Umeda (梅田) is a large traffic hub, as well
as the principal office and hotel district. It is especially a
street lined with large buildings at West-Umeda, Dojima and
Nakanoshima, with over 40 skyscrapers in the district. Umeda is also
known for shopping: three of the city's largest department stores
(Hanshin, Hankyu, and Daimaru) are located there, as well as several
shopping malls, such as Diamor Osaka, HEP Five, HEP Navio, and Whity
Osaka.
Yodobashi Umeda
The district's name means "ume field". It was originally written as
"buried field" (埋田), because the area had been agricultural and was
filled in to accommodate the new train station in the 1870s.
Umeda Landmark Buildings
Umeda
Sky Building
The 170 metre high building provides 360 degree views from its public
observatory. Also know as the Floating Garden Observatory it has a very
distinct architecture.
Umeda Sky Building
Osaka Central Post Office
Gate Tower Building, which features the Hanshin Expressway passing
directly through the 5th-7th floors of the building
the headquarters of Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.
Umeda Shopping
Daimaru
Hankyu Department Store
Hanshin Department Store
Herbis ENT: BVLGARI, Gucci, Coach, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co.
Yodobashi Camera
Books Kinokuniya: Over 3,000 m2
Books Asahiya: Over 2,000 m2
Diamor Osaka: 42,977 m2 but it is coupled on another mall, total area is
over 80,000 m2
Pokemon Center Osaka (in the Umeda Center Building)
Umeda - Hanshin Department Store
Umeda Amusement
Umeda Koma theater
HEP Five
Shiki Theatre Company
Blue Note Osaka→Billboard-Live Osaka
Umeda Sky Building
Umeda Train Stations
JR West - Osaka Station
(Has over 600,000 passengers a day)
(●JR Kobe Line, ●JR Kyoto Line, ●JR Takarazuka Line, ●Osaka Loop Line, ●JR
Yumesaki Line, ●Yamatoji Line, ●Hanwa Line, ●Kansai Airport Line)
Kita Shinchi Station
●JR Tozai Line
Hankyu Railway
●Kyoto Line,
●Kobe Line,
●Takarazuka Line
Umeda Station (Has over 550,000
passengers a day)
Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line
Umeda Station
Osaka Municipal Subway
Umeda Station (Midosuji Line, M16)
Nishi-Umeda Station (Yotsubashi Line, Y11)
Higashi-Umeda Station (Tanimachi Line, T20)
There are over 2.3 million passengers a day at these stations. They rank
fourth busiest in Japan.
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