• 7 time slots: 9:30 / 10:30 / 11:30 / 12:30 / 13:30 / 14:30 / 17:00. You can enter any time after your reserved slot
• “Observation reservations” for some exhibits will be available on a day-of basis only (1 per ticket per day; target facilities to be announced)

We keep the walkthrough current in the reservation guide.

Plan your transport as part of the set

The venue has no adjacent station. You reach it by advance-reservation shuttle bus (¥200 for adults) from four stations — Seya and Mitsukyo (Sotetsu Main Line), Minami-machida Grandberry Park (Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line) and Tokaichiba (JR Yokohama Line).

Shuttle and parking reservations are also open (since September 18), so think of ticket, entry slot and transport as a set of three. Fares and station choice are covered in our shuttle bus & parking guide, and the overall picture on the access page.

Finally, planning your route makes the day itself easier. For an efficient day trip, see our model courses, and for the big picture of the expo, read What is GREEN×EXPO 2027? once you’ve chosen a ticket. For the latest on prices, head to the tickets page.