An Osaka Station City Autumn Event
Details about “Flower Art Museum 2018”
September 18, 2018
West Japan Railway Company
Osaka Terminal Building Co., Ltd.

The Flower Art Museum event, which fills Toki-no-hiroba Plaza at the top of Osaka Station with flowers, was initiatedin 2012 at the suggestion of the architect Tadao Ando. This year is the seventh time that it has been held. The
ambience in Toki-no-hiroba Plaza is transformed by around 20,000 pots of flowers which are used to create displays
such as beds of rarely seen blooms and three-dimensional designs that utilize differences in the heights of the flowers.
Please come and enjoy this urban flower garden adorned with colorful blooms above the station.

1. Dates
Friday September 28 - Monday October 15 (18 days)(Open 8:00 - 23:30. Closes at 20:00 on the final day)
2. VenueToki-no-hiroba Plaza, 5F Osaka Station City
3. Official website
http://osakastationcity.com/fam/(Scheduled to be launched at 15:00 today.)[Main image][Last year's event]■ Opening ceremony
An opening ceremony will be held, with the person who originally proposed the holding of the Flower Art Musem,
world-famous architect Tadao Ando, scheduled to attend. Guests will be presented with flowers and a signed copy of a Tadao
Ando publication.
[Date][Venue][Scheduled guests]

Friday November 28, from 11:00
Toki-no-hiroba Plaza
Architect
Director-General of the Kinki Regional Development Bureau,
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Vice Governor of Osaka Prefecture
Deputy Mayor of Osaka
Deputy General Manager of the Tottori Prefecture Kansai Office
Representative Director of Dairinkai (Vice President ofResona Bank, Ltd.)
Station Master of Osaka Station, West Japan Railway Company
President and Representative Director of Osaka Terminal
Building Co., Ltd.

Tadao Ando
Junichiro Kurokawa
Hiroyuki Takeuchi
Seigo Tanaka
Seiji Oe
Hiroyuki Ikeda
Yoshihiro Shinbayashi
Koichi Inoue<<To mass media personnel>>- There will be an opportunity to interview Tadao Ando. (At around 11:35)- Please come to the on-site reception desk by 10:45 on the day of the event.
- There are no parking lots or spaces to park outdoor broadcasting vans.
- Please wear your company armband.
- Please follow the instructions of the staff in charge regarding coverage of this event.

■ Layout (Toki-no-hiroba Plaza)Toki-no-hiroba Plaza will be decorated with around 20,000 pots of flowers.
Typical autumn flowers such as cosmos and salvia farinaceas (mealy sage), popular blooms such as gerberas (African daisies) andsnapdragons, and autumn gardening stalwarts such as yellow cosmos and plumed cockscombs will create a colorful yet soothing flower
garden. We hope that visitors will enjoy relaxing and strolling around, and maybe taking lovely photos of flowers that catch their eye.

[Artist’s impression of the decorated plaza]■ Flower garden

Like last year, there will be a Halloween
themed flower garden. With a giant
pumpkin ghost as its centerpiece, andflowers, chandeliers and candles with anorange color scheme, this garden will
thrill with its Halloween atmosphere.

Also being held

Halloween flower garden

Insert visual[Artist’s impression of the Halloween
flower garden]

The stores in Osaka Station
City have a wide selection ofHalloween themed goods andsweets, so please do come andtake a look.

Display of rarely seen
flowers
This is created as a rock garden themed around wild grasses
and flowers that can usually not be seen without visiting
remote mountain slopes in the autumn.
[Unusual flowers on display]- Tricyrtis macranthopsis (toad lily)- Adenophora takedae (ladybell)- Begonia grandis (hardy begonia)

Tricyrtis macranthopsis is a veryrare species, and there is thepossibility that it will not be on
display every day during this event.

[Artist’s impression of the display of rarely seen flowers]

Tiered flower bed
A tiered display is created utilizing the differences in flower height. We hopethat visitors will enjoy the 3D design created by the colorful flowers in thisbed.

Flower bedcollaborations
There are also flower beds created in collaboration with four shops in Osaka
Station City. Two themes were set, and visitors can enjoy the combination ofthe blooms in the flower bed and items selected by the shops to match thethemes.

[Artist’s impression of the tiered flower bed]

Theme 1: Afternoon tea
Afternoon Tea LIVING(Lucua 1100 5F)<Exhibiting shops>
Flying Tiger Copenhagen (Lucua 1100 7F)
Theme 2: Outdoor life (BBQ)(ALBi)<Exhibiting shops> A&F COUNTRY
snow peak(ALBi)

■ Floral collaborations
Delightful collaborative projects include flower-themed desserts and a flower bed design that portrays a cartoon character from a TV program.

Rose Bloom Swiss Roll and Rose Bloom Cheesecake will be available for a limited period only. These dainty
desserts are strewn with petals from Sahime, an
edible rose bred by Okuizumo Rose Garden.

Desserts* Only a limited quantity available[Shop][Period available][Opening hours][Tel.]

Osaka Station CityBAR DELSOLE (Toki-no-hiroba Plaza)<Rose Bloom Swiss Roll><Rose Bloom Cheesecake>
Friday September 28 to Monday October 15[Cut into tenths. Two slices][Cut into sixths]
8:00 to 23:00 (Last orders at 22:30)
With a drink. 980 yen (incl. tax) With a drink. 980 yen (incl. tax)
06-6485-7897

A flower bed has been created in the image of Puipui from the daily TV
show Chichin Puipui. It represents Puipui, a character who shuns thelimelight but plays a supporting role in Chichin Puipui, a wide-ranging
show that covers news, entertainment, sports, food, and much more....

Cartooncharacter© MBS/PUIPUI■ Flower giveaway
In addition to our customary flower giveaways on the first day and last day of the Flower Art Museum, this year
there will also be giveaways open to visitors throughout the event.
Opening day[Date][Venue][Time]

Dairinkai, a group of companies based in the Kansai region that takes action and provides support to revitalize
Osaka with flowers and greenery, will present two potted flowers to the first 100 people who apply.

Friday September 28
Toki-no-hiroba Plaza
From 11:00 (Presented to the first 100 people. Numbered tickets will be distributed from 10:00.)
Two pots of the flowers on display in Toki-no-hiroba Plaza will be presented to a total of 1,200 people
who have a receipt(s) for a purchase(s) with a total value of at least 1,000 yen (including tax)* made atan Osaka Station City store during the duration of the event(from September 28 to October 15) when they submit the receipt(s) at
Toki-no-hiroba Plaza.

Final day* This does not include receipts for purchases of bullion (including coins), coupons orgift vouchers[Date][Venue][Time]

Monday October 15
Toki-no-hiroba Plaza(1) From 14:00 (2) From 15:30 (3) From 17:00 (4) From 18:30 (To 300
people each time, on a first-come first-served basis)

DuringFlower ArtMuseum2018[Period][Venue][Time][Artist's impression ofthe flowers]

People who have a receipt(s) for a purchase(s) with a total value of at least 2,000 yen (includingtax)(*1 ) made at an Osaka Station City store during the event (between September 28 and October
15) and a photo taken at Flower Art Museum 2018 will receive a cut flower(*2) when they submit thereceipt(s) and photo at the Osaka Station City information desk.
They will receive a flower growing set (*3) in addition to the cut flower if they have posted the photo
they took on an SNS.
*1 This does not include receipts for purchases of bullion (including coins), coupons or gift vouchers*2 Gerbera*3 Snapdragons

Friday September 28 to Monday October 15
North Gate Building 3F
Osaka Station City information desk
10:00 - 20:00(Flower growing set items)
Plastic pot (65 mm in diameter and 57 mm tall),seeds, soil, fertilizer(Cut flower: Gerbera) (Flower growing set: Snapdragons)

While Flower Art Museum 2018 is on, there will also be workshops to experience the joy that growing flowers and using them as
decorations can bring, as well as various events on the stage such as musical performances, fashion shows, and flower-relatedevents.
Please see the official website for further details.