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Osaka is the epitome of business-savvy Japan. It is a high-tech metropolis which lives by the 'work hard, shop hard' philosophy. Feel the pulse of modern-day Japan and the full force of Japanese shopping culture at Osaka. The city has two main centres. Namba (or Minami) in the south is devoted to entertainment and spending sprees, with trendy gear at Amerikamura (American Village), the latest cut-price electronics at Den-Den Town and everything under the sun at the Shinsaibashi Shopping Arcade. Hankyu Entertainment Park, Osaka is one such shopping center. About Hankyu Entertainment Park, Osaka The Hankyu Entertainment Park, Osaka consists of the HEP FIVE and HEP NAVIO buildings which include: - Shopping
- Cinemas
- Restaurants
- An entertainment arcade
- Giant Ferris wheel converges
The former Hankyu FIVE is located centering on Umeda, the northern entrance to Osaka, has been renewed as HEP FIVE- a commercial facility integrating a next-generation, city-center theme park. The former Hankyu Five opened for business in 1971. It was loved for many years by younger generations. This site, together with the former Hankyu Five, was used to expand the scale. It was further renewed as HEP NAVIO with the adjoining former Navio Hankyu. HEP is an abbreviation for Hankyu Entertainment Park. The Building of Hankyu Entertainment Park, Osaka Hankyu Entertainment Park, Osaka contains fashion and accessory stores from the 1st floor basement to the 6th floor, eating and drinking establishments on the 7th and part of the 5th and 6th floors, and amusement facilities on the 2nd floor basement and the 8th and 9th floors. The bright lights of Hankyu Entertainment Park, Osaka imparts a fresh, sharp feel. Hankyu Entertainment Park, Osaka is symbolic to the modern edges and contemporary architecture. It is home to over 280 stores. Hankyu Entertainment Park, Osaka includes Western brand-name outlets as well as unique and trendy shops. The biggest feature of Hankyu Entertainment Park, Osaka is the huge Ferris wheel with a diameter of 75 meters and painted red. The multi facility commercial building HEP FIVE , featuring a huge Ferris wheel has been installed so that it intrudes into the top of the building, below which is a 6-level atrium. There is an entry station on the 7th floor of Hankyu Entertainment Park, Osaka which, along with the gondolas, goes through a hole in the ceiling to reach a height of 106 meters above ground. It offers a panoramic view of the Osaka city. At night the Ferris wheel is lit up by computer-controlled floodlighting projectors, making it the symbol of the facility. It is the first integrated Ferris wheel in Japan where the bottom of the rotating axle is contained with the building of Hankyu Entertainment Park, Osaka . The large-scale Ferris wheel installed on the top of a high-rise building of Hankyu Entertainment Park, Osaka , set the trend. It was done to ensure the required levels of safety in design and construction, sophisticated state-of-the-art technology, such as vibration control devices. This bright-red Ferris wheel also symbolizes the energy of the city. This Ferris wheel , which has been so popular that people have queued up to ride it since its opening, looks set to become one of Osaka's new landmarks. To add to the convenience, Osaka Station is just minutes away from Hankyu Entertainment Park, Osaka , making the complex very convenient.
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