The or is the second tallest building in
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 J ...
and the third tallest building in Japan. Until 2010, it was known as or . It is located in Nanko Cosmo Square, near the Osaka harbor, in
Suminoe-ku.
The skyscraper rises , the same height as the
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 fourth-tallest building in Japan, af ...
in
Izumisano
Izumisano (, , ) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 99,008 in 49,638 households and a population density of 1800 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Izumisano is located ...
. It contains three basement floors, a museum, restaurants, office space, a conference room, a
skylobby
A sky lobby is an intermediate interchange floor in a skyscraper where people can change from an express elevator that stops only at the sky lobby to a local elevator that stops at a subset of higher floors.
Early uses of the sky lobby include ...
and an
observation deck
An observation deck, observation platform, or viewing platform is an elevated sightseeing platform usually situated upon a tall architectural structure, such as a skyscraper or observation tower. Observation decks are sometimes enclosed from we ...
, which is located in an
inverted pyramid at the top of the structure. The building houses the working office for the governor of
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara ...
.
See also
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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 ...
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List of tallest structures in Japan
Japan has more than 300 Tower block, high-rise buildings above . Unlike China, South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia with skyscrapers exceeding in height, Japan's skyscrapers are relatively shorter. All buildings above must also be as earthquake-p ...
References
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External links
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IBPC Osaka
Tourist attractions in Osaka
Skyscraper office buildings in Osaka
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 J ...
Government buildings completed in 1995
1995 establishments in Japan
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