^^^
Oh dear. So Nobunaga73 was not framing me all along?

Oh my, I'm sorry Nobunaga for disrespectfully answering back at you when you had nothing against me all along. I apologize to you (and to all of you guys) for being so irrational into putting any blame without thinking. :(

I hope that you would forgive me for my actions early on. I promise to delete my previous post asap.

:grouphug:

^^^
Oh dear. So Nobunaga73 was not framing me all along?

Oh my, I'm sorry Nobunaga for disrespectfully answering back at you when you had nothing against me all along. I apologize to you (and to all of you guys) for being so irrational into putting any blame without thinking. :(

I hope that you would forgive me for my actions early on. I promise to delete my previous post asap.

:)

Looks like I missed some excitement!

Blackraven, my post was not directed to you at all ( I never realized you were from the Philippines until now). As mentioned -- just some unrelated tourism banners that briefly spammed the forum.

争いは本人同士メールで行ってくれるとうれしいです。:sleepy:

^^うん、賛成。そんな投稿は面倒くさいだね。

争いは本人同士メールで行ってくれるとうれしいです。:sleepy:

あなたもメールでやったらいいんじゃないか？

皆、無意味に争わないでね：）

is this project underconstruction yet??

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn242/Nobunaga73/KintetsuTerminalBldg001.jpg

Any concretestructures above 300m (supertalls) is highly unlikely to be built in Japan.

No particular reason, but it just doesn't happen as you see.

It starts the demolish work of an existing building old pavilion in March, 2009, and
the completion in the spring of 2014 is scheduled.

Any concretestructures above 300m (supertalls) is highly unlikely to be built in Japan.

No particular reason, but it just doesn't happen as you see.

Japan is a very, very earthquake prone country- that's why people are hesitant about building supertalls.

Japan is a very, very earthquake prone country- that's why people are hesitant about building supertalls.

No, technology has overcome that bit. Before earthquakes, if buildings get taller than 200m, wind is more of a problem and that problem is already solved. It's all down to economics. At the current stage, ~200m box seems more economical and profitable than 300m+ supertalls and that's it. So, yeah, "no particular reason" should be reworded to "no particular technical reason".

　堺市臨海部に世界最大級の太陽光発電施設が誕生する。シャープが建設中の液晶パネル工場の屋根に太陽電池を敷き詰め、関西電力は隣にある大阪府所有の土地に太陽電池を設置して発電所を建設する。最大発電出力は２カ所合わせて２．８万キロワットで、現在最大のスペインの施設（２．３万キロワット）を上回る。

　２３日、両社が発表した。０９年度中に着工、１１年度中の稼働を目指す。発電量は一般的な家庭８千世帯分で、年間約１万トンの二酸化炭素（ＣＯ２）を減らせるという。国内にある太陽光発電設備はこれまでシャープ亀山工場の０．５万キロワットが最大だった。　シャープの発電規模は１．８万キロワット。自社がつくる「薄膜型」と呼ばれる新型太陽電池を大規模施設では世界で初めて使う。シャープはシリコンの調達競争に苦しみ、従来型の太陽電池でシェア１位から陥落。シリコンを使う量が少ない薄膜型に投資を集中している。堺市で実績を作り、欧州や北米などで建設が進む大規模発電所への採用に結びつけて世界トップに再挑戦する。

　一方、関電の発電所は１万キロワット。自社の電力系統を通して堺市内の工場や一般家庭などに供給する。太陽光発電は天候に左右されやすく、電力会社の太陽光発電所はこれまで四国電力（３００キロワット）などいずれも小規模だったが、関電は「関西で数百万キロワットを導入する」と積極的だ。大規模発電所を実際に運用することで技術的課題を検証する。
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/7807/osk200806230095dp3.jpg

wow the bridge looks very beautiful

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/sashimigadaisuki/Hilos%20SSC/Kobe/P1210012.jpg

This house was designed by Tadao Ando I believe.

^It was indeed.

^^ Don't you think it looks like a periscope? :D

^It has a great panoramic view so that a periscope is a good metaphor :D

Yup, prime beachside property. Before I thought there was only one of those houses, but I guess the owner had the one on the right built. Either that or his neighbor bought Tadao Ando's design and had it inverted. :D

The 72-metre, 10-story Sony Tower in the Shinsaibaji commercial district has been listed as demolished by Emporis.com. Was the tower demolished for real? If so, why?

It was demolished to make way for redevelopment.

I think there were pictures of the progress of the demolition in the previous pages of this thread.

:)

^^What kind of redevelopment? Citizens of Osaka would have been p*$$ed off to see the sony Tower pass away. One of the reasons is that it was probably too small.

I cannot believe that there wasn't a movement to stop the demolition of the Nagakin Capsule hotel in Ginza and the Sony Tower. Both are some of the finest examples of Japanese domestic post-war architecture.

It is events like this which make me despair for Japan. I lived in the country for several years and felt sometimes that the government works everyone so hard they are exhausted and have no time to complain about their surroundings.

弁天町駅
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/1921/osakabenten08071an8.jpg
本町
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/9148/osakahonmachi08051zj2.jpg
中之島
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/136/osakanakanoshima08061ih0.jpg
ＩＫＥＡ鶴浜
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/134/osakaikea08071yn9.jpg
松下リチウムイオン電池工場建設地
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/2803/osakapanasonic08071dy7.jpg
舞洲プロロジスパーク村
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/1944/osakaprologis08071co0.jpg
堺臨海部サッカー・ナショナルトレーニングセンター建設地
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/2926/sakaintc08071zs5.jpg
シャープ液晶パネル工場建設地
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/118/sakaisharp08051qh1.jpg
梅田阪急ビル立替
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/7369/hankyu0807221my6.jpg
大阪駅と北口開発
http://2011osaka.com/en/index.html
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7922/kontena0807201mp7.jpg

神戸フラワーロード
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/2208/kobekano08051rs9.jpg
神戸港
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/5413/kobemidport0805uo9.jpg

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/1175/kobefireworks08081ne8.jpg
神戸ポートアイランド
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/5289/kobeportisland08051rz0.jpg

I cannot believe that there wasn't a movement to stop the demolition of the Nagakin Capsule hotel in Ginza and the Sony Tower. Both are some of the finest examples of Japanese domestic post-war architecture.


I agree. I know the architect (Kurokawa) complained about the Nakagin being torn down, so did some Japanese architectural organization... but the building owner has a different opinion.

Very interesting pics, japanese001!

^Hey Nick, good to see you around. I found out the following comparative between Osaka and Tokyo districts:

新宿　＝梅田
秋葉原＝日本橋
池袋　＝天王寺
渋谷　＝心斎橋
銀座　＝北新地
丸の内＝本町
東京　＝新大阪
上野　＝鶴橋
品川　＝京橋
浦安　＝此花
お台場＝南港
水道橋＝大正
台東区＝西成区
山谷　＝釜ヶ崎
皇居　＝大阪城公園

What do you think?

I think
天王寺=上野

道頓崛 =池袋

難波 Park=六本木

心齋橋=青山 表參道

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2746/kobe2webnq5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1597/kobewebmv1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The Japan Sumo Association recently announced the demolition of the Osaka Perfectual Gymnasium.

I don't understand... the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium is barely 20 years old... why on earth it is being demolished... it is entirely fit for purpose! I watched Asashoryu there winning the sumo there a few years back.

And they may be selling off the empty lot that will replace it. I heard the news on Wikipedia.

wow the bridge looks very beautiful and the city is great

Beutiful Osaka:)

平城遷都千三百年祭

2010年を通じて奈良県で開催する平城遷都1300年祭について、県と平城遷都1300年記念事業協会は、事業計画を公表しました。パビリオンの建設は最小限に抑え、寺社など既存の観光資源と多様なイベントを組み合わせて観光客を呼び込みます。協会では860万人を集め、国内で2150億円の経済波及効果があると試算。奈良の観光産業てこ入れをします。

主会場となる国特別史跡、平城宮跡（奈良市）には駐車場も含めた六つの広場と体験学習施設、案内所や売店などを仮設で整備します。10年秋に催す記念祝典を中心に、古代儀礼の再現イベントや発掘などの体験イベントといった多様な催事を4月24日から11月14日まで展開。入場は無料で、イベントなどの一部を有料とします。

体験学習施設と国による大極殿正殿の復元（10年4月完成予定）のほかには、パビリオンは平城京の歴史を映像で再現する「平城京歴史館」（仮称）と、原寸大に復元する遣唐使船。どちらも史跡の範囲外に建設し、祭りの終了後も観光施設として活用を検討します。


１０年間掛けて復元中の大極殿正殿
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/3513/dgd02da9.jpg

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/3374/87200511616ix5.jpg

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/4845/2008092202282000001hz7.jpg

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7762/2008092202282000002wa1.jpg

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6079/87200711401nn7.jpg

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6992/87200511609rv1.jpg

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7748/87200511612tc0.jpg

Any update, guys ?
Umeda still has a lot of projects under construction...

神戸フラワーロード
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/2208/kobekano08051rs9.jpg
神戸港
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/5413/kobemidport0805uo9.jpg

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/1175/kobefireworks08081ne8.jpg
神戸ポートアイランド
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/5289/kobeportisland08051rz0.jpg
Awesome aerial pics but which city is it?

It´s Kobe

I visited Osaka today.

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/6157/i032ca8.jpg

Universal City
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5468/i115vd9.jpg

Any update, guys ?
Umeda still has a lot of projects under construction...

These blogs have daily updates, but the google translation is bad (obviously):
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/ (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbuilding-pc.cocolog-nifty.com%2Fmap%2F&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=es&ie=UTF-8)

http://gorimon.com/blog/ (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgorimon.com%2Fblog%2F&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=es&ie=UTF-8)


And for projects all around Japan:
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/helicopter/ (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbuilding-pc.cocolog-nifty.com%2Fhelicopter%2F&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=es&ie=UTF-8)

http://bluestyle.livedoor.biz/ (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbluestyle.livedoor.biz%2F&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=es&ie=UTF-8)

It´s difficult to understand those blogs with the translation. Japanese-speaking forumers could post here the relevant updates :)

Congratulations to Gamba!

Muy bonita la ciudad.

Some of my Osaka pics from April 2008
Tsutenkaku:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2339/2397308657_3b047d06a6_o.jpg

Den Den Town:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3042/2397307753_277dfc9a77_o.jpg

Osaka Castle Park:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2397306867_0152035c5e_o.jpg

Dotombori:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2130/2402211357_becf950237_o.jpg

Yodobashi-Umeda:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2303/2398138794_d8cbff0380_o.jpg

Tenpouzan bridge　and OSAKA WTC BUILDING
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/8910/i027fz9.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5475/i030ys0.jpg

KYOCERA　DOME OSAKA
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/4240/i003ki6.jpg

The vicinity of dome
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/4692/i108kf6.jpg

Osaka Station
http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/9817/20081122070003sc9.jpg

Nice pics

Thread bump update:

It looks like Kobe is also having a mini construction boom of its own. Out of which, five upcoming projects have caught my eye and these are the ff:

1) Suma Coast Tower
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/kobe/kobe-115suma.JPG
:cheers1:

Wow. I lived on the 8th floor of that brown building to the left behind Suma Coast Tower (on the side facing the tower!) until last year - when I left it was nothing more than a hole in the ground.

Good thing I moved when I did; my whole view of the bay would be totally cut off by now.

It should also be noted that right behind the tower there are a number of residential homes who protested a huge tower being built right in front of them. They had protest signs up and down the street when I was there.

However considering it replaces a sea of concrete parking, it's tough to decide what is worse. And of course the land costs right across from the beach and near a new station are too high to simply sell it off for houses.

From when I lived there (pics are late 2006 early 2007):
http://my.photodump.com/chibaken/566cd450a3976fba-T.jpg (http://www.photodump.com/chibaken/566cd450a3976fba.JPG.html)
http://my.photodump.com/chibaken/ea65eae1de08a4c8-T.jpg (http://www.photodump.com/chibaken/ea65eae1de08a4c8.JPG.html)
http://my.photodump.com/chibaken/399b4cc2f916d039-T.jpg (http://www.photodump.com/chibaken/399b4cc2f916d039.jpg.html)

Osaka Post Office to be rebuilt as high rise. Rendering released.

http://www.geocities.jp/toolbiru/topic/cyuo-ubin-tatekae0812.jpg
40 floors above ground
height: 187m
architect: Nikken
total floor space: 210,000 square meters
constrcution cost: 1.2 billion US$
completion: in 2012
Tokyo Disney Resort (Oriental Land Co./ OLC) is to construct the Osaka Disney Theater (1700 seaters) in the lower floors of it.
Thus, this tower might be called 'Disney Post Office'.
Historic architecture of the current post office will be stored within new tower.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/2717431135_28a67a0678.jpg

spam

OSAKA
from flickr
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1169/829132130_c6f12f643b.jpg?v=0

Would you guys say that Nakanojima/Higobashi/Yodoyabashi are somehow part of the same area of Osaka/Umeda stations? Or do you consider them to be in a different area?

I can see more green space in Osaka than Tokyo..Btw the pics of　大阪城 with 桜並木 so great

^How come is that? Actually it's the other way around, Tokyo is greener than Osaka.

that KYOCERA　DOME OSAKA looks nice

Would you guys say that Nakanojima/Higobashi/Yodoyabashi are somehow part of the same area of Osaka/Umeda stations? Or do you consider them to be in a different area?

As a business district?

I would put Nakanoshima in the same district as Osaka/Umeda, but would place Higobashi/Yodoyabashi within the greater Honmachi area. They are adjacent but I think that the transportation links and the river (Edobori/Tosabori) make the separation.

^Thanks. I wanted to compare Osaka/Umeda to Shinjuku, but pinpointing the exact limits is not that easy.

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/605/02c090169ba418e0a74a9d0rk1.jpg

京都市美術館
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5227/e00616942174676au5.jpg
京都国立博物館
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/7985/pict0904bkokurituym6.jpg

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1930/a008017917365857yz2.jpg

大阪府立大型児童館 ビックバン（館長　松本零士）
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/5927/imgacb640e5zik3zjur3.jpg

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/9922/199319ef2.jpg

^Thanks. I wanted to compare Osaka/Umeda to Shinjuku, but pinpointing the exact limits is not that easy.

It's tempting to try and draw parallels between the two but in all honesty but I don't think that Osaka and Tokyo are that similar. Tokyo is just a much larger city with many very distinct business districts that operate almost like independent cities. In Osaka the areas overlap/overflow more -- especially Umeda and Yodoyabashi/Honmachi.

It's tempting to try and draw parallels between the two but in all honesty but I don't think that Osaka and Tokyo are that similar. Tokyo is just a much larger city with many very distinct business districts that operate almost like independent cities. In Osaka the areas overlap/overflow more -- especially Umeda and Yodoyabashi/Honmachi.

うん、そうだね！

It´s Kobe
Thanks... its gorgeous ^^^^

This project looks very cool! I would like to live there!
I especially like the images from the car/on foot/from a plane!

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u10/alejandrojuarezmunoz/FinderScreenSnapz313.png
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u10/alejandrojuarezmunoz/FinderScreenSnapz317.png
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http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u10/alejandrojuarezmunoz/FinderScreenSnapz336.png
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u10/alejandrojuarezmunoz/FinderScreenSnapz337.png
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http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u10/alejandrojuarezmunoz/Picture324.png
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u10/alejandrojuarezmunoz/img_photo.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u10/alejandrojuarezmunoz/landplan_01.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u10/alejandrojuarezmunoz/location_copy.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u10/alejandrojuarezmunoz/plan_01.gif
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u10/alejandrojuarezmunoz/str_img_01.gif

Hmmm. I disagree with a lot of these. Here is my opinion (having lived in both cities).


I'd add one:

原宿 = 堀江

What about Dainkanyama, Nakameguro and Jiyugaoka? Or something like Aoyama? What are the areas in Osaka where the creative types live? Centrally located neighborhoods with cafés and unique shops?

What's that UFO-building? Nice

What about Dainkanyama, Nakameguro and Jiyugaoka? Or something like Aoyama? What are the areas in Osaka where the creative types live? Centrally located neighborhoods with cafés and unique shops?

In Osaka the southern neighborhood of Horie (堀江) is a gentrified area with cafes, trendy shops and restaurants, galleries, etc. Also Minami-Senba (南船場), but this area is less residential. Up north there are (to a certain extent) Fukushima (福島), Nakazakicho (中崎町), and Chayamachi (茶屋町), but these neighborhoods are still in early stages of gentrification.

GREAT! Thanks for the info, Nobunaga! :)

Kobe is the most beautiful city in Japan imo :)

some renders
Osaka Central Post Office
http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/7b/2c/9fdca6427bc9e468f459744a5a7bda62.jpg
due to the height restriction, the tower is 187m high.

Nakanoshima Festival Twin Towers (200m + 200m)
http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/3b/56/58270fa549e0e37df0df0957e8da571e.jpg


and Daimaru Umeda annex
http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/7a/83/dee34fbc106bafc5902ddc4fe6ec12df.jpg

H&M Shinsaibashi
http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/00/6b/bc82c98d35d16c27a83850ea1f5855d3.jpg

Takashimaya HQ annex
http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/71/4e/6c61b7fe2478af7f0292514ecf25f4e7.jpg

construction pics

St. Regis Osaka
http://img2.blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ybi/1/02/98/wahoo_x2004/folder/708551/img_708551_9266054_0?1233409266

Osaka Station North Tower
http://img2.blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ybi/1/02/98/wahoo_x2004/folder/732045/img_732045_8413252_1?1232545727

Umeda Hankyu
http://img2.blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ybi/1/02/98/wahoo_x2004/folder/721336/img_721336_8086978_0?1232289990

Nakanoshima Dai Bldg
http://img2.blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ybi/1/02/98/wahoo_x2004/folder/597027/img_597027_5975984_0?1229952306

The Kitahama
http://img2.blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ybi/1/02/98/wahoo_x2004/folder/548919/img_548919_5368333_0?1229221933

Can't see the renders! :ohno:

I only see 3 of those pics. Please rehost them, Coldstar :)


Is this an office building or a shopping mall? (or both XD)

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Wow they really dont hang around in Japan!

This is the new Hankyu (or Hanshin) shopping store and adjacent office tower. I always get them mixed up.

I can't believe this is so far progressed already... I lived in Osaka from 2003 to early 2005 and this didn't break ground until 2007 I think.

In London the Heron Tower, which will be 242m (794ft) and the tallest building in London when complete, was approved back in 2002 and is only on the 3rd floor now!!

I can't wait to go back to Japan... hopefully I will go over in April/May this year for a couple of weeks.

Osaka at dawn
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Osaka's main boulevard: Midosuji
height restriction along the street is 50 meters high
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WOW, the skyline in post #403 is amazing!

Brilliant view. Thanks for these photos!

Oh my gosh.. I wanted to see Osakaaaa.. Number oneee...

Naniwasuji Underground Line gets the green light

朝日新聞

ＪＲ新大阪駅とミナミを結び、関西空港へのアクセス鉄道として期待される新線「なにわ筋線」が実現に向けて動き出す。８０年代に計画され長年凍結されていたが、国土交通省は近く、ＪＲ西日本と南海電気鉄道、大阪府、大阪市によるトップ会議を開き、建設に向けた基本合意を得る方針だ。３千億円規模とみられる建設費の３分の１は国が補助する方針で、１０年度にも調査費の予算計上を目指す。

　現在、大阪駅と関空とはＪＲで１時間程度かかるが、新線は３０分程度への短縮を目指す。最近は府の橋下徹知事が「関空へのアクセス向上には不可欠」として建設に前向きな発言を繰り返している。国交省はトップ会議での合意後、事務レベルの検討会議を設ける。１０年度予算にも建設の前提となる基本調査費を計上。

なにわ筋線はＪＲ新大阪駅から梅田北ヤードの新駅、京阪電鉄中之島駅を経由して大阪市内を南下。分岐してＪＲ難波・南海汐見橋両駅につながる１０．２キロの路線。陸空の玄関口と大阪の中心部を直接結ぶ。事業者としてＪＲと南海が手をあげている。８９年に国が行った試算では「開業４０年以内に黒字化できる」とされたが、市の財政難などから棚上げされてきた。

　ただ、新大阪から北ヤードまでの約４キロについては、その後立ち上がった北ヤード開発に合わせ大阪市とＪＲが地下化する「ＪＲ東海道支線」をそのまま使える。そのため当初約４千億円と見込まれた建設費用は２千億～３千億円程度に削減できる見通しだ。

new Naniwasuji Line
route map
http://www2.asahi.com/kansai/travel/news/image/OSK200902130104.jpg
Approximate time required from JR Osaka Station (new terminal in North Yard) to Kansai International Airport will be reduced by 50% from now, only 30 mins!

Osaka Prefectural Government to move to the bay area

current office of Osaka Government
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Osaka Police Headquarters and Osaka Government office
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Osaka Castle and Osaka Government office
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and new address of Osaka Government
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yup, it's World Trade Center in bay area

Kisho Kurokawa designed Osaka Government Office complex before he died.
rendering
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but the highest main building in the center of the complex is not fulfilled until now.
Instead, the whole area of current government is to be abandoned by the governor.

なんで大阪府の政府は場所を移動するの？まあ新しい場所の方が好きだけど

１９３０年- 大阪市 三井住友銀行大阪本店



土佐堀川に面して建つ、住友財閥のビル。今も三井住友銀行の大阪本店として使われている巨大なビルディングです。鉄筋コンクリート造りですが竜山石貼りになっており、銀行建築らしい重厚な建物。鉄筋コンクリート造り、５階建て。

三井住友銀行大阪本店
旧　住友ビルヂング　１９３０（昭和５）年
設計　：　長谷部鋭吉・竹腰健造　（住友建築部）
施工　：　大林組


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Wow, Osaka looks as great city to live. Big,clean,modern etc. Is that true that in Osaka you can find great restaurants and lo of good locals,clubs with jazz music?
Greetings from Poland

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Thanks BenKen!

Someone to look to those pics above and will not see the signs, he/she might thinks that those buildings located somewhere in U.S. or Canada, like the pic below
Those buildings are very nice
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Osaka is more relaxed than Tokyo

but equally fascinating and upbeat ^^

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Tosabori w/crappy iPhone camera

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Dojima w/same

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A castle still mostly undamaged stands amidst bombed out ruins resulting from US air raids on the city.

Location: Osaka, Japan

Date taken: September 1945


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:banana:　とてもいい写真だよ！！！！

A castle still mostly undamaged stands amidst bombed out ruins resulting from US air raids on the city.

Location: Osaka, Japan

Date taken: September 1945


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Amazing pictures. I'm unable to recognize any landmarks in the second photo -- any idea where in Osaka the photo was taken?

Wow I never knew Osaka was bombed too, was it as great an extent as the Firebombing of Tokyo? Glad the Americans spared Kyoto, would have been such a loss.

this thread makes me want to go to Osaka!

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INCREDIBLE! Where did you take the first photos from? And the aerial views of Nakanoshima?

copy of Ludwig's Neuschwanstein Castle completed in Himeji :nuts:

Himeji White Swan castle
it's so huge

monorail to the castle
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BTW, this is Himeji Castle, (built in 1346), one of the most beautiful authetic castles in Japan (world heritage, of course)
aka, White Heron Castle
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castle and Japanese cherry blossoms
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^^ Himeji Castle is the most beautiful castle in all Japan!! I love it *__*

You can enjoy the best night view of Osaka from Hotel Osaka Bay Tower. The top-floor bar restaurant is popular among couples.

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Himeji White Swan castle is beautiful and it only looks better in the spring time with the cherry blossoms.

Osaka Station new North building construction, 4/26

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^Great progress.

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this is like yokohama

The last one (night skyline) is really impressive, awesome

Meoto Iwa, Ise City, Mie

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The rocks represent husband and wife.
You will see the sun rising from behind Mt. Fuji(but tiny because it's far away).

^^ awesome shot!! *__*

this is like yokohama

Nice cable-stayed bridge.

What is this bridge called?

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Ladies and Gentlemen , finally it has arrived .
I've waited months for this and I enjoy this very much :okay:

btw : I am looking forward for the to be continued :D

De Snor passed away a couple of days ago. He visited Osaka in the early 2000s and loved the city very much. We won't forget you, my friend.

RIP

Sad to hear that. RIP.

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I will be visiting Osaka in a few weeks... I haven't been there for a few years now. Are there any new attractions worth visiting?

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is a beautiful city
nice pics

奈良

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姫路

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Nice shots! I like Nara.
The only problem is the deer come after you, trying to get food. They are calm usually, but suddenly become so aggressive once they notice your food.
Be careful...

Nara is really charming. It's portrayed as a mystical place in the drama 鹿男あをによし (Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Shikaotoko_Aoniyoshi)). The deer really aren't afraid of people at all. I originally watched the drama for Ayase Haruka, but was also rewarded with beautiful scenes of Nara which surprised me with its serenity and beauty.

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河原町
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鴨川
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3348/3623692652_5155217f38_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7591050@N06/3623692652/)

great shot of the city skyline along the harbour! Osaka has experienced a revitalisation/redevelopment boom over the past several years

Its nice how the city & outer suburbs are situated amongst all that natural beauty.

Nice pictures, thx for sharing!

Hankyu Umeda building external works almost completed:

http://i42.tinypic.com/suu5wg.jpg

http://gorimon.com/blog/

^^ It is a very nice building, i wonder how it looks inside...

Massive!

Hankyu Umeda building external works almost completed:

http://i42.tinypic.com/suu5wg.jpg

http://gorimon.com/blog/

Nice base:)

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great shots there.(:

De Snor passed away a couple of days ago. He visited Osaka in the early 2000s and loved the city very much. We won't forget you, my friend.

RIP

I didn't know his death.
R.I.P.

Osaka Municipal Museum of Art



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^^ The location of that museum its very nice (into those trees :)), actually the design, architecture srtyle of the museum it self its awesome

all the modern buildings in japan looks really elegant, the last one Hankyu Umeda building, is an example of this, good pics

^^ Not only modern buildings exist in Osaka...

Gunkan Apartment that existed until 2006:

The monthly rent had been only 200 to 300 yen (2 to 3 US dollars!!) per residence until the apartment was abolished in 2006.

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These Kyoto streets are so charming!

^^ Not only modern buildings exist in Osaka...

Gunkan Apartment that existed until 2006:

The monthly rent had been only 200 to 300 yen (2 to 3 US dollars!!) per residence until the apartment was abolished in 2006.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7119/68902.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1264/k987523034.jpg

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I wish I had lived there when I lived in Osaka from 2003-2005... I'd have saved over £450 (90,000 Yen) a month in a rent if I'd stayed there... over the 15 months I would have had an extra £6,700 in the bank (~1.3 million yen)!

Knowing Japan, Osaka and the dodgiest areas of the city (Shin-Imamiya and surrounds) it really isn't that dangerous at all. Childs play compared to South Bronx, Parisian Banlieues and Hackney/Peckham in London.

Normally you cannot save money, if you live in a poor environment, spending money for something useless in reality. Where you live only deserves how it looks like. Try dressed smart in those slummy areas, I'm almost sure that the people stare and start throwing the stones at you, because you do not fit in the neighbourhoods. Can you stand that poor standard of living, appears to be a backpacker or a homeless? Probably you'd better working in a company in Minato-Ward in Tokyo, nice and clean, surrounded by the multi-national environment, than the people fussed about the things you don't normally even care of. I shall definitely be stressed out the way the ideots keep me annoyed all the time. You are more likely to spend the money for drinking or the similar ways to evaporate stress in that situation. For instance, if I stayed in a cheap guest house in Brighton, I definitely go out for clubbing every weekend or walk around the infamous stone beach and lay down, eating the fish & chips purchased from the pier for some sunbathing or playing beach volleyball with the people who can't even be bothered of bathed in the English cold and mud ocean, because it's no point living like a snob unless you live in an expensive apartment in central London, where I commuted to, Victoria station from Sloane Square paying 850 pounds per month when I worked. But normally I had time going to Covent Garden or Royal Albert Hall twice in every month or so, with the host family I lived together for 4 years, or going to France with the friends every Easter or over the Christmas. It's normally dull, staying in England all the time, desire for some holiday pack, even though I very much liked the home-made English wines and puddings in some typical sleepy small towns.

Wow.....never knew about Gunkan Apa-to, apparently built in Showa-3....
It is basically a time capsule from pre-war Japan.

I think HK had a similar but far more massive place. Looks kinda similar

A panorama I found on Panoramio

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/16882478.jpg

Photo by lavista-w

Here is a video I just made of Kyoto. These are my pictures ;)

Watch in hq ;)
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hey kitty thanks.
choco is cute.

Very nice!

Some new and under constuction projects in Osaka:
From this blog: http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/


New life building (not sure about the name)

http://i33.tinypic.com/33navx3.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/21oa1l4.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/154iyic.jpg


Hankyu Umeda building

http://i37.tinypic.com/id9gth.jpg


Mido Front Tower

http://i38.tinypic.com/2exx6it.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/sc3qll.jpg


Kitahama Tower

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http://i38.tinypic.com/wwl194.jpg


New Osaka Station

http://i37.tinypic.com/6hriw4.jpg


The Tower Osaka

http://i35.tinypic.com/e99ish.jpg


Dai Nakanoshima building

http://i36.tinypic.com/2ldjfgj.jpg


And...

http://i38.tinypic.com/mv5fnk.jpg

I love japan's urbanism, is so asymmetrical... :)

what's with that duck?

yeah i ponder the same question... what's with the rubber duck?

I read the duck is a work from a european artist (I forgot the exact country) and it is showing in some cities around the world.

http://www.geocities.jp/hetgallery/rubber-duck-project2009-suitoosaka.html

Cute. Too bad public art like this is always temporary!

I am going to be visting Kobe next year, and I was just wondering what are the main attractions/sites that i can visit while i am there?

Japan is ready for the summer Olympic games in 2016.
vote for Tokyo this site:

http://www.gamesbids.com

すべての東部に：
あなたのサイトには、オリンピックは2016年には東京での投票に入力がありますか？
してくださいに投票すると、この名誉は、タイトルに値する。
日本はこのイベントのために準備されます。
私はブラジルですが、2016年に東京のルート。
投票いただき、ありがとうございます。

http://www.gamesbids.com/

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amazing pics!!!!

http://www.yakei-kabegami.com/cgi-bin/photo2/13/15352/1280-800.jpg


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Kyoto.
Ponto-cho and Gion at night: top-notch eateries, classy atmosphere, a thousand pictures to be taken:

http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad325/djchuutoro/Kyoto/P1240602.jpg

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Man, I love those alleys.

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^^ Is the International Airport of Osaka? The connexion, the road to the city, its the bridge on the right?

^^ Is the International Airport of Osaka? The connexion, the road to the city, its the bridge on the right?

Yes, KANSAI International Airport serves international flight in KANSAI region including OSAKA.
A 3-kilometre bridge (on the right in the picture) was built to connect the island to the mainland at Rinku Town.

Thanks btw ikorn :)

Re-watching some photos and those prices above, someone if he/she want to rent a apartment to Osaka city for examble, its expensive if compare the price with Dollars or Euros?

http://www.yakei-kabegami.com/cgi-bin/photo2/920/15449/1280-800.jpg

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Thanks btw ikorn :)

Re-watching some photos and those prices above, someone if he/she want to rent a apartment to Osaka city for examble, its expensive if compare the price with Dollars or Euros?
average rental price of apartment in osaka city

1R (1 room) avg. size: 12 sqr.m.
20000 - 30000 JPY/month (150 - 300 Euros/month)

1K (1 room with kitchen) avg. size: 16 sqr.m.
30000-55000 JPY/month (300 - 420 Euros/month)

1DK (1 room with dining room and kitchen) avg. size: 25 sqr.m.
45000+ (35+0 Euros/month)

but price also depends on how far from station, which zone, and room facility

Osaka City Hall
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8457/img0393an.jpg

Osaka City Nakanoshima Library
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/5889/img0401s.jpg

Osaka City Public Hall
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Oriental Ceramics Museum
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Riverside at Nakanoshima area
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Nakanoshima Rose garden
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Colorful Paper windmill at Nakanoshima Park
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Riverside at night
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Night view from Yodoya Bridge
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nice pics

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http://birukan.fc2web.com/jj8k-nkmc/osakaeki-kitabiru2.JPG
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Is that the new station? The tower looks great.

^Yup. It's gonna be HUGE.

水都大阪2009
Aqua Metropolis Ōsaka 2009
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blog.goo.ne.jp/so-long7

More from the same blog.

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Station

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Osaka under construction, around Abenobashi Station

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GREAT:banana::banana::banana:

I will go to Osaka. 11/15~

Osaka under construction, around Abenobashi Station

http://i37.tinypic.com/fuc0tz.jpg


The redevelopment in this area is reallly impressive, do you have renders of the buildings projected? The 300m tower goes around here?

http://i34.tinypic.com/5wz254.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

Love Osaka, the city created by the great damyo toyotomi hideyoshi

tommyzion posted this picture in the OSAKA | Abenobashi Terminal Building Tower | 300m | 984ft | 59 fl | Pro (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=781884) thread.
Hello! All. Thank you.

Photo 1th Feb 2009.

http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_00.jpg

On the construction pictures the tower will come were the building with the round corner is undergoing demolition right now.


http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno_1.jpg

http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_08.jpg

http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_10.jpg

The work in the back ground is the A-2 plot where the mall will come.

Thanks for the answer!
What´s the project number 4? A shopping complex?

Yes a 183,700m² big mall.
http://www.abeno-pj.com/

Osaka Municipal Museum of Art
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I'm fascinated in Japanese style garden. Its technic of combining green and pond is amazing

Osaka looks great, i've just been to Kansai Airport about 3year ago, not Osaka. Wanna go there one time.
Tsutenkaku in Osaka's skyline seems not as outstanding as Tokyo Tower in Tokyo's skyline, right ? I cant find where Tsutenkaku is

Osaka looks great, i've just been to Kansai Airport about 3year ago, not Osaka. Wanna go there one time.
Tsutenkaku in Osaka's skyline seems not as outstanding as Tokyo Tower in Tokyo's skyline, right ? I cant find where Tsutenkaku is

Osaka looks great, i've just been to Kansai Airport about 3year ago, not Osaka. Wanna go there one time.
Tsutenkaku in Osaka's skyline seems not as outstanding as Tokyo Tower in Tokyo's skyline, right ? I cant find where Tsutenkaku is


Here is the Tsutenkaku:

http://maps.google.com.br/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=pt-BR&geocode=&q=osaka&sll=-14.179186,-50.449219&sspn=74.024564,158.027344&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%BA%9C%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%B8%82&ll=34.652556,135.506406&spn=0.001028,0.003433&t=k&z=19

I didn't know the tower was built so much time ago, in 1912.

I'm Vietnamese, I like Japanese Architecture very much. I like Osaka City and I hope I have a chance come Tokyo & Osaka to see Japanese Architecture.

Osaka Business Park

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/6787149.jpg

Nakanoshima

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/25695629.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/5710271.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/4517471.jpg

From WTC

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/12063904.jpg

Osaka Skyline

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/18415568.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/18415399.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/2583352.jpg

^^ Nice views of Osaka, especially this:
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/12063904.jpg

amazing pics!!!!!!!!!

I went to Osaka. 11/15~11/22 :banana::banana:

Near in Ｋyocera Dome
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Sunset
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my photo of osaka ...



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Very nice pictures, Olympique!

my photo of osaka ...

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9780/mg4534.jpg



What´s that building? A science museum? A... no idea what that could be XD

Indeed, those last photos of Osaka are very nice

Very nice pictures, Olympique!



What´s that building? A science museum? A... no idea what that could be XD

it´s the Maishima Incineration Plant.

Those photos above are fantastic - some of the best landscape photos of Osaka that I have ever seen! Well done!

^^

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building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

I would like to see something like this in Holland. :)

amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcAZESRR4R4


After watching that great video posted in the Tokyo thread, I´m posting its Osaka counterpart.
Fantastic videos, egawauemon!

(click to see in HD)
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My favourite shot:
http://i50.tinypic.com/34njk1v.jpg

Thanks to Ryuhei for finding the Ōsaka one I missed. Apparently, there is a version for Kyōto, too:

u5njZhbhL9s

Thanks to Ryuhei for finding the Ōsaka one I missed. Apparently, there is a version for Kyōto, too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5njZhbhL9s


:) I saw your post this morning and watched the 3 "cruise" videos on yt. This Kyoto one is the best: the old districts, parks, temples, nature... :cheers:

Article on the building height restrictions in Osaka.

＜？追跡＞梅田にない「のっぽビル」――伊丹の航路で高さ制限

オフィスビルや百貨店、ホテルなどが超高層ビル群をなす大阪・梅田。現在も新たなビルの建設工事があちこちで進んでいるが、高さが200メートルを超えるビルは実は１棟もない。大阪市阿倍野区では高さ日本一となる約300メートルのビルが９日着工する。こうした「のっぽビル」が梅田に見当たらないのはなぜだろうか。

　「東京に比べるとビルの存在感がやや控えめですね」。東京都庁（約243メートル）を筆頭に二百数十メートルのビルが林立する東京・西新宿の風景を見慣れた千葉市の男性会社員（43）は梅田の空を眺め、こうつぶやいた。空中庭園展望台で有名な「梅田スカイビル」の高さは173 メートル、2010年完成予定の「梅田阪急ビル」は187メートル。周辺で一番高いのは「ハービスＯＳＡＫＡ」の190メートルだ。

　大阪市内を見渡せば、府庁舎移転問題で注目された「大阪ワールドトレードセンタービルディング」（住之江区、256メートル）をはじめ、港区弁天町や中央区北浜に高さ200メートル以上の高層マンションがある。14年には近鉄の「阿部野橋ターミナルビル」建て替えで、高さ日本一の超高層ビルが誕生する予定だ。

　梅田のビル群が“頭打ち”になっている謎を解くカギは、北東に約10キロ離れた大阪国際（伊丹）空港にある。航空機の安全のため、航空法が航路やその周辺の建物の高さを制限しているのだ。

　高さ制限は滑走路を中心にほぼ同心円状に広がり、半径４キロ以内は滑走路の標高から45メートル以下。半径４キロから16.5キロまでは滑走路から50 メートル離れるごとに１メートルの割合で高くなり、梅田のＪＲ大阪駅の北側は170～180メートル程度、南側は180～190メートル程度になる。


　阿部野橋ターミナルビルは「当初計画では270メートル前後の高さだった」（近鉄秘書広報部）。当時は高さ295メートルの制限区域にかかっていたためで、07年２月の規制区域の見直しで「幸いにも対象から外れて、日本一の高さにできた」（同）という。

　伊丹空港がもたらす規制は意外なものにも及ぶ。打ち上げ花火やアドバルーンなども、航空法上は「飛行に影響を及ぼす恐れのある行為」で規制対象。正月の伝統的な遊びであるたこ揚げにも、滑走路から半径３キロ以内で20～60メートルといった高さ制限があり、空港事務所が周辺の教育委員会などに自粛を求めている。

　上空1800メートルまで揚がった実績のある「バイオカイト」を開発した森久エンジニアリング（神戸市）。毎年11月に開催しているたこ揚げ大会の会場を、創業地の兵庫県伊丹市から今年は神戸市内に移す。会場が空港の近くだったため、たこは200メートル程度しか揚げることができなかったが、移転により「子供たちが好きなだけ飛ばせるようになる」（森一生社長、51）。

　こうした規制を取っ払う可能性があるのは、大阪府の橋下徹知事が関西国際空港の活性化策として唱える伊丹空港「廃港論」。もし本当に伊丹が廃止されれば、梅田に300メートル級のビルが登場する日が来るのか――。梅田の不動産事情に詳しい大阪府不動産鑑定士協会の松永明副会長（54）に聞いてみた。

　松永さんは「梅田のオフィスの供給過剰は深刻。たとえ一等地でも高いビルを建てて採算がとれるかは疑問だ」と指摘。「東京では摩天楼にステータスを求めるかもしれないが、大阪人はそんなことをありがたがらないのでは」と分析してくれた。
（大阪社会部　茂木祐輔）

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The most important news in the article is that the construction of the 300m high Abenobashi Terminal Building Tower will officially start today (1/9). This means that it's now certain that in 2014 Japan will officially have it's first supertall skyscraper.

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Current state.

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The construction thread on the world forum, soon to be in the U/C section.
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梅田北ヤードに８万人収容のスタジアム構想

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Recent photos of the new Osaka station:
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Even more construction is starting in Osaka, now it looks like the Umeda Kita Yard is finally going ahead. The first plans for the area date back to 1987, it's about time I would say. At the site their are new construction notifications that the construction will already start in March. It should all be completed in 3 years time in March 2013.

The notifications for all 3 parts of the plan.

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Officially the heights are still 179,5 m, 175,3 m and 174,3 m for the 3 highest towers, but it looks from this drawings that they are going to be lower (according to the blog I got the drawings from), more in the 150 - 155m range.

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The first signs of activity on the building site.

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It is still going to look like this?

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OSAKA:

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大阪好っきやでぇ :banana:

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Amagasaki City, near JR Amagasaki Station
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Higashi-Ōsaka Shin-Toshin in Higashi-Ōsaka City
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Higashi-Ōsaka JCT

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Looking west towards Ōsaka City.

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Looking east towards Mt. Ikoma. Nara is on the other side of the mountain.

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From the Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Ōsaka Umeda Building
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Hachiken’yahama, Ōsaka City
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「神戸スウィング・オブ・ライツ」 Swing in Jazz
神戸の港と光がジャズに乗ってスウィングする！！

※2009年8月3～23日午後8時と同9時から10分間ずつ実施、仕掛け花火の演出 は3日の8時と毎週土日の9時のみのようです。

動画は最初と最後。

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Fall in love with Kyoto
Japan's ancient capital will capture your heart

KYOTO, Japan -- Despite unlimited opportunities to connect through social networking and text messaging, TV commercials for computer dating services suggest that romance can be surprisingly elusive for singles in 2010. But a recent visit to Japan has convinced me that Canadians may be looking for love in all the wrong places.

Even for tech-savvy Japanese teenagers, the path to love can still be a time honoured low-tech journey that starts at the ancient Jishu Shrine in Higashiyama, a district of Kyoto. Built by a shogun in 1633, the shrine has been attracting the lovelorn up through its gate ever since.

Legions of unattached Japanese make pilgrimages to the home of Okuninushi-no Mikoto -- the god of love, matchmaking and marriage.

But finding true love is not without risk, says guide Mark Amano. Visitors who appeal to the love god for help must first shut their eyes and navigate the 10-metre distance between two "love fortune-telling" stones.

Often these romantic pilgrims -- mainly teenagers and young women -- are guided on their journey by high-spirited friends shouting, "Left, right, be careful, forward, watch out, stop!"

It is said those who make it safely from stone to stone without falling or straying from the path will see their love realized.

Admission to the shrine is free but visitors can buy love amulets to help seal the deal. And when it comes to affairs of the heart, who couldn't use a little help from a higher power?

Does it work? While there are no guarantees, a notice board in front of the shrine is covered with messages from happy couples around the world -- including some from Canada -- who believe "Japan's cupid" intervened on their behalf, Amano says.

Love may be a compelling reason to make a day trip to Higashiyama but it is not the only one. Most North Americans only associate Kyoto with the international environmental agreement -- the Kyoto Protocol -- that was signed there in 1999. But long before its name became part of modern Western vocabulary, this former capital city was the heart of Japanese culture and politics.

During its 1,100-years as the seat of government, it evolved into a sprawling but beautiful metropolis, home to Imperial palaces and villas, gardens and teahouses, and some 1,300 Buddhist temples and almost 400 Shinto shrines. No less than 17 Unesco World Heritage sites are found within the Kyoto prefecture.

For tourists, that's a lot of decision making about what to do. One could fill weeks -- maybe months -- seeing nothing but temples and shrines but in Higashiyama visitors can spend a leisurely day enjoying different kinds of attractions in a pedestrian-friendly area.

Jishu Shrine is tucked right behind the commanding Kiyomizu -- or Pure Water -- temple, a World Heritage site founded in the 8th century and rebuilt in 1633. It's a must-see.

The temple's main hall, which was built entirely without nails, juts out from the hillside like a giant sun deck. The views over the city are magnificent, especially in the fall when the Japanese maples turn brilliant red, and in the spring when the cherry blossoms are in bloom.

Jumping off the verandah was once a test of bravery. It was believed those who survived the 13-metre fall would be granted their wish, Amano says, adding that many who took the challenge plunged to their death, and others were horribly crippled. The practice is now outlawed.

Right below the main hall is the Otawa waterfall, where visitors queue up to catch and drink the pure spring waters tumbling down the hillside. These are believed to have therapeutic properties and confer wisdom, health and long life, Amano says.

After the temple visit, meander along nearby Sannenzaka St. and the hodge-podge of narrow lanes that branch off of it. These cobbled streets lead past old wooden houses, shops selling traditional Japanese goods such as lacquerware and decorative paper, and excellent small restaurants, where you can get a steaming bowl of noodles and pot of green tea for under $10.

Being married, I didn't take the journey between the fortune-telling stones at Jishu shrine but I fell in love anyway -- with the colourful, beautiful pottery heaped up on tables outside shops along the rustic backstreets. I couldn't resist buying a few plates to take home. (I cursed their weight in my hand luggage but was happy I made the effort.)

On a pleasant day, the area takes on a carnival atmosphere and it's not uncommon to see women strolling about in beautifully patterned kimonos. Amano says temples and shrines sometimes offer discounts on admission to encourage people to wear traditional dress.

Sannenzaka leads downhill into Gion, Kyoto's well preserved geisha area, which in its heyday was one of Japan's largest and well-known "flower towns." Developed in the middle ages, the old quarter is still home to many ancient machiya (townhouses) and ochaya -- private "tea houses," that provide traditional entertainment. Gion is one of five flower towns in the city.

In Kyoto, geishas are called geikos and trainees are called maikos, Amano says. It is not unusual see the kimono-clad entertainers strolling around the flower towns at twilight.

At Gion Corner, tourists can learn more about geiko culture and other traditional Japanese arts -- Kyomai (Kyoto-style dance), Kado (flower arranging), Chado (tea ceremony), Koto (Japanese harp), Kyogen (comic play), Gagaku (court music) and Bunraku (puppet play). These are presented daily during a one-hour performance with English translation.

The Hyatt Regency Kyoto, a contemporary hotel with many nods to tradition, holds a maiko dinner once per week in its Touzan Restaurant. The meal -- kelp-marinated sea scallops, charcoal grilled Fukuoka beef sirloin or sea bream, green tea cheesecake and wine -- is beautifully prepared and presented.

Before and during dinner, two elegantly costumed maikos sing, dance, play traditional games and chat with guests under the watchful eye of a more experienced geiko.

Toshi Yui, an 18-year-old maiko from the Miyagawa flower town, tells our group she started her training at age 15, and hopes to become a geiko before she is 20.

But, even in 2010, being a successful geiko means more than just donning robes and wearing elaborate hairdos and makeup, Yui says. Maikos and geikos must "live the lifestyle 24/7."

That lifestyle would be quite foreign to most Canadian teenaged girls. The training is quite rigorous with days that start early with lessons and end late with performances around town. They get only one or two days off per month, and are not allowed to marry or even have cellphones. And there is no salary -- a maiko's expenses are paid and her kimonos provided but proceeds go to the house she is affiliated with.

Still, Yui says she was inspired to follow this traditional lifestyle by stories her grandfather told her when she was growing up in Osaka.

The most challenging part of the job? Coping with the elaborate hairstyle, which takes more than one hour to do and must be maintained for about a week. That means sleeping with her neck supported in such a way as to not disturb the hairdo, Yui says.

"It takes about a month until you learn to have a good nights' sleep," she says.

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IF YOU GO TO KYOTO, JAPAN

TRAVEL INFORMATION

We flew to Tokyo with Japan Airlines and toured around before continuing to Kyoto by train.

JAL offers direct flights to Tokyo from Vancouver with roundtrip economy airfares starting around $1,300. Until Feb. 19, the airline is offering very attractive Super Sale Fares on economy class flights from many U.S. gateways. For instance, a roundtrip flight from Chicago to Tokyo is about $700, and about $800 from New York. See ar.jal.com/en for details.

Rail passes can be purchased through the Japan National Tourist Organization website, which also offers holiday packages. Contact the JNTO in Toronto at 416-366-7140 or ilovejapan.ca.

KYOTO WINTER SPECIAL

The city's annual tourism promotion offers discounts, special events and cultural experiences through March 31. For instance, during the Higashiyama Hanatoro (March 13-22), 4.6 km of cobblestoned streets are adorned with thousands of lanterns and ikebana flower arrangements. For details on the Kyoto Winter Special, seekyotowinterspecial.com.

ACCOMMODATIONS

During the Kyoto Winter Special, guests who book three nights at the Hyatt Regency Kyoto get a fourth night free. Opened in 2008, the 189-room hotel successfully combines modern facilities with Japanese aesthetics such as Western-style beds with headboards upholstered in kimono fabric, and modern bathrooms with deep soaking tubs. See kyoto.regency.hyatt.com.

Osaka is in the banner ^_^
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Hi, i went to Osaka in October, had the best time there and will be in Japan again in 2 weeks.

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Taken last week by me, can't wait to be there again in August!

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Very very nice pictures of Osaka! Please post more :)

wow... name please!

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Osaka castle ;) Click Osaka link in my signature, it's entirely about the Castle.

Wow japan is a huge country and the best country as well...

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j'ai adoré tout!!!!! Merci!! :banana:

Grrrr!! I'm so angry! I was going to visit Himeji this may...but it's going under rennovations and it won't be seen until 2015!!!! :cry:

Here's an article on it
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201003310397.html
http://www.asahicom.jp/english/images/TKY201003310416.jpg

:bash:

very nice pics

Great pics!

Cherry blossom tunnel, Kyōto

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wow that video is AMAZING!

Great pics!
+100

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Kyoto has to have one of the best stations in the world :)

One of my favorite buildings in the world. That is 18 pictures and I feel I didn't cover much of it or do it much justice, though something is better than nothing! :nocrook:

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Thanks for the pictures! It's really nice :). You went this year?

Thanks for the pictures! It's really nice :). You went this year?
In March! Remember you were posting pictures in the Miami forum and I was replying with pictures of Osaka and Tokyo? I was in Japan at that time. I went to my old roommate's wedding reception in Yokohama, and did a bit of sightseeing while I was there. I need another couple of months to finish all of the sightseeing I want to do!

For all of those planning to visit Kyoto here is a NY times article on Kyoto :)

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/travel/25hours.html?src=me&ref=travel

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チャスカ茶屋町
Chaska Chayamachi

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Source: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/so-long7/e/17bc097d4e8a84df407b7507abef37a7

高島屋大阪店新本館
Takashimaya Ōsaka Flagship Store, Main Building

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Source: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/so-long7/e/c8d57007d2a86c07adcb350d6052fd6a

シティタワー大阪天満
City Tower Ōsaka Tenma

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[size=1][i]Source: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/so-long7/e/770750a238e5a0b320ca8865cb325dda

ホテルエルセラーン大阪
Hotel Elséreine Ōsaka

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