An Osaka Station City Autumn Event
Details about “Flower Art Museum 2017”
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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 Satation with flowers,
was initiated in 2012 at the suggestion of the architect Tadao Ando. This year is the sixth time that it has been
held.
The ambience in Toki-no-hiroba Plaza is transformed by around 20,000 pots of flowers arrayed into brightlycolored displays. Come and enjoy a visit to this flower garden created on top of the station.

1. Dates
Friday September 29 - Monday October 16 (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 aTadao Ando publication.
[ D a t e ] Friday September 29, from 11:00[ V e n u e ] Toki-no-hiroba Plaza[Scheduled guests]

Director-General of the Kinki Regional Development
Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportand Tourism
Deputy Mayor of Osaka
Representative Director of Dairinkai (VicePresident and Representative Director of Resona Bank, Ltd.)
Station Master of Osaka Station
President and Representative Directorof Osaka Terminal Building Co., Ltd.

Tadao Ando
Toyohito Ikeda
Seigo Tanaka
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.
It will become a brilliantly-colored field of flowers containing a wide range of flowers including such autumn favorites
as dahlias, marigolds, and zinnias, as well as popular flowers such as hydrangeas, Rieger begonias, and flannel
flowers. The unusual hues of the chocolate cosmos and capsicum will also be added to the range of colors. We hopethat visitors will enjoy relaxing and strolling around, and maybe taking lovely photos of flowers that catch their eye.

[Artist's impression of the venue]■Flower garden
Like last year, there will be a
Halloween themed flower garden.
Pumpkins that seem to have comestraight from the pages of a storybook
will combine with the flowers to createa Halloween mood.

(Artist’s impression of theHalloween flower garden)

Also being held

○ Halloween flower garden

The stores in Osaka Station City
have a wide selection of Halloween
themed goods and sweets, so please
do come and take a look.

○ Color design flower gardenThis year we have experimented for the first time with creating a design withfive different flower colors that continues across three areas. We hope thatvisitors will enjoy the color design garden, which is slightly different from theother gardens.
There is plenty to see in this year’s Toki-no-hiroba Plaza, with some areas bringing
together different flowers with the same color, and some created on different levels. Inaddition, the plaza is dotted with various ornaments that create the mood of a flower(Artist’s impression of thecolor design flower garden)
garden.
We are also running a “#flower SNS campaign”where people who post photos taken in
the plaza on an SNS will receive rewards such as discounts in Osaka Station City stores.

■Flower giveaway
The flowers on display in Toki-no-hiroba Plaza will be presented to a total of 1,200 people whohave a receipt(s) for a purchase(s) with a total value of at least ¥1,000 (including tax) made atan Osaka Station City store during the event period.
* This does not include receipts for purchases of bullion (including coins), coupons or giftvouchers[ D a t e ] Monday October 16[ V e n u e ] Toki-no-hiroba Plaza[ T i m e s ] (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(Illustration)

While Flower Art Museum 2017 is on, there will also be a variety of flower-related events, flower and Halloweenthemed workshops, musical performances, tourism PR events, and more!
Please see the official website for further details.