Umeda (梅田) is a commercial district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, best known as the city's main northern railway terminus (Osaka Station, Umeda Station). Kita (北区 Kita-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. Landmarks Umeda See Umeda is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Ōsaka Station (大阪駅 Ōsaka eki) is a station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Umeda Station (梅田駅 Umeda-eki) is a railway station located in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan Umeda is the large traffic hub, as well as an office and hotel district. It is especially a street lined with large buildings at West-Umeda, Dojima and Nakanoshima, with over 40 skyscrapers in the district. The Dōjima Rice Exchange (堂島米市場 Dōjima kome ichiba) located in Osaka, was the center of Japan's system of Rice brokers which developed independently A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper Umeda is also known for shopping: three of the city's largest department stores (Hanshin, Hankyu, and Daimaru) are located there, as well as several shopping malls, such as Diamor Osaka, HEP Five, HEP Navio, and Whity Osaka. HEP Five is a major shopping mall and entertainment center in the Umeda commercial district of Kita-ku Osaka.
The district's name means "ume field". It was originally written as "buried field" (埋田), because the area had been agricultural and was filled in to accommodate the new train station in the 1870s. There are several theories as to why the kanji changed, although most people seem to believe that the old characters merely carried a negative connotation. are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with Hiragana (ひらがな 平仮名 Katakana
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Train stations
- See also: Umeda Station, Osaka Station, and Kita-Shinchi Station
- JR West
- Osaka Station It has over 600,000 passengers a day. Umeda Station (梅田駅 Umeda-eki) is a railway station located in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan Ōsaka Station (大阪駅 Ōsaka eki) is a station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, is a railway station on the West Japan Railway (JR West JR Tōzai Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. ( also referred to as, is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group companies and operates in western Honshū. Ōsaka Station (大阪駅 Ōsaka eki) is a station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku,
- Hankyu Railway
- Umeda Station It has over 550,000 passengers a day. The is a railway line in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West is a railway line of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West running from Nishikujo Station to Sakurajima Station, and the line is also called. The is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line. The is one of Commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The Kansai Airport Line (関西空港線 is a railway line between Hineno Station and Kansai Airport Station, Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company The is a railway line of West Japan Railway (JR West between Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Japan. The is the nickname of portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station Trains Special Rapid Service (新快速 Continuing service from the Biwako Line and the Kosei Line. is a railway station on the West Japan Railway (JR West JR Tōzai Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The is one of several Metro / Commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. Hankyu Railway (阪急電鉄 Hankyū Dentetsu) is a Japanese Private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region Definition The Kyoto Main Line is often called for short and in a broader sense two branch lines Senri Line and Arashiyama Line, are included to Kyoto Line The of Hankyu Railway is one of the three major commuter heavy rail line in the Keihanshin conurbation of Japan Rapid service; (L All day every day; (SE From Takarazuka to Umeda in the morning on weekdays Umeda Station (梅田駅 Umeda-eki) is a railway station located in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan
- Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line
- Umeda Station
- Osaka Municipal Subway
- Umeda Station (Midosuji Line, M16)
- Nishi-Umeda Station (Yotsubashi Line, Y11)
- Higashi-Umeda Station (Tanimachi Line, T20)
There are over 2. is a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. Outline The Main Line of Hanshin is the southernmost railway of the three to connect Osaka and Kobe with more stations through the earliest inhabited area is the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka ( Kansai region History The Midōsuji Line was the first subway line in Osaka and the first government-operated subway line in Japan is a Train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka History May 10, 1942 - Daikokuchō - Hanazonochō (opening Construction stopped during World War II. is a Train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. History March 24, 1967 - Higashi-Umeda - Tanimachi Yonchōme (opening December 17, 1968 - Tanimachi Yōnchōme 3 million passengers a day at these stations. They rank fourth busiest in Japan.
Establishments around Umeda
Shops
- Daimaru
- Hankyu Department Store
- Hanshin Department Store
- Herbis ENT: BVLGARI, Gucci, Coach, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co.
- Yodobashi Camera
- Books Kinokuniya: Over 3,000 square meters
- Books Asahiya: Over 2,000 square meters
- Diamor Osaka: 42,977 m² but it is coupled on another mall, total area is over 80,000m²
Amusement
- Umeda Koma theater
- HEP Five
- Shiki Theatre Company
- Blue Note Osaka→Billboard-Live Osaka
- Umeda Sky Building
Umeda area is not only a business area but also an amusement area—there are many restaurants, live spots and amusement spots. is a company that operates a chain of department stores, principally in the Kansai region of Japan. is a Japanese Department store chain owned by, a subsidiary of H2O Retailing Corporation Bulgari ( is an Italian jeweler and Luxury goods Retailer. The name is usually written "BVLGARI" in ancient Roman style and comes from The House of Gucci, better known simply as Gucci, is an Italian iconic fashion and Leather goods label Coach Inc is an American luxury leather goods company known for ladies' Handbags as well as items such as Luggage, Briefcases Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton ( pronounced /lwi vɥitɔ̃/ or sometimes shortened to LV, is a French luxury fashion Tiffany & Co ( is a US jewelry and silverware company founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City Yodobashi Camera CoLtd (ヨドバシカメラ is a Chain store mainly selling electronic products is a Japanese Bookstore chain operated by, founded in 1927 with its first store located in Shinjuku, Tokyo. HEP Five is a major shopping mall and entertainment center in the Umeda commercial district of Kita-ku Osaka. is one of Japan 's most well-known and largest theatre companies. Blue Note is a chain of Jazz clubs with restaurants The first Blue Note opened in New York City 's Greenwich Village in 1981 and is now considered one of The is the seventh-tallest building in Osaka City, Japan, and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks
Hotels
- Hilton Hotel
- Ritz Carlton Osaka
- Westin Osaka
- New Hankyu Hotel (In Hankyu Umeda station. UH Hilton Hoteljpg|thumbnail|right|The Hilton University of Houston in Houston Texas, located on the campus of the University of Houston, contains the Hilton College of This article is about the hotel brand Ritz-Carlton Hotels for other uses please see Ritz (disambiguation Ritz-Carlton is a brand of luxury hotel It has some branch hotels at another area in Japan. )
- Hotel Granvia (In JR Osaka station)
- Hotel Monterey
- Hearton Hotel
- ANA-InterContinental Hotel Osaka
Others
- Osaka central post office
Trivia
- In the videogame Shodai Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun, Umeda is the place where you start your adventure. also known as or ANA, is an airline headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG () is a multinational company which operates several hotel brands
- In Police 911 2, players can conclude Japan's nationwide arrest plan at Umeda provided that the performance was good enough throughout the stages proceeding the final stage. Police 911 (aka The Keisatsukan Shinjuku Cop 24 Hours in Japan, Police 24/7 in Europe.
- The 1989 Ridley Scott film Black Rain has scenes shot in Hankyu Umeda Mall. Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear) is a British Academy Award Nominated and Golden Globe Emmy Award and BAFTA Award winning Black Rain is a 1989 American action - thriller Film starring Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia,
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