Umeda

picture info	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]
picture info	Umeda Station is a major railway station in Kita-ku, Osaka, Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. It is the busiest station in western Japan, serving 2,343,727 passengers daily in 2005. Umeda Station is served by the following railways: Hankyu Railway (Hankyū Kōbe Main Line, Kōbe Line, Hankyū Kyōto Main Line, Kyōto Line, Hankyu Takarazuka Line, Takarazuka Line) - Osaka-umeda Station Hanshin Electric Railway (Hanshin Main Line, Main Line) - Osaka Umeda Station Osaka Metro (Midōsuji Line, Station number: M16) The freight terminal of Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) (Umeda Freight Branch of Tōkaidō Main Line), closed in 2013, was also called Umeda. Portions of this line was moved underground in 2023. The nearby stations (West Japan Railway Company, JR West), (JR West JR Tōzai Line, Tōzai Line), (Osaka Subway Yotsubashi Line, Y11) and (Osaka Subway Tanimachi Line, T20) are within walking distance and connected by a large complex of underground ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hankyu Umeda Station is a major railway station in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. It is the busiest station in western Japan, serving 2,343,727 passengers daily in 2005. Umeda Station is served by the following railways: Hankyu Railway ( Kōbe Line, Kyōto Line, Takarazuka Line) - Osaka-umeda Station Hanshin Electric Railway ( Main Line) - Osaka Umeda Station Osaka Metro (Midōsuji Line, Station number: M16) The freight terminal of Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) (Umeda Freight Branch of Tōkaidō Main Line), closed in 2013, was also called Umeda. Portions of this line was moved underground in 2023. The nearby stations (JR West), (JR West Tōzai Line), (Osaka Subway Yotsubashi Line, Y11) and (Osaka Subway Tanimachi Line, T20) are within walking distance and connected by a large complex of underground malls. Hanshin Railway The underground Umeda terminal of Hanshin Electric Railway (officially Osaka-Umeda Station, but commonly called Hanshin Os ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Umeda Sky Building The is a two-tower mixed-use skyscraper in Osaka, Japan. Located on the outskirts of the Umeda business district in Kita-ku, Osaka, the Umeda Sky Building consists of two 40-story towers interconnected at their two uppermost stories via glass bridges with escalators and elevators that cross an open atrium space. It is currently the fifteenth-tallest building in the prefecture. The towers reach a total height of while the overall height of the tower including the spires is . The towers were designed by Hiroshi Hara, and were constructed by Takenaka Corporation They were completed in 1993. History The building was conceived in 1988 as the "City of Air" project for a mixed-use skyscraper with four interconnected towers in the Umeda central business district, in close proximity to the Yodo River. The third tower of the complex was initially planned to be constructed within the current site of the Vegetable Garden, while the fourth tower was to be located on the eastern side o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ōsaka Station is a major railway station in the Umeda district of Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It forms as one of the city's main railway terminals to the north, the other being Shin-Ōsaka Station, Shin-Ōsaka. Although it is officially served by only the JR Kobe/Kyoto Lines (Tōkaidō Main Line) and the Osaka Loop Line, Ōsaka is the starting point of JR Takarazuka Line service, and serves as the terminal for trains bound for the San'in region via JR Takarazuka Line and the Hokuriku region via JR Kyoto Line, while offering connections to trains bound for Nara, Nara, Nara, Wakayama, Wakayama, Wakayama and Kansai International Airport via the Osaka Loop Line. Umeda Station (Hankyu Railway, Hankyu, Hanshin Electric Railway, Hanshin, and Osaka Metro Midosuji Line), Nishi-Umeda Station (Yotsubashi Line, Subway Yotsubashi Line) and Higashi-Umeda Station (Tanimachi Line, Subway Tanimachi Line) are directly connected to Ōsaka Station, and Kitashinchi Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Osaka Station is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th- largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Ōsaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the Meiji Restoration, Osaka greatly expanded in size and underwent rapid industrialization. In 1889, Osaka was officially established as a municipality. The con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the List of metropolitan areas in Japan, second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th-List of urban areas by population, largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Ōsaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kita-ku, Osaka is one of 24 wards of Japan, wards of Osaka in Japan. Incidents and accidents * 1970 Tenroku gas explosion * 2021 Osaka building fire Notable locations Kita-ku, particularly the Umeda area surrounding Osaka Station, is one of the main commercial centers of Osaka. Kita-ku is also a financial administration center, housing the headquarters of the Japan Mint and the Osaka branch of the Bank of Japan. Firms headquartered in Kita-ku Daicel Daikin (Umeda Center Building) Daiwa House FM802 Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Hankyu Railway Kansai Electric Power Company Kansai Telecasting Corporation Kaneka Corporation Mainichi Broadcasting System Nihon Bussan Nippon Paint Nipro Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners Santen Pharmaceutical Suntory Toyobo West Japan Railway Company West Nippon Expressway Company (Dojima Avanza) Yanmar (Umeda Gate Tower) Zojirushi Asahi Kasei, Itochu Corporation, Kuraray and Kaneka Corporation each have "headquarters" in both Kita-ku and in Tokyo. Firms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nishi-Umeda Station is the terminus railway station of the Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, close to Herbis OSAKA and Herbis ENT operated by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. and the two Hilton Plazas. Connecting lines from Nishi-Umeda * (Umeda Station, M16) (Higashi-Umeda Station, T20) * (JR West) Tokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line, JR Kobe Line, JR Takarazuka Line), Osaka Loop Line (Osaka Station) JR Tōzai Line (Kitashinchi Station) Hankyu Railway (Umeda Station) Hankyu Kobe Line, Kobe Line Hankyu Takarazuka Line, Takarazuka Line Hankyu Kyoto Line, Kyoto Line Hanshin Electric Railway Hanshin Main Line, Main Line (Umeda Station) When using regular tickets of Osaka Metro, Surutto Kansai cards, and IC cards (PiTaPa, ICOCA), it is limited to 30 minutes to change to the Midosuji Line and the Tanimachi Line. Layout There is an island platform with two tracks on the third basement. On the second basement, north ticket gate is used for exit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Higashi-Umeda Station is a railway station on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is located along Whity Umeda. Connecting lines from Higashi-Umeda * (Umeda Station, ) (Nishi-Umeda Station, ) * (Ōsaka Station, Kitashinchi Station) Hankyu Railway (Umeda Station) * Kōbe Line Takarazuka Line Kyōto Line Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line (Umeda Station) ;Information :#When using regular tickets of Osaka Metro, Surutto Kansai cards, and IC cards (PiTaPa, ICOCA), it is limited to 30 minutes to change to the Midosuji Line and the Yotsubashi Line. :#It takes approximately 12 minutes to change to the JR Tozai Line, thus, it is more useful to change to the line at Minami-Morimachi Station. Layout There are two side platforms with two tracks on the second basement. There are two tickets gates in the north for exit from each platform, in the center for entrance to and exit from each platform, and one in the south for entrance to and exit from both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hanshin Department Store is a Japanese department store chain owned by , a subsidiary of H2O Retailing, H2O Retailing Corporation. Stores ;Hanshin Umeda :13-13, Umeda Itchome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan :Access ::Hanshin Electric Railway Hanshin Main Line, Main Line: Umeda Station ::West Japan Railway Company, JR West: Osaka Station and Kitashinchi Station ::Osaka Municipal Subway :::Midosuji Line: Umeda Station :::Yotsubashi Line: Nishi-Umeda Station :::Tanimachi Line: Higashi-Umeda Station :Others ::Snack Park (スナックパーク) is in the first basement. ::Hanshin Tigers Shop (阪神タイガースショップ) is in the 8th floor. ;Hanshin Mikage :Mikage Classe, 2-1, Mikage-Nakamachi Sanchome, Higashinada-ku, Kōbe, Higashinada-ku, Kōbe, Japan :Access: Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line: Mikage Station (Hanshin), Mikage Station ;Hanshin Nishinomiya :Ebista Nishinomiya in 1-26, Tanakacho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan :Access: Hanshin E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kitashinchi Station is a railway station on the West Japan Railway (JR West) JR Tōzai Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is located in the Kitashinchi dining and entertainment district of Osaka, and at below sea level, it is the deepest station in the JR West system. Although officially separated from Osaka Station, the main terminal, passengers can transfer for free from the JR Kobe Line or the Osaka Loop Line at Osaka to the Tōzai Line at Kitashinchi, and vice versa, with some tickets and passes. Lines JR Tōzai Line Connections Kitashinchi Station is connected to the following stations: JR West *Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line, JR Kobe Line), JR Takarazuka Line, Osaka Loop Line - Osaka Station Osaka Municipal Subway *Yotsubashi Line - Nishi-Umeda Station (Y11) Hanshin Electric Railway ** Main Line - Umeda Station Keihan Electric Railway Nakanoshima Line - Watanabebashi Station (via Dojima Underground Shopping Center) Connections are also available to the following sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Osaka Metro The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka metropolitan area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. Osaka Metro forms an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka (part of the Kansai region), having 123 out of the 1,108 rail stations (2007) in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010, the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily (see Transport in Keihanshin) of which the Osaka Municipal Subway (as it was then known) accounted for 2.29 million. Osaka Metro is the only subway system in Japan to be partially legally classified as a tram system, whereas all other subway systems in Japan are legally classified as railways. Despite this, it has all the characteristics typical of a full-fledged metro system. Overview The network's first service, the Midōsuji Line from to , opened in 1933. As a nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]