List Of Tallest Buildings In Osaka
This list of tallest buildings in Osaka ranks buildings in Osaka, Japan by height. As of March 2024, Osaka has 5 skyscrapers above 200 meters (657 ft) and 48 skyscrapers above 150 meters (492 ft), of which 45 are listed by the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Osaka is the third most populous city of Japan, and is the core city of the Keihanshin metropolitan area. Abenobashi Terminal Building, Abeno Harukas, which was completed in 2014, is the tallest building in Osaka and the second tallest in Japan at . The Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building, at a height of 256 meters (840 ft), is the second tallest building in the city. This height is matched by the Rinku Gate Tower Building in Izumisano, completed in 1996, which is not in the city of Osaka itself. The city's third-tallest building is The Kitahama, which rises 55 stories and in height. Overall, of the 25 tallest buildings in Japan, 4 are in Osaka Prefecture. Osaka has been the site of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Umeda
is a major commercial, business, shopping and entertainment district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, where the city's main northern railway termini ( Ōsaka Station, Umeda Station) are located. The district's name means "plum field". History Umeda was historically called Umeda Haka (Umeda Grave), because it was one of the seven largest cemeteries of Osaka from the Edo period (1603–1868) until the first twenty years of the Meiji period (1868–1912). In 2020, survey teams for the Umekita redevelopment project discovered ancient burial remains of over 1,500 people. Experts say these remains were of commoners, not the aristocracy. They used several burial styles, both cremated as well as buried with enclosed wooden caskets, barrel-shaped open containers and earthenware coffins called kameganbo (turtle caskets). They found burial items such as pipes, clay dolls, rokusenmon (a set of six coins to pay passage across the Sanzu River which separates the world of the living and the afterlif ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abeno-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Japan, wards of Osaka, Japan. It is located in southern Osaka city and has a population of over 107,000. In the northern part of Abeno, Abenobashi, there is the Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line which terminates at Abenobashi Station, the Midōsuji Line and Tanimachi Line of the Osaka Municipal Subway at Tennoji Station, and the Hankai Tramway's Uemachi Line which terminates at Tennoji-eki-mae Station. The Abenobashi area of Abeno is a commercial area where department stores and movie theatres are located. Abeno is a home for Sharp Corporation (Nagaike-cho). History When Osaka city increased its number of wards from 15 to 22 on April 1, 1943, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Sumiyoshi ward was divided into three "new" wards, one of which was Abeno, the others being Higashi-Sumiyoshi ward and Sumiyoshi ward. There are varying theories as to the origin of the name "Abeno". One is that it was the name of a powerful family-clan in ancient Japan, another suggests it might come fr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nakanoshima Festival Tower Osaka Japan01
is a 3 km long and 50 hectares narrow sandbank in Kita-ku, Osaka city, Japan, that divides the Kyū-Yodo into the Tosabori and Dōjima rivers. Many governmental and commercial offices (including the city hall of Osaka), museums and other cultural facilities are located on Nakanoshima. Landmarks and architecture (from east to west) *Nakanoshima Park *:Rose garden * Osaka City Central Public Hall * Nakanoshima Library *City Hall *Bank of Japan Osaka branch *Nakanoshima Festival Tower (Headquarters of the Asahi Shimbun) * Nakanoshima Mitsui Building *Headquarters of Kansai Electric Power Company *Osaka University Nakanoshima Center * Rihga Royal Hotel * Nakanoshima Centre Building Cultural facilities (from east to west) * Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka * Festival Hall (Nakanoshima Festival Tower East) *National Museum of Art, Osaka * Nakanoshima Museum of Art *Science Museum *Osaka International Convention Center Transportation Train *Keihan Electric Railway **Kei ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minato-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 7.9 km2, and a population of 84,961. Literally translated, Minato-ku means "Harbor Ward". Landmarks * Kaiyukan (Osaka Aquarium) * Port of Osaka * Tempozan Harbor Village * Modern Transportation Museum * ORC 200 Mass media * Radio Osaka (ORC 200 Building, Benten) Train stations ;West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, ... (JR West) :Osaka Loop Line ::Bentencho Station ;Osaka Metro :Chūō Line (Osaka), Chūō Line ::Osakako Station - Asashiobashi Station - Bentencho Station Notable people from Minato-ku, Osaka *Hideo Nomo, Japanese former baseball pitcher *Kaori Kozai, Japanese enka singer *Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress *Ryōma Nishikawa, Japanese baseball player *Tadao Ando, J ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Bay Tower Hotel -cropped
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Osaka Bay Tower
The , also known as ORC 1, is a mixed-use, mainly hotel and office, skyscraper in the Osaka Resort City 200 building complex located in the Minato-ku ward of Osaka, Japan. Completed in March 1993, it stands at 200 m (656 ft) tall, with the top floor located at 188.7 m (619 ft). It is the 5th tallest building in Osaka Prefecture and the 36th tallest building in Japan. See also * List of tallest structures in Osaka Prefecture Osaka Prefecture is the third-most populated of Japan's 47 Prefectures of Japan, prefectures. In Osaka, there are 54 buildings that stand taller than . Abenobashi Terminal Building, Abeno Harukas, which was completed in 2014, is the ... References Office buildings completed in 1993 Skyscraper office buildings in Osaka Skyscraper hotels in Osaka Hotel buildings completed in 1993 {{japan-struct-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chūō-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Japan, wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 8.88 km2, and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the Osaka Prefecture offices and principal shopping and tourist areas. Consulates Various consulates are found in Chūō-ku. The Diplomatic missions of South Korea, Consulate-General of South Korea has its own building. Three consulates, Diplomatic missions of Australia, Consulate-General of Australia, the Diplomatic missions of the Netherlands, Consulate-General of the Netherlands, and the Diplomatic missions of the Philippines, Consulate-General of the Philippines, occupy the twenty-ninth, thirty-third, and twenty-fourth floors, respectively, of the Twin21 MID Tower. The Diplomatic missions of Canada, Consulate-General of Canada is on the twelfth floor of the Daisan Shoho Building in Chūō-ku. The Diplomatic missions of France, Consulate-General of France is on the tenth floor of the Crystal Tower. The Diplomati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Kitahama Tower & Plaza
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Suminoe-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Japan, wards of Osaka, Japan, stretching along the south-west border of the city. It borders the wards of Minato-ku, Osaka, Minato-ku, Taisho-ku, Osaka, Taisho-ku and Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Nishinari-ku to the north, and Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Sumiyoshi-ku to the east. It is the largest land area of all wards in Osaka, and includes about half of the Osaka Bay harbor area. Suminoe-ku is connected to the region by three municipal subway lines (the Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line, Yotsubashi Line, the Osaka Metro Chūō Line, Chuo Line, and the Nankō Port Town Line), as well as two rail lines (Nankai Main Line and Hankai Line) and three expressways. The ward is also home to the Osaka international ferry terminal with services to Shikoku and Kyushu, as well as international destinations Shanghai, China, and Busan, South Korea. Attractions Within the ward are multiple large parks, museums, international business facilities, and arts facilities. Kitakagaya Creative ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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WTC may stand for: Buildings *Warrenton Training Center, a classified U.S. government complex in Virginia, United States * World Trade Center * Wortham Theater Center, performing arts center in Houston, Texas, United States Arts, entertainment, and media *''The Well-Tempered Clavier'', a collection of preludes and fugues for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach *When They Cry (other), a Japanese video game series * Waking the Cadaver, an American slam death metal band from New Jersey *Wu-Tang Clan, an American hip-hop group Education * West Toronto Collegiate, a former public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Western Technical College, a vocational-technical school in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States *Westminster Theological Centre, a UK-based accredited theological college Other uses *ICC World Test Championship, a league competition for test cricket run by the International Cricket Council * Wilderness Travel Course, an American program run by the Sierra Clu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |