As of the beginning of October 2019, the operators of the Hankyū and Hanshin railways that link up the Kansai area will rename Umeda Station “Osaka-Umeda Station.” As any local knows ...

The Umeda Sky Building, an architectural symbol of Osaka completed in 1993, consists of two 40-story skyscrapers bridged at their upper reaches by a structure known as the Floating Garden Observatory.

There’s a lot to love about this one. The Kita area in Osaka (some also refer to it as Umeda) is a great place to stay if you ...