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Osaka Business Park
Preserved in the archive in 2009. Historical article; travel and business details may have changed.
Osaka Business Park is a district of Osaka located close to Osaka Castle with many skyscrapers. Osaka Business Park (normally referred to as OBP by the locals) is a business district covering 26 hectares on the site of the former Osaka Ordnance Works. Osaka Business Park is located in Shiromi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. This is directly North East of Osaka Castle. Osaka Business Park is serviced by the Osaka Subway (Osaka Business Park Station) and the JR Kyobashi Station. While first proposed by in 1964, Osaka Business Park did not really start until 1984 with the official reassignment of the land. Construction work began shortly after with the first buildings being completed in 1986. Today, the Osaka Business Park (OBP) is one of Osaka’s primary skyscraper clusters, creating a stunning backdrop to the nearby landmark Osaka Castle. Osaka Business Park Buildings TWIN 21 MID Tower TWIN 21 National Tower Fujitsu Kansai System Laboratory Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (ytv) (Head Office) Hotel New Otani Osaka Sumitomo Life Insurance Company (Head Office) Matsushita IMP Building Crystal Tower Castle Tower Building Theater BRAVA! KDDI Osaka Building Osaka Tokio-Kaijyo Building Osaka Business Park |