Umeda is the main commercial and central business district in Kita-ku

Kita-ku, Osaka

is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.-Economy:West Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Nihon Bussan has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Dentsu and Yomiuri Shimbun have branch offices in Kita-ku. Mazda has an office in the Umeda Sky Building Tower East. Air France has an office on the...

, Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

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, best known as the city's main northern railway terminus (Ōsaka Station

Osaka Station

is a station on the West Japan Railway Company located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the city's main rail terminal in the north....

, Umeda Station

Umeda Station

is a railway station located in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. It is the busiest station in Western Japan, serving 2,343,727 passengers daily in 2005.Umeda Station is served by the following railways:...

).

Umeda is a large traffic hub, as well as the principal office and hotel district. It is especially a street lined with large buildings at West-Umeda, Dojima and Nakanoshima, with over 40 prominent skyscraper

Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

s in the district. Umeda is also known for shopping: four of the city's largest department stores (Hanshin

Hanshin

, a word derived from the second kanji from and the first kanji from , can refer to:*Great Hanshin earthquake, the 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan*Hanshin Department Store, a chain of stores in Japan*Hanshin Electric Railway, a railway company in Japan...

, Hankyu, Daimaru

Daimaru

is a Japanese department stores chain, principally located in the Kansai region of Japan. The chain is operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing...

, and Isetan

Isetan

is a Japanese department store. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Isetan has branches throughout Japan and East Asia, including Bangkok, Jinan, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Singapore and Tianjin and formerly in Hong Kong, London and Vienna....

) are located there, as well as several shopping malls, such as Diamor Osaka, HEP Five

HEP Five

HEP Five is a major shopping mall and entertainment center in the Umeda commercial district of Kita-ku, Osaka.-Profile:HEP stands for "Hankyu Entertainment Park". The building is operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings's real estate investment trust subsidiary Hankyu REIT and co-owned by Hankyu REIT ...

, HEP Navio, and Whity Osaka.

The district's name means "plum 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

Kanji

Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...

 changed, although most people seem to believe that the old characters merely carried a negative connotation.

Economy

Air France

Air France

Air France , stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, , and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance...

 has an office on the third and sixth floors of the Shin-Sakurabashi Building in Umeda. The office handles Aircalin

Aircalin

Société Aircalin, also known as Air Calédonie International, is the international airline of New Caledonia. It operates scheduled services to 10 regional destinations, including Japan. Its main base is La Tontouta International Airport...

-related inquiries.

The Consulate-General of Belgium in Osaka

Diplomatic missions of Belgium

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 is located on the twelfth floor of the Snow Crystal Building in Umeda.

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

is an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport , as well as Nagoya's Chūbu Centrair International Airport and Osaka's Kansai International Airport...

 at one time operated a ticketing facility on the first floor of the Daiichi Seimei Building in Umeda.

Train stations

JR West

• Ōsaka Station
  Osaka Station
  is a station on the West Japan Railway Company located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the city's main rail terminal in the north....
  
   (over 600,000 passengers a day) (●JR Kobe Line
  JR Kobe Line
  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 in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture...
  
  , ●JR Kyoto Line
  JR Kyoto Line
  The is the common name of a portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, between Kyoto Station and Osaka Station. The line is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company ....
  
  , ●JR Takarazuka Line, ●Osaka Loop Line
  Osaka Loop Line
  The is a railway line in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company . It encircles central Osaka.The second loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from Hanaten to Kyuhoji was opened on March 15, 2008, and the line from Shigino to Shin-Ōsaka is planned to open in 2020.-Outline:This loop line consists...
  
  )
• Kitashinchi Station
  Kitashinchi Station
  is a railway station on the West Japan Railway JR Tōzai Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is located in the Kitashinchi dining and entertainment district of Osaka, and at below sea level, it is the deepest station in the JR West system....
  
   (JR Tōzai Line
  JR Tozai Line
  is one of several Metro / commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line, whose name literally means "east-west", runs underground through central Osaka and connects the Gakkentoshi Line at Kyobashi Station in Osaka and the...
  
  )

Hankyu Railway

• Umeda Station
  Umeda Station
  is a railway station located in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. It is the busiest station in Western Japan, serving 2,343,727 passengers daily in 2005.Umeda Station is served by the following railways:...
  
   (over 550,000 passengers a day) (Kyoto Line, Kobe Line
  Hankyu Kobe Line
  The of Hankyu Railway is one of the three major commuter heavy rail line in the Keihanshin conurbation of Japan. It links the urban centres of Osaka and Kobe by connecting the major stations of Umeda in Osaka and Sannomiya in Kobe....
  
  , Takarazuka Line)

Osaka Municipal Subway

• Umeda Station (Midosuji Line, M16)
• Nishi-Umeda Station
  Nishi-Umeda Station
  is the terminus of the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, close to Herbis OSAKA and Herbis ENT operated by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd...
  
   (Yotsubashi Line, Y11)
• Higashi-Umeda Station
  Higashi-Umeda Station
  is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is located along Whity Umeda.-Connecting lines from Higashi-Umeda:*Osaka Municipal Subway**Midōsuji Line...
  
   (Tanimachi Line, T20)

There are over 2.3 million passengers a day at these stations. They rank fourth busiest in Japan.

Establishments around Umeda

Umeda area is not only a business area but also an amusement area—there are many restaurants, live spots and amusement spots.

Osaka Station City

• South Gate Building
  • Daimaru
    Daimaru
    is a Japanese department stores chain, principally located in the Kansai region of Japan. The chain is operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing...
    
    
    • Pokémon Center Osaka
    • Tokyu Hands
      Tokyu Hands
      Note: Tokyu Department Store is a different department store run by the same company Tokyu Group.Tokyu Hands Inc., known as , is a Japanese department store. Tokyu Hands is part of the Tokyu Group, its first store opened in Shibuya, Tokyo in 1976...
      
      
    • Uniqlo
      UNIQLO
      is a Japanese casual wear designer, manufacturer and retailer.The company was originally a division of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.. On November 1, 2005, it was restructured as a separate wholly owned subsidiary called Uniqlo Co., Ltd. , which is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock...
      
      
  • Hotel Granvia Osaka
  • Umaimono Plaza
• North Gate Building
  • JR Osaka Isetan
    Isetan
    is a Japanese department store. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Isetan has branches throughout Japan and East Asia, including Bangkok, Jinan, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Singapore and Tianjin and formerly in Hong Kong, London and Vienna....
    
    -Mitsukoshi
    Mitsukoshi
    is an international department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Mitsukoshi Ltd. has amalgamated with Isetan Co.,Ltd ,and changed company name to Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd.- History :...
    
    
  • Lucua
  • Osaka Station JR Expressway Bus Terminal
  • Osaka Station City Cinema
  • Offices (ITOCHU
    ITOCHU
    , until 1992 "C. Itoh" in English, is a Japanese general trading concern based in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka and Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo. It has a common origin with Marubeni Corporation. Itochu is a Fortune 500 company.-History:...
    
    , etc.)
• ALBi
• Umesankoji

Diamond district

• Hanshin Department Store
  Hanshin Department Store
  is a Japanese department store chain owned by , a subsidiary of H2O Retailing Corporation.- Stores :Umeda Head Store*13-13, Umeda Itchome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan*Access*At Ebista Nishinomiya in 1-26, Tanakacho, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan...
  
  
• Osaka Marubiru
  • Osaka Daiichi Hotel
• Umeda DT Tower
• E-MA
  • Umeda Burg 7
• Shin-Hankyu Building
  • Shin-Hankyu Hachi-Bangai
• Osaka Ekimae Buildings
  • Osaka Central Post Office
• Hilton
  Hilton Hotels
  Hilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast...
  
   Osaka
  • The Hilton Plaza East
    • Junkudo Umeda
    • Chanel
      Chanel
      Chanel S.A. is a French fashion house founded by the couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, well established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods . She gained the name "Coco" while maintaining a career as a singer at a café in France...
      
      
    • Hermès
      Hermès
      Hermès International S.A., or simply Hermès is a French high fashion house established in 1837, today specializing in leather, lifestyle accessories, perfumery, luxury goods, and ready-to-wear...
      
      
• Osaka Daiichi Seimei Building
• Umeda Square Building

Hankyu Umeda East district

• Hankyu Umeda Station
  • Hankyu San-bangai
    • Books Kinokuniya
      Books Kinokuniya
      is a Japanese bookstore chain operated by , founded in 1927, with its first store located in Shinjuku, Tokyo.It means "Store of Kii Province". The company has its headquarters in Meguro, Tokyo.-History:...
      
      : Over 3,000 m²
• Hankyu Terminal Building
  • Hankyu 17 bangai
• Hankyu Grand Building
  • Hankyu 32 bangai
• Hankyu Department Store
  Hankyu Department Store
  is a Japanese department store chain owned by , a subsidiary of H2O Retailing Corporation.-Stores:*Umeda, Osaka - Main Store **Hankyu Department Store Ings Annex**Hankyu Men's*Kobe*Takarazuka*Kawanishi*Senri*Kitahanada, Sakai*Sanda...
  
  
• Osaka Fukoku Seimei Building
• Hotel New Hankyu Osaka
• Kitano Hankyu Building
  • Hotel New Hankyu Annex
  • DD House
• HEP Navio
  • Hankyu Men's
  • TOHO Cinemas Umeda (Theater 1-8)
• HEP Five
  HEP Five
  HEP Five is a major shopping mall and entertainment center in the Umeda commercial district of Kita-ku, Osaka.-Profile:HEP stands for "Hankyu Entertainment Park". The building is operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings's real estate investment trust subsidiary Hankyu REIT and co-owned by Hankyu REIT ...
  
  
• NU Chayamachi
• NU Chayamachi Plus
• Chayamachi Applause
  • Umeda Arts Theater
    Umeda Arts Theater
    is a Japanese theater located at Chayamachi Applause in Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, operated by Umeda Arts Theater Co., Ltd. It opened in 1992.-Access:*Hankyu Umeda Station - approx. 3 minutes from Chayamachiguchi Gate on foot...
    
    
  • Hotel Hankyu International
• Chaska Chayamachi
  • Maruzen & Junkudo Umeda
• Pias Tower
• Umeda Center Building
  • Daikin Industries
    Daikin Industries
    is a Japan-based multinational corporation present in Japan, China, Australia, India, Southeast Asia, Europe, and North America.The company was founded in 1924 by Akira Yamada in Osaka, Japan. Daikin has centrally been a chemical corporation, where its focus has been on air conditioning systems...
    
    , Ltd.
  • NTT Data Sekisui Systems Corporation
  • Animate
    Animate
    is the retailing arm of MOVIC and is the largest retailer of anime, games, and manga in Japan. The first and headquarters store of Animate opened in 1983 and is located in Ikebukuro, a district in Tokyo, Japan. Currently, there are 38 Animate stores in Japan, and two in Taipei, Taiwan...
    
     Umeda
• AIG Umeda Building
  • Hankyu Department Store Ings Annex
• Hankyu Hanshin Holdings
  Hankyu Hanshin Holdings
  is a stockholding company which owns Hankyu Corporation, Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. and affiliate companies.On October 1, 2006, Hankyu Holdings changed its name to the present corporate name following the merger with Hanshin Electric Railway...
  
  , Inc. & Hankyu Corporation
  Hankyu Railway
  is a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of major businesses operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. The railway's main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka...
  
  
• Mainichi Broadcasting System
  Mainichi Broadcasting System
  is a broadcasting station in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network , National Radio Network , Japan News Network and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. MBS is also one of the major stockholders of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc...
  
  , Inc.
• Umeda Loft
• Yanmar
  Yanmar
  is a Japanese diesel engine manufacturer with more than 90 years of history. The engines are used in a wide range of applications, including seagoing vessels, construction equipment, agricultural equipment and generator sets.-Company description:...
  
   Co., Ltd.
• EST
• Shin Umeda Shokudogai

North Umeda district, Shin Umeda City

• Yodobashi Umeda
  • Yodobashi Camera
    Yodobashi Camera
    Yodobashi Camera Co.,Ltd. is a chain store mainly selling electronic products. Currently, there are 21 stores in Japan. It also maintains two online stores in China; one with a limited selection of products from its Japanese online store through SBI VeriTrans that supports payments by UnionPay,...
    
    
  • Comme Ça Store
  • Fashion Zone
  • Restaurant Floor
• Shin Umeda City
  • Umeda Sky Building
  • the Westin Osaka

West Umeda district (Osaka Garden City, etc.)

• Herbis ENT
  • Bulgari
    Bulgari
    Bulgari is an Italian jeweler and luxury goods retailer which has been owned by the French firm LVMH since October 2011. The trademark is usually written "BVLGARI" in the classical Latin alphabet , and is derived from the surname of the company's Greek founder, Sotirio Voulgaris...
    
    , Gucci
    Gucci
    The House of Gucci, better known simply as Gucci , is an Italian fashion and leather goods label, part of the Gucci Group, which is owned by French company PPR...
    
    , Coach
    Coach (company)
    Coach, Inc. is an upscale American leather goods company known for ladies' and men's handbags, as well as items such as luggage, briefcases, wallets and other accessories . Coach also offers watches and footwear.- History :Coach was founded in 1941, in a loft in New York...
    
    , Louis Vuitton
    Louis Vuitton
    Louis Vuitton Malletier – commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV – is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes,...
    
    , Tiffany & Co.
    Tiffany & Co.
    Tiffany & Co. is an American jewelry and silverware company. As part of its branding, the company is strongly associated with its Tiffany Blue , which is a registered trademark.- History :...
    
    
  • Shiki Theatre Company
    Shiki Theatre Company
    is one of Japan's best-known and largest theatre companies. Shiki Theatre Company employs over 800 actors and staff, and stages about 2800 performances a year. Shiki Theatre Company operates nine theaters for their exclusive use. Originally, they staged classic plays by Jean Anouilh or Jean...
    
    
  • Billboard
    Billboard
    Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
    
    -Live Osaka
• Herbis Osaka
  • The Ritz Carlton Osaka
• The Hilton Plaza West
• The Mainichi Shimbun Building
  • The Mainichi Shimbun
    Mainichi Shimbun
    The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by .-History:The history of the Mainichi Shimbun begins with founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun was founded first, in 1872. The Mainichi claims that it is the oldest existing Japanese daily newspaper...
    
     Osaka Head Office
  • Sports Nippon
    Sports Nippon
    is the first-launched Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1948.It is an affiliate newspaper of Mainichi Shimbun.- External links :...
    
    
• Mainichi Intecio
• Daiwa House
  Daiwa House
  is Japans largest homebuilder, specializing in prefabricated houses. It was founded in 1955 in Osaka.- External links :*...
  
   Osaka Building (headquarters)
• Breezé Tower
  • Sankei Hall Breezé
• Gate Tower Building
  Gate Tower Building
  is a 16-story office building in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is notable because a highway passes through the building. It has been nicknamed "beehive" referring to its appearance as a "bustling place".-Overview:...
  
  , which features the Hanshin Expressway
  Hanshin Expressway
  The is a network of expressways surrounding Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, Japan. Operated by , it opened in 1962.Portions of the Hanshin Expressway collapsed during the Kobe earthquake on January 17, 1995. These sections were rebuilt by 1996...
  
  passing directly through the 5th-7th floors of the building

East of JR Osaka Station (Doyamacho, Komatsubaracho, Sonezaki Nichome and Taiyujicho)

• Hankyu Higashidori
• OS Rakutenchi Building
  • Toho Cinemas Umeda Annex (Theater 9, 10)
• Sonezaki Ohatsu Tenjin-dori
  • Ohatsu Tenjin
• Sonezaki Police Station
• Asahiya Shoten: Over 2,000 m²
• Umeda Piccadilly

Underground malls

• Whity Umeda
• Diamor Osaka: 42,977 m² but it is coupled on another mall, total area is over 80,000 m²

External links

• Osaka InfoGuide