Crystal tower

Crystal tower is a building in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka. Crystal tower is situated nearby to the metro station Osaka Business Park Station, as well as near the power station 城見変電所.

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Type: Commercial building
Description: building in Chuo-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Crystal Tower (Osaka)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Osaka castle and Osaka-jō Hall.

Osaka castle

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The Osaka Castle area is in Osaka city. This area consisting of many buildings surrounded by water is home to Osaka-castle, Osaka-jo Hall, classical music halls, theaters where you can enjoy the performing arts, hotels, shopping and sports facilities.

Osaka-jō Hall

Theater building

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Osaka-jo Hall is a multi-purpose arena located in the Kyōbashi area of Osaka, Japan. The hall opened in 1983 and can seat up to 16,000 people. Built on a site area of 36,351 square meters, part of its form uses stone walls, modeled after those of Osaka Castle and it won the Osaka Urban Scenery Architects Prize Special Award in 1984. Osaka-jō Hall is situated 310 metres southeast of Crystal tower.

Osakajokitazume

Railway station

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Ōsakajō-kitazume Station is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company JR Tōzai Line in Amijimacho, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Osakajokitazume is situated 290 metres northwest of Crystal tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Joto-ku and Kita.

Joto-ku

Suburb

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Jōtō-ku is one of the 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. "Jōtō" literally means "east of the castle", referring to Osaka Castle. It was separated from Higashinari and Asahi in 1943, and eastern Jōtō became Tsurumi in 1974.

Kita

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The Kita is the newest centre of Osaka city. The area around Umeda station, where major terminals for the Osaka subway, Japan Rail, Hankyu and Hanshin railways can be found, it boasts department stores, buildings full of fashionable shops and various attractions.