Umeda


Umeda
梅田

The Umeda skyline
Umeda
Coordinates: 34°42′0″N 135°29′49.2″E / 34.70000°N 135.497000°E / 34.70000; 135.497000Coordinates: 34°42′0″N 135°29′49.2″E / 34.70000°N 135.497000°E / 34.70000; 135.497000
Country Japan
Prefecture Osaka Prefecture
City Osaka
Ward Kita-ku
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Umeda (Japanese: 梅田) is a major commercial and business district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, and the city's main northern railway terminus (Ōsaka Station, Umeda Station).

The area is notable for its comparatively high concentration of tall buildings, of which those in Nishi-Umeda, Dojima and Nakanoshima form a prominent skyscraper district.[1] Four of the city's largest department stores (Hanshin, Hankyu, Daimaru, and Isetan) are located here, as well as popular shopping and tourist areas such as HEP Five, Osaka Grand Front, and Umeda Sky Building.

The district's name means "plum field". It was originally written with the kanji 埋田 (lit. "buried field"), because the area had been agricultural and was filled in to accommodate the new train station in the 1870s. There are several theories as to why the kanji changed, although most people seem to believe that the old characters merely carried a negative connotation.

In addition to being a major business district, Umeda offers a large selection of shopping, entertainment, and nightlife venues.


The Ekimae office towers along Midosuji Blvd. and Umeda Shinmichi
Osaka Station North Gate and Osaka Grand Front in Umeda
Diamond district
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.
Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (MBS)
Pedestrian traffic in North Umeda
North Umeda district (Umeda Sky Building)
West Umeda district at night
The Hilton Plaza West and Herbis ENT
View of a street in Dojihama from ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel


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References

  1. ↑ "Osaka - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com.
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