OSAKA | again! Nakanoshima Island on the river

crossword · #1 Posted **Apr 29, 2008, 7:17 AM**

It's a national holiday on April 29th here in Japan. Nice weather, sunny day!
I strolled about through Osaka, Umeda down to Nakanoshima Island on the river.
My new Canon degital camera is so helpful in taking pictures.
So many pictures indeed!

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Nishi Umeda　西梅田
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Hilton Osaka and Hilton Plaza West　ヒルトン大阪とヒルトンプラザウエスト
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Sony Style shop and Herbis Plaza Ent (150m)ハービスエント
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Osaka Garden City　大阪ガーデンシティ

Osaka Modo Gakuen (100m)　大阪モード学園

http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?hl=ja&...02409&t=k&z=19

Umeda Sky Building (173m)　梅田スカイビル
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Hotel Monterey Osaka　ホテルモントレ大阪

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The Ritz-Carlton Osaka (190m)　リッツカールトン大阪

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The Tower Osaka (177m)　ザ・タワー大阪

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ABC Asahi Broadcasting Corporation　ABC朝日放送

The Tower Osaka

Nakanoshima Island (right)　中之島

http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?hl=ja&...,0.009634&z=17

Hanshin Express Highway　阪神高速

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Dojima River Forum　堂島リバーフォーラム

Rihga Royal Hotel (107m), where I workd for three years in the past!
リーガロイヤルホテル

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Grand Cube Osaka (104m)　グランキューブ大阪

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Sumitomo Hospital　住友病院

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Nakanoshima Center Building (130m)　中之島センタービル

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Buildings on Nakanoshima Island

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Kansai Electric Power Building (195m)　新関西電力ビル

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The National Museum of Art, Osaka

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Osaka Science Museum

Nakanoshima Mitsui Building (140m)　中之島三井ビル

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APA Hotel　APAホテル

Daido Seimei Building　大同生命ビル

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Nakanoshima Central Tower (142m)

Yotsubashi Street　四ツ橋筋

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Asahi Shimbun Newspaper (in 2015, 200m)　朝日新聞ビル

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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation　三井住友銀行

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The Bank of Japan　日本銀行

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Osaka City Hall　大阪市役所

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Mido-suji main street　御堂筋

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中央公会堂

日本銀行

大江橋

御堂筋

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フェニックスタワー（145ｍ）

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ブリーゼタワー（旧サンケイビル）（170ｍ）とリッツカールトン大阪（190ｍ）

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大阪駅前ビル

mello · #2 Posted **Apr 29, 2008, 3:43 PM**

I like the dudes jetskiing on the river. I enjoyed this thread and the other Osaka pics. This thread makes me wish I had gone to Japan instead of Korea to teach English. I heard the women there are a lot more fun.

KillerIman · #3 Posted **Apr 29, 2008, 6:23 PM**

nice pics! i love the river running through the downtown & the city layout.

Shawn · #4 Posted **Apr 30, 2008, 2:27 AM**

Wow, the Umeda skyline has really filled out since the last time I was down in Osaka. I love the new towers going up in Kansai - they're more adventurous and a little less conservative than all of Tokyo's new boxes.

wisla_krakow · #5 Posted **Apr 30, 2008, 3:07 AM**

damn, i loved the photos from your old camera. gave it such a sweet feel.

giallo · #6 Posted **Apr 30, 2008, 4:41 AM**

Yes please!
Great snaps, bro!

Bergenser · #7 Posted **Apr 30, 2008, 9:03 AM**

Good shot's. I love the japanese city threads on this forum.

Grumpy · #8 Posted **Apr 30, 2008, 3:22 PM**

Yes sir , I like Osaka !

crossword · #9 Posted **May 10, 2008, 11:31 AM**

I added some satellite google links to each picture. Feel free to click it and see the view from above!

Grumpy · #10 Posted **May 16, 2008, 1:33 PM**

2 pano's found on Flickr:

FREKI · #11 Posted **May 16, 2008, 5:56 PM**

Wonderful - I love that city!

LouisianaRush · #12 Posted **May 17, 2008, 6:29 PM**

Wow. Great shots. Osaka is so clean.

crossword · #13 Posted **Jun 1, 2008, 11:16 AM**

I add more pictures!
Odona Yodobayashi on Midosuji Street, opening on May 30, is a new stylish building.

Umeshin junction

Midosuji Street

Osaka City Hall

Bank of Japan, Osaka branch

Midosuji Street, 6-traffic lane, one way 4027m road down to Namba.
In Autumn the street will be changed into yellow color!

Odona Yodoyabashi,
connecting subway Yodobayashi station, 1 minute from Keihan Yodobayashi,
6 minutes from subway Higobashi and 8 minutes from subway Kitahama.

(source) Nikkei trendy Net
http://trendy.nikkeibp.co.jp/article...0/1013730/?P=1

Osaka map in 1863!

crossword · #14 Posted **Dec 7, 2008, 8:24 AM**

New Nakanoshima Line opened on October 19, 2008 !!
one day on Saturday morning

http://nakanoshima-line.jp/

http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?hl=ja&...36778&t=k&z=15

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18. Watanabebashi station

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pablosan · #15 Posted **Dec 8, 2008, 5:35 PM**

Great to see some Osaka love. Thanks.

Austinlee · #16 Posted **Dec 8, 2008, 8:14 PM**

One of the worlds greatest cities! Some of these photos look like they were taken in the future. The Osaka Cube is crazy. It looks so cool right next to that bridge too.

crossword · #17 Posted **Dec 18, 2008, 1:24 PM**

Osaka Hikari (Light) - Renaissance 2008 has just started around Nakanoshima Island.
A lot of events are held during this month.
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ady26 · #18 Posted **Dec 18, 2008, 3:52 PM**

Japan is great

quashlo · #19 Posted **Dec 18, 2008, 3:54 PM**

Wonderful pictures.

Keihan is looking good!

crossword · #20 Posted **Dec 21, 2008, 11:26 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by quashlo

Wonderful pictures.

Keihan is looking good!

I agree with you.
Keihan has changed its image of train stations and trains.

http://nakanoshima-line.jp/part/railcar/