is a commercial development in

Izumisano, Osaka Izumisano ( ja, 泉佐野市, Latn, ja, Izumisano-shi, ) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 98,840 in 47658 households and a population density of 1700 persons per km². The total area of t ...

, Japan, adjacent to

Kansai International Airport Kansai International Airport ( ja, 関西国際空港, Kansai Kokusai Kūkō) commonly known as is the primary international airport in the Greater Osaka Area of Japan and the closest international airport to the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and ...

. It was constructed in the early 1990s on reclaimed land, and opened in September 1995. Rinku Town is accessible from Osaka by the

Nankai Main Line The is one of the two main railway lines of Japanese private railway company Nankai Electric Railway, together with Kōya Line. The route is from Namba Station in south downtown of Osaka to Wakayamashi Station in Wakayama via Sakai, Izumi ...

and JR

Hanwa Line The is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The 61.3 km (38.1 mi) line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7 km branchline in a southern Os ...

. All train services to and from Kansai Airport (except Kansai Airport Limited Express ''Haruka'' services) stop at Rinkū Town Station. Rinku town beach

Landmarks

Rinku Gate Tower Building The is a tall skyscraper located in Rinku Town, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan. The 56-storey building was completed in August 1996 following the design of ' and Yasui Architects & Engineers. It is currently the third-tallest building in Japan, afte ...

- third-tallest building in Japan (after the

Abeno Harukas is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the (main tenants: Osaka Abenobashi Station, Kintetsu Department Store Main Store Abeno Harukas Wing Building), (Miyako City Osaka Tennoji), a ...

Yokohama Landmark Tower The is the third tallest building and 5th tallest structure in Japan, standing high. Until surpassed by Abeno Harukas in 2012, it stood as the tallest building in Japan. It is located in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city, nex ...

) * Rinku Premium Outlets shopping mall * Rinku Pleasure Town Seacle commercial facility ** Big

Ferris wheel A Ferris wheel (also called a Giant Wheel or an observation wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, gondolas, capsule ...

- 280 feet high * Marble Beach - Beach filled with white marble stones * Tajiri Sky Bridge -

Cable-stayed bridge A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern ...

* Japan Foundation Japanese Language Institute Kansai

External links

Osaka Prefecture - Rinku Town website

Izumisano City Sightseeing

Izumisano Tourist attractions in Osaka Buildings and structures in Osaka Prefecture Populated places established in 1995 1995 establishments in Japan {{Osaka-geo-stub