Osaka Castle Park District
The Osaka Business Park (OBP) is an area spanning 26 hectares in total, adjacent to the Osaka Castle Park and thegrade one river Neya-gawa River; where it is a prominent space with breathtaking town scenery surrounded by lush
greenery and waterways. The OBP district is a pres'gious commercial area of Osaka, lined with mega skyscrapers,
houses over 40,000 employees of the nuerous well-standing domes'c companies.
The Morinomiya area neighboring eastward to the Osaka Castle Park, is a 53-hectare area that connects to mul'plerailways. The area takes "Innova'on Field City that Co-evolves with its University" as its concept, and has been advancing programs that put the new university in a forefront posi'on; as well as contribute towards achieving an interna'onal town that gathers individuals of all genera'ons and backgrounds.
Osaka Business Park Station Surrounding Area

Morinomiya Surrounding Area
Osaka Metropolitan University,
Morinomiya Campus(To be opened 2025)

Abeno District
The Abeno District is home to the tallest mul'-func'onal skyscraper of Japan - Abeno Harukas; and connects to 7
railway lines operated by 4 companies as the 3rd largest terminal of Osaka. You can ﬁnd a zoo and a Japanesegarden inside Tennoji Park. The park management organiza'on administers the park's entrance area, and alsocollaborates with nearby businesses to oﬀer many promo'ons.
Osaka City Museum

Shitennoji
TempleTennoji Park Entrance Area TEN-SHIBA

reopening (with a renewal)（To be opened Spring 2025)

ABENO HARUKAS(Observa'on deck, hotel, museum,department store and oﬃces)

Tennoji ZOOOsaka CityMuseumand (Culture center, clothing shops, etc.)

City DevelopmentOsaka,Japan
City of Osaka

大阪市ContactPlanning and Coordina'on Bureau, City of Osaka
Address:1-3-20, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
TEL:+81-6-6208-7898
FAX:+81-6-6231-3751

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over the contents (e.g. illustra'ons, photographs, etc.) listed in this pamphlet. If you wish to request forsecondary usage such as reprin'ng or reproducing the contents, we ask that you make an inquiry inadvance.

Osaka Station District

Osaka Station District（Umekita 2nd Phase Zone）The Osaka Sta on District is the largest terminal of Western Japan, handling close to 2.5 million commuters eachday. It oﬀers convenient access to other major ci es situated in the Kansai region. The accumula on of prominent
businesses and enhancement of urban infrastructures are accelera ng with promise, and from here on a myriad ofprivate sector developments are scheduled to take place.

Along with advancing urban infrastructures, the Umekita 2nd Phase Zone development ini a ves are currently underway
to establish an unparalleled hub; where the harmonious integra on of “green spaces” and world-leading “innova on” inUmekita will not only s mulate new crea ons within Osaka-Kansai, but also reinforce Japan’s global compe veness.
Image of Umekita 2nd phase development（ GRAND GREEN OSAKA）

Private Sector
Development

Osaka Umeda
Twin Towers・NorthYODOBASHI UMEDA
TOWER

Department stores; Oﬃces

Commercial Facili es; Oﬃces;
HotelsOsaka Umeda
Twin Towers・South

Private Sector
Development

Department Stores; Oﬃces; Halls(Conference Zone)

Provided by GRAND GREEN OSAKA【private development】○North Block

New Industry Creation and Industry –government-Academia
Relations Zone
Facilities:
Hotel, innovation facilities, platform facilities, offices, commercial
facilities, residences for sale

GRAND FRONT OSAKA
Commercial Facili es; Oﬃces;
Hotels; Condominiums;
Knowledge Capital

UMEKITA 2nd Phase
Site area 17ha
Pre-opening of Selected Areas: 2024
(scheduled)○South Block

Courtesy of Gran Green Osaka Developer

Commercial Facili es; Oﬃces
Construc on Comple on: 2024
(scheduled)

Commercial Facili es; Oﬃces; Hotels○Land Readjustment ProjectAn urban park that is approximately 4.5 hectares will beconstructed in the heart of Umekita 2nd Phase Zone.

Construction of buildings and other facilities that promote liveliness, innovation, and food and beverage services.

SchedulePre-opening of Selected Areas: Summer 2024
Opening ceremony (festivals, events, etc.): 2027

Hotel; Cultural Facili es(Theaters)
Construc on comple on: 2024
(scheduled)

Shin-Osaka Station District

Nakanoshima District
Nakanoshima is the symbol-island of Aqua Metropolis Osaka, situated between the Dojima-gawa River and the Tosaborigawa River. Since the distant past, Nakanoshima has always been a center for economy, culture, and government. Even
today it con nues to aCract central func ons of businesses, while also taking the role of conveying ar s c and cultural
informa on.
On top of the island's already exis ng business, cultural, and MICE capabili es, the newly established Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka and Advanced Healthcare Innova on Base will further bolster local characteris cs towards forming aninterna onal hub that encompasses business, culture, academia, and exchanges.

The area around Shin-Osaka Sta on (Shin-Osaka, Juso, and Awaji), which connects the na onal land axis and the Osaka city axis,
will be further enhanced by a high-speed transporta on network that improve the Linear Chuo Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen, and the Yodogawa-Sagan Route .
Taking advantage of the region's unique transporta on infrastructure that connects to the rest of the country and the world, wehave started to work toward the "a world-class, wide-area transporta on terminal community development" that integrates
the sta on and the city, with the designa on of the Shin-Osaka Sta on area as an Urgent Development Area (October 2022) asa target to be completed around 2040.

Phase I(Tenta ve Name)
Opening: Spring 2031 (scheduled)

Shin Midosuji〇Private sector urban development for large-scale sites, etc.
・Introduction of high-quality functions
・Creation of attractive low-rise areas
・Improvement of city landscape・Improvement of transportation, environment,
disaster prevention, etc.

Phase ⅡTosabori –gawa River(New Shinkansen Station-Related Projects)(Private sector urban development
projects)
Midosuji Line

Naniwasuji Line
Nakanoshima Sta on

Redirect branch line and establish new station underground(Opening of Osaka Station (Umekita area) underground:March 2023 ）○Urban Park Project○Park Facilities

OSAKA STATION CITY

【Upgrading Urban Infrastructures 】○JR Tokaido Line Branch Line Underground
Conversion and Umekita New Station Project

Construct roads and a plaza to support appropriate land usage in front of Osaka Station.

Urban Functions Zone
Facilities:
Offices, hotel, commercial facilities, urban spa, MICE facilities,
innovation facilities, residences for sale

Osaka Northwest
JP TOWER OSAKA
Building (tenta ve name) Commercial Facili es; Oﬃces;

Source: Urban Renaissance Agency〇Wide area transport hub facility Enhancement of humanspace, highway buses, etc.
〇Pedestrian flow that connects the station and the city
Human lines of flow in six directions centered on thestation〇Large-scale exchange facilities Exchange functions that
attract people from wide areas, etc.
〇New Shin-Osaka Connecting Line Station Building
Development Improvement of access and urban functionsin the Juso area.
*Studies will be made more concrete based on the new
Shinkansen station position.

Nakanoshima Fes val Tower
Nakanoshima Fes val Tower West
Commercial Facili es, Oﬃces, Hotel, Hall, and museums

Nakanoshima 5-chomeLand Readjustment ProjectChildren's Book Forest Nakanoshima
Opening: July 2020

Roles of Shin-Osaka Station District〇Super-mega-region hub to the west
Shin-Osaka Connecting〇Major hub for a wide-area traffic network
Line New Station Building〇Gateway to an international city that welcomes people
from the Kansai region

Nakanoshima Elementary andSecondary School（Opening: Spring 2024 (scheduled)

Osaka University Nakanoshima
CenterSpecific approach to urban functions to be introduced

Opening: Spring 2023
Center of Social-Academia-Industry collabora onand Arts

Exchange facilitation
function

Opening: Spring 2024 (scheduled) Hospitals; Clinics; Research Facili es; Oﬃces

Opening: February 2022

Transforma on of Nakanoshima-doriinto pedestrian space

The establishment of the Interna onal Hub for Healthcare Innova on will pave the next fron er ofpromo ng the industrializa on of the latest future-focused medical care, and also serve as the center tooﬀer future-focused medical care for pa ents with intractable diseases who come from home and afar.

The Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka retains a ﬁrst-classcollec on of domes c and interna onal modern art including
artworks by renowned Osaka ar sts SAEKI Yuzo and YOSHIHARA
Jiro, world famous art pieces, contemporary design works, andmore. It will serve as the new and versa le hub of ﬁne arts.

The goal is to enhance the ﬂow of people and unify roadsideameni es by transforming the street into a people-centric
space, par cularly in an area where public facili es, culturalvenues, and historical structures are concentrated.

Advanced Healthcare Innova on Base

*Note: Architectural Perspec ves are based on concepts, ﬁnal plans may diﬀer.
（Source : Developer to the Nakanoshima 4-chome Advanced Healthcare Innova on Base Construcon & Opera on Project）

Awaji Station
Area

Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka（Comple on of Phase I of the pedestrian spa aliza on project: April 2021）

Transport nodefunction

Urban space function
Shin-Osaka Station South Square
Wide area transport hub facility(Functional improvement of atraffic square)

Areas for improvement of urban func ons（Urban Regenera on Emergency Development Area （114ha））

Yumeshima & Sakishima District

Midosuji District

The World Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai and Integrated Resort (IR) development eﬀorts are underway at Yumeshima to create an innova ve global tourism hub that would catalyze talents, goods, and capital towards Osaka's economic growth.
Through the linkage of these waterfront facili es and func ons, such as from Sakishima, the coastal area will be vitalized as a whole.

Midosuji Boulevard is Osaka’s main street that spans 44 m in width and approximately 4 km in length between Umeda andNamba. Lying between Yodoyabashi and Hommachi areas, the Semba area has also thrived as the heart of commercial Osaka since the 17th century, gathering pioneers and capital from all over Japan. This paved the course over the years to incubate count-less leading companies, especially in securi es, ﬁnance, pharmaceu cals and tex les. Recently, the district has
been building up more metropolitan residences and lifestyle-related facili es to ride the revived trend of urban center residency; ul mate-ly striving for con nuous evolu on as a mul -func onal city that ﬂourishes year round.

S a k i s h i m a
Yumeshima
Source: Osaka Ports and Harbors Bureau

Yumeshima Urban Development～Crea on of a New Global Tourism Hub～

The Multi-functional Business District

Osaka’s Symbolic Boulevard Formed
With the Finest Townscaping

As well as mi ga ng height restric ons tostrengthen commercial func ons; improvements to disaster preven on andenvironmental aspects area also being
explored to equip a business district ofglobal standards.

The harmonious landscapelining Midosuji, the metropolitan backbone of thecity, illustrates an elegant
space that demonstrates
the pres ge of the city.

Prominent Attribute of "Vibrancy"that Captivates the World

Becoming the Latest,
World-class People-centric Street

The addi on of vendors and cultural facilies to the street-level will be the basis tocrea ng a vibrant and globally famousstreet. Public-private area managementthat have been in progress throughout
Midosuji will con nue to bring spotlight tothe area's increasing value.

Spa al restructuring is underway to transform the vehicledominant street towards apeople-centric street unmatched in the world. As ashort to mid-term target, sidelanes will be re-opened as
exclusive pedestrian spaces
along with the World Expo
2025 meline.

■Concept

ＳＭＡＲＴ ＲＥＳＯＲＴ ＣＩＴＹ

Namba & Minatomachi District

Dreams, Crea ons, and the City of the Future
Strengthening the loca on's compe veness as a global tourism hub by forming a fusion of resort and city elements andeleva ng city-wide coopera on with smart measures.

Namba is the No.2 terminal of Osaka that directly connects to Kansai Interna onal Airport via railway. Located west in Minatomachi,
there is the OCAT bus terminal, which is directly linked with nearby railways and expressways. "Minami", the downtown area situated in
the heart of Namba, is known as a famous entertainment district that retains a profound cultural history of over 350 years, and con nues
to build upon its fame. In these recent years, the ini a ves to reinforce business and broad visitor a<rac on capabili es are underway inconcurrence with the expansion of accommoda on facili es. At the Namba Sta on’s vicinity, vehicle-dominant spaces are gradually being
restructured into people-centric spaces; which contributes in ongoing eﬀorts to implement more aﬄuent and relaxing spaces that canul mately appeal to the world as a dynamic tourism loca on.

■Development Policies[Phase 1] Development centered on Integrated Resort(IR)OCATCentering on the integrated resort, crea ng a global tourism hub by
providing entertainment facili es, world-compe ve MICE facili es,
and a smart city with leading-edge technologies.

(Commercial Facili es; Oﬃces; Bus Terminal;
JR Namba Sta on; Hanshin Expressway Oﬀ-Ramp)

OCAT

Naniwasuji Line
Nankai Shin-Namba Sta on(tenta ve name)Minatomachi
River PlaceSpa al Restructuring Project for Namba
Sta on's Vicinity(Visual concept of completed sta on plaza)

Opening: Spring 2031 (scheduled)[Phase 2] Development inheri ng the philosophy of the ExpoStrengthening the func on of a global tourism hub collabora ng withphase 1; promo ng development with entertainment and recrea onal func ons, and inheritance philosophy of the Expo, usage of leadingedge technologies, and prosperity of phase 1.

JR Namba
Sta on[Phase 3] Development for long-term residen al stays, using
the ﬁrst and second phases' eﬀorts

Namba Sky, O(Commercial Facil es; Oﬃces)

Promo ng the long-term residen al stay area which increases good
health and long life through entertainment and recrea onal func ons
which were expanded by phase 1 and phase 2 and using leading-edge
technologies, etc.

■EXPO 2025 will be held in OSAKA, KANSAI, JAPANNamba Parks (Commercial Facil es; Oﬃces)
LABI1 NAMBA

Nambanaka 2-chome
Development Plan

Aerial view of EXPO 2025 OSAKA, KANSAI, JAPAN site

(Commercial facili es, hotels, oﬃces
open: 2023 (scheduled))

・The main theme of the expo is “Designing Future Society for OurLives”.
・Event dura on will be from April 13 to October 13, 2025 (184-dayperiod).

Zepp Namba (Music Hall)Nankai Namba Dai-ichi building(Oﬃces; Universi es)

・Approximately 28 million visitors are an cipated.
・The Expo can bring about opportuni es to substan ally revitalize
and expand the regional economy of the Osaka-Kansai area.
・Thus, aFer the conclusion of this Expo, development inheri ng thephilosophy of the Expo will be promoted vigorously.

YORO BASE
OMO7 Osaka(Hoshino Resorts)

Namba Parks(RooFop garden)

Source: Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition

Urban Development in Osaka※【Osaka Station District】

Projects under planning and development.

Shin-Osaka StationArea

Urban Renaissance Urgent Redevelopment Areas①〜㉓③Breeze Tower④Osaka Umeda
Twin Towers・North

Shin-Osaka StationDistrict⑩Grand Front Osaka⑧Fukokuseimei
BLDG.

⑤Osaka Station City

Special Urban Renaissance Districts（2）Yodogawa-Sagan Route（Extension）(In construction)（1）Yodogawa-Sagan
Route (2nd section)(In construction)⑫JP TOWER OSAKA⑮Yodobashi Umeda
Tower【Nakanoshima District】⑯Osaka Umeda
Twin Towers・South⑳Umekita Phase 2㉑Dojimahama 1-chomeDistrict

Osaka Station・Nakanoshima・Midosuji Area

【Midosuji District】⑩⑳ ⑮④⑧⑤⑯⑫③

Osaka StationDistrict⑪Nakanoshima Festival Tower

Nakanoshima Festival Tower West

①Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store②Yodoyabashi
odona⑥ORIX Honmachi
BLDG.

⑦Hommachi
Garden City

⑪Nakanoshima
District
MidosujiDistrict⑥⑭Nippon Life Head Oﬃce ⑰MUFJ Bank Osaka
East BLDG.
BLDG.

《Urban Infrastructure Project 》

Yumeshima Town Development
Creation of a New Global Tourism Hub⑱Yodoyabashi Station West District(right)⑲Yodoyabashi Station East District(left)

High-way

Railway㉓Hiranomachi 4-chomeDistrict（1）Yodogawa-Sagan Route(2nd section) (In construction)

Konohana-ku Takami ~ Kita-ku Toyosaki(Shin-Midosuji) (Approx. 4.4 km)（2）Yodogawa-Sagan Route(Extension）(In construction)

Kita-ku Toyosaki(Shin-Midosuji) ~ Kadoma-shi
Hiejimacho (Approx. 8.7 km)（3）Naniwasuji line
(In construction)

Osaka Station（Umekita area)〜JR Namba Station〜Shin-Imamiya Station (Nankai)(Approx. 7.2 km)（4）Hokko Technoport Line (SouthRoute) (In construction)

Yumeshima Station (tentative name)〜 Cosmosquare Station (approx. 3.2 km）

Minatomachi
District
Namba
District【Namba District】

Teｍmabashi
District

㉑⑱⑲
②⑭⑰㉓⑦

Osaka Kyobashi Station・
Osaka Business Park StationDistrict【Teｍmabashi District】㉒
Introducing private-sector vitality to Osaka
Castle Park to enhance the attractiveness ofthe area.
・Osaka Geihinkan
・JO-TERRACE OSAKA, MIRAIZA OSAKA-JO,
COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA, etc.

（3）Naniwasuji line
(In construction)

Namba・Minatomachi
Area

Osaka Castle
Park Area①⑬

Morinomiya
District㉒Otemae 1-chome District

Project to promote spatial reorganizationin the vicinity of Namba Station【Abeno District】
Introducing private-sector vitality toTennoji Park to enhance the attractiveness of the area.
・TEN-SHIBA; TEN-SHIBA i:na, etc.

Abeno
District⑨（4）Hokko Technoport Line(South Route) (In construction)

Osaka Cosmosquare
Station Area

⑬Namba Skyo

Abeno Area

⑨ABENO HARUKAS