A vast "green" is born on the north side of JR Osaka Station. On December 12, a group of companies such as Mitsubishi Estate and others decided as a company in the second term area of ​​"Umekita" which is undergoing redevelopment, announced plans. The building surrounding the urban park in the center takes plenty of planting and plants, and the green area occupies 8 hectares of the development area of ​​17 hectares.

Umekita is a project to redevelop the site of the former Umeda Freight Station by the Urban Renaissance Organization (UR) of the landowner in 2 stages. In the first term completed in 2013, we built a large compound complex "Grande Front Osaka".

In the second term aiming for the completion of 24 years, we set up a green city park so as to sandwich the road penetrating the site east-west. Keep cafes and shops along the road. On the outside of the park, build a building such as a hotel, an office, a sale property.

We also aim to create a base for "Innovation (technology innovation)" that creates new industries and companies develop products.

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Data collection and art experience facilities at the park too

Business union in the second term area of ​​"Umekita" in the redevelopment district on the north side of JR Osaka Station was decided as a corporate coalition formed by a total of nine companies including Mitsubishi Estate and Orixx Real Estate. For the prime location of central Osaka, we aim for a new city face with keywords "green" and "innovation (technological innovation)".

Hankyu Railway Company, Sekisui House, Takenaka Corporation, KEPCO Real Estate Development, etc. were named for the businesses decided on the 12th. Many are overlapped with developers in the first-quarter area that built the complex "Grande Front Osaka".

According to the initiative launched by business operators, Umekito said it will tackle advanced technological innovation in 12 areas, such as drug discovery, healthcare and robotics. For this reason, not only offices, but also green spaces, small centers used by companies etc. are scattered, and bases for product development are attracted.

The aim is to encourage residents and visitors to the park to participate in product development and research data collection.

For example, it is supposed that people who run in the green area use prototype sports equipment and make it useful for the next development. Researchers in medical and engineering says that there is an idea to utilize the park as a place to collect biological data to study brain functions.

In addition, digital art is body ...