Umeda Sky Building 梅田スカイビル
Visiting Umeda Sky Building today
- What it is: Twin 40-storey towers completed in 1993 to a design by Hiroshi Hara, joined at the top by the Kuchu Teien (Floating Garden) observatory, 173 metres above ground.
- Getting there: It is about 7 minutes' walk from JR Osaka Station (Central North Exit), or about 9 minutes from Hankyu Osaka-Umeda or Osaka Metro Umeda Station.
- Hours: The observatory opens 9:30-22:30 every day, with last entry at 22:00.
- Admission: ¥2,000 for adults and ¥500 for children aged 4 to elementary school. Under-4s go free, and advance web tickets are sold.
Best timeGood any time of year
Checked against: Umeda Sky Building (Osaka Info) · A Guide to Umeda Sky Building (Enjoy Osaka Kyoto Kobe) · Umeda Sky Building (Wikipedia). Check opening times and prices before you go.
Umeda Sky Building on Shibuya246
Photos and stories from our visits, as they were written at the time.
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Osaka's Umeda Sky Building
The Umeda Sky Building is one of the well known landmarks on Osaka's city skyline. The building was designed by the same architect that designed the new Kyoto Station building and also Sapporo Dome. The main feature of Umeda Sky Building is its rooftop observatory known as the "The Floating Garden Observatory".