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Osaka Dojimahama Tower
A 32-story mixed-use skyscraper completed in April 2024 along the Dojima River in Osaka. Standing 143 m tall, the tower combines offices, a hotel, and retail in a waterfront redevelopment.
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JP Tower Osaka (KITTE Osaka)
A 39-storey, 188 m mixed-use supertall completed in March 2024 next to JR Osaka Station's west side. Developed by Japan Post, designed by Nikken Sekkei and built by a joint venture led by Takenaka Corporation, it houses the KITTE Osaka retail complex on its lower floors and grade-A offices above, anchoring a new urban axis in Umeda's ongoing redevelopment.
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Osaka Marubiru
Japan's first cylindrical skyscraper, completed in 1976 in Osaka's Umeda district. The 30-storey, 123.92 m tower designed and built by Fujita Corporation stood as a Kita Ward landmark for nearly half a century before demolition was completed in 2024. A replacement 40-storey tower reaching approximately 192 m is planned to open in 2030.
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Yodobashi Umeda Tower (LINKS UMEDA)
A 35-story, 149.34-meter mixed-use tower completed in October 2019 at Ofuka-cho 1-1 in Kita Ward, Osaka, directly north of JR Osaka Station. The building packages LINKS UMEDA retail, Hotel Hankyu Respire Osaka, and a parking structure into 109,805 square meters of floor space.
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Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka International Convention Center)
Opened March 2000 at the western tip of Nakanoshima island in Osaka. A multi-function convention complex with 13 floors above ground, 3 below, and a total floor area of approximately 68,000 m². Designed by Kisho Kurokawa. Developed by Osaka City.
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Osaka Umeda Twin Towers South
A 38-storey, 188-metre mixed-use tower completed in February 2022 in Umeda 1-chome, Kita Ward, Osaka. Developed by Hankyu Hanshin Real Estate and designed by Nihon Sekkei and Takenaka Corporation, the tower houses Hanshin Department Store Umeda's main branch on its lower floors and offices above. Together with the adjacent North tower, it forms the Osaka Umeda Twin Towers.
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The Parkhouse Nakanoshima Tower
A 55-storey, 192-metre residential tower completed in October 2017 on Nakanoshima Island in Kita Ward, Osaka City. Designed and built by Takenaka Corporation using seismic isolation, the 894-unit tower was jointly developed by Mitsubishi Estate Residence, Sumitomo Corporation, Keihan Electric Railway Real Estate, and Asahi Properties.
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Breeze Tower
Completed in July 2008, Breeze Tower rises 34 storeys to 167 metres on the western edge of Umeda in Osaka. Designed by Christoph Ingenhoven Architects with Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei as executive architect, the tower features a double-skin glass facade and houses the theatre venue Breeze Breeze in its lower floors.
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Kanden Building
Completed in December 2004 in Nakanoshima, Osaka. The 41-story headquarters tower of Kansai Electric Power rises 195 m above the island between the Dojima and Tosabori rivers, anchoring the western end of Nakanoshima's skyline.
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Nakanoshima Daibiru
Completed in March 2009, Nakanoshima Daibiru is a 35-storey, 160-metre office tower on the western side of Nakanoshima island. Designed by Nikken Sekkei and jointly developed by Daibiru, Kansai Electric Power, and Kanden Fudosan, the building draws on the ornamental language of the historic former Daibiru building in its lower-floor design.
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Nakanoshima Festival Tower
Completed in November 2012, Nakanoshima Festival Tower rises 39 storeys to approximately 199 metres on Nakanoshima island in central Osaka. Developed by Asahi Shimbun and designed by Nikken Sekkei, it is best known for preserving and rebuilding the legendary Festival Hall — a 2,700-seat concert venue — within its base.
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Osaka Umeda Twin Towers North
Completed in November 2012 in Umeda, Osaka. A 41-story, 186-metre office tower built above the rebuilt Hankyu Umeda Main Store — the product of a decade-long construction project that kept the department store open throughout.
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Umeda Sky Building
Completed in March 1993 in Osaka. Two 40-story towers, each approximately 175 metres tall, connected at the top by a circular 'floating garden' observation deck — architect Hiroshi Hara's vision of a sky city made real.
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Grand Green Osaka
Grand Green Osaka is the large-scale Umekita Phase 2 development on the former Umeda Freight Terminal site, Osaka. It opened in phases from September 2024, centred on a 45,000-square-metre public park. The South Building's Park Tower reaches 39 storeys and 181.5 metres; full development is expected to complete in fiscal 2027.
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Grand Front Osaka
Grand Front Osaka opened in April 2013 as a three-tower mixed-use complex directly north of JR Osaka Station. The tallest tower reaches 38 storeys and 179.5 metres, with Knowledge Capital — a hub for industry-academia collaboration — at the complex's core.