Umeda is the heart and soul of Osaka, the city’s business, shopping, culinary and transportation hub, where millions of people go to work and play every day. And right in the middle of it all lies Grand Green Osaka, a former cargo yard transformed into a multipurpose development incorporating art, culture and leisure into everyday city life.
Opened in stages from September 2024 onward, the glistening complex adjacent to JR Osaka Station offers an engaging and sustainable vision of Osaka’s future across the 11-acre Umekita Park. The area features three luxury hotels, dozens of shops and restaurants and some spectacular architecture.
Highlights include creative hub VS., a symbol of the cultural kaleidoscope that is Osaka; Umekita Onsen Ren, a spa facility complete with hot-spring baths, saunas, and an infinity pool overlooking Umekita Park; and Rohto Heart Square Umekita, a home for events ranging from concerts to conferences and caressed by a massive undulating steel roof designed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of the Pritzker-winning architectural unit SANAA.
Last but certainly not least, Grand Green is also home to Asia’s first Time Out Market, the food and cultural market that brings the best of the city together under one roof.