Umeda
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| 梅田 | |
The Umeda skyline
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| Coordinates: 34°42′0″N 135°29′49.2″E / 34.70000°N 135.497000°ECoordinates: 34°42′0″N 135°29′49.2″E / 34.70000°N 135.497000°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Prefecture | Osaka Prefecture |
| City | Osaka |
| Ward | Kita-ku |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
Umeda (梅田) is a major commercial and business district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, and the city's main northern railway terminus (Ōsaka Station, Umeda Station).
The area is notable for its comparatively high concentration of tall buildings, of which those in Nishi-Umeda, Dojima and Nakanoshima form a prominent skyscraper district. Four of the city's largest department stores (Hanshin, Hankyu, Daimaru, and Isetan) are located here, as well as popular shopping and tourist areas such as HEP Five, Osaka Grand Front, and Umeda Sky Building.
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 changed, although most people seem to believe that the old characters merely carried a negative connotation.
There are over 2.3 million passengers a day at these stations. They rank fourth busiest in Japan.
Aside from being a major business district in Osaka, Umeda offers a large selection of shopping, entertainment, and nightlife venues.
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