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Osaka Umeda Sky Building

The perfect skyline view

Ben Thomas Jan 08, 2015 - 1 min read

<p>Even though it's not the tallest building, everything from below still seems small</p>

<p>The view from below the Umeda Sky Building, Kita-ku, Osaka</p>

<p>A scale model of the Sky Building and it's surroundings</p>

<p>When you arrive at the top and go clockwise, you are greeted with this</p>

<p>Koinobori in between the Sky Building celebrating Children's Day</p>

<p>The fantastic view from the rooftop observatory</p>

After arriving in Osaka I did some sightseeing. This was my first day in Japan on my own, without any friends or anyone guiding me. It was such a beautiful day I decided it was the perfect time to visit the Umeda Sky Building. It was on my personal to do list before leaving Osaka and heading to Tokyo in a few days. The building offers an excellent view of the city, with the garden at night a nice highlight.

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Ben Thomas @ben.thomas

To give you a quick resume of my background; I completed a BA (Hons) degree course in Media Production at the University of Glamorgan, at the Atrium campus in Cardiff, where I gained an Upper Second Class Degree [2.1]. As part of my course I studied Film and Video, Radio Production and Creativ...