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

GREEN×EXPO 2027 (the 2027 International Horticultural Exposition) offers early-bird, same-day 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 expo runs for 192 days, from Friday, March 19 to Sunday, September 26, 2027, on 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, same-day, 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.

Ticket	Adult	Junior	Child
One-day (early-bird, advance through 2027/3/18)	4,900	3,000	1,400
One-day (standard, during the expo)	5,500	3,300	1,500
Season pass	28,000	16,000	6,500
Summer pass (valid July 1 – Aug 31)	12,000	7,000	3,000
Evening ticket (entry from 5 pm)	3,500	1,900	900
Special discount ticket (disability certificate holders)	2,800	1,700	800

There are also group rates: a general group ticket (15 people or more) at ¥5,200 / ¥3,100 / ¥1,400, and school group rates of ¥1,700 for high school students and ¥900 for junior high and younger. The age bands are: 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. First, the early-bird is ¥600 cheaper for adults than the same-day ticket. Second, tickets currently carry no fixed date — you lock in an advance ticket now and reserve your entry date separately once timed-entry booking opens on September 18, 2026 (more on that below).

Early-bird (¥4,900) vs same-day (¥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 same-day gate price of ¥5,500. 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. Early-bird comes to 4,900×2 + 1,400×2 = ¥12,600. Same-day works out to 5,500×2 + 1,500×2 = ¥14,000 — a difference of ¥1,400. Think of it as lunch or souvenirs covered.

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 same-day 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 same-day adult price (¥5,500) and you get 28,000 ÷ 5,500 ≈ 5.09 — so for adults, six visits is the point where it beats buying same-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 same-day tickets (¥3,300) — round up to five visits. For children at ¥6,500, it’s about 4.33 same-day tickets (¥1,500), again five visits. The children’s rates break even in fewer trips.

Ticket	Season pass	Same-day	Break-even (vs same-day)
Adult	28,000	5,500	about 6 visits
Junior	16,000	3,300	about 5 visits
Child	6,500	1,500	about 5 visits

Note that season pass holders still need timed-entry reservations, and can hold reservations for up to four days at a time (per the official ticket system document).

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

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.

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 adult same-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 from September 18

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 same-day 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).

And one big confirmed planning note: timed-entry reservations for admission open on Friday, September 18, 2026, per the organizers’ press release of July 17, 2026. Tickets themselves stay date-free at purchase, but visiting requires a date-and-time reservation on the official ticket site. You can change your reserved slot up to three times, and even after a third change, same-day entry reservations are possible when same-day slots are available. The detailed procedure and opening time are still to be announced. We keep the walkthrough current in the reservation guide.

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 also open on 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.