Day 6
January 2, 2013
The Floating Garden Obsevatory
Umeda Sky Building
1-1-88 Oyodonaka,
Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
Admission fee: JPY 700 (PhP 350)
Transportation: 8 minutes walk from JR Osaka Station, Subway Umeda Station and Hankyu Umeda Station
After visiting Osaka Castle in the morning and eating at Nipponichi late in the afternoon, we took the subway to Umeda Sky Building where the Floating Garden Observatory is located on the 39th floor. Umeda Sky Building is 173 meters high. It is "a pair of skyscraper connected in midair". The Floating Garden Observatory is where visitors can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of Osaka.
inside Umeda Sky Building
Facts about Umeda Sky Building:
- 12th tallest building in Osaka, Japan
- The building was designed by Hiroshi Hara
- It was constructed by Takenaka Corporation and was completed in 1993
More photos right after the break...
signage of Umeda Sky Building taken at the ground floor
arrow pointing to the Floating Garden located at the 39th floor
Floating Garden ticket
DH riding the escalator connecting the two 40-storey towers
Umeda Sky Building escalator as seen from the Floating Garden
view from the Floating Garden
Yumi Katsura Lover's Sanctuary
peace ; p
Osaka Station
inside Osaka Station
This photo was taken inside Osaka Station where we boarded a train back to Shin-Osaka. More Osaka, Japan travel updates in the next few days. Keep coming back for more!
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