Sakishima

Sakishima also know as Nanko or Sakishima Island is part of the Osaka Bay Area. Sakishima features the Osaka Maritime Museum, WTC Cosmo Tower and the Asia Pacific Trade Centre. **Osaka Maritime Museum**Osaka Maritime Museum is distinctive and award winning building housing a collection which shows Osaka’s strong connection with the sea and maritime activities. Osaka Maritime Museum WTC (World Trade Center) Cosmo Tower WTC Cosmo Tower is a trade information center linked with 282 cities around the globe. With 3 stories underground and 55 stories above ground, the WTC Cosmo Tower has a height of 256 meters, which is the highest tower in western Japan. You can take a nonstop see-through elevator to the observatory on the top of the tower in just 80 seconds. On the top floor, you will have a breathtaking 360-degree panoramic view, all the way out to the faraway Kansai International Airport, Awaji Island and Mt Rokko. After the beautiful sunset, you can enjoy the night view with the millions of lights of the town, the lights of ships floating offshore and an illuminated view of the ATC. Address: 1-14-16 Nanko-kita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka-shi Access: 3 min walk from Trade Center Mae Station (Newtram Nanko Port Town Line) Opening hours: 11am – 10pm, 7 days a week **ATC (Asia-Pacific Trade Center)**ATC is a world-class international trade complex filled with shops and extensive business information. In ATC, there are two big facilities. One is called O’s and the other is called ITM (International Trade Mart). The O’s building offers gourmet restaurants, international gift shopping and amusement facilities. ITM houses the outlet store MARE and the international trade market, which deals in both domestic and international goods. It also houses special event and exhibit spaces. Address: 2-1-10 Nanko-kita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka-shi Access: 1 min walk from Trade Center Mae Station (Newtram Nanko Port Town Line) Opening hours: 11am – 10pm, 7 days a week |