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Takenaka Corporation (株式会社竹中工務店, Kabushiki-gaisha Takenaka Kōmuten) is one of five major general contractors in Japan. Takenaka provides architectural, engineering, and construction services and has its headquarters located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. [1]
Overall, of the 25 tallest buildings in Japan, 4 are in Osaka Prefecture. [2] Osaka has been the site of many skyscraper construction projects in recent years. Since 2010, 12 buildings rising higher than 150 metres (490 ft) have been completed. As of June 2015, three such buildings are under construction in the prefecture.
Over the centuries, Kongō Gumi participated in the construction of many famous buildings, including the 16th century Osaka Castle. [8] Kongō Gumi was one of the first construction companies in Japan to use concrete with wood to build temples after the Meiji Restoration. They also pioneered the use of computer-aided design (CAD) for temple design.
A construction site in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. The construction industry of Japan is a large component of the Japanese economy in terms of economic output and employment. Its history is one that mirrors closely the overall economic path of the country, from establishment of the capital during the feudal era, through economic modernization and imperial rule, and until today with the recovery and ...
Overall, of the 25 tallest buildings in Japan, 4 are in Osaka Prefecture. [2] Osaka has been the site of many skyscraper construction projects in recent years. Since 2010, 23 buildings rising higher than 150 metres (490 ft) have been completed. The majority of skyscrapers in Osaka are located in the ward of Kita.
Osaka Obayashi Building, registered headquarters of Obayashi Corp. in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. Obayashi Corporation (株式会社大林組, Kabushiki-gaisha Ōbayashi Gumi) is one of five major Japanese construction companies along with Shimizu Corporation, Takenaka Corporation, Kajima Corporation, and Taisei Corporation.
The area contains some of the largest skyscrapers in Osaka, department stores and recognizable buildings. The Osaka Maru Building has become a symbol of Umeda, due to its early construction [20] and unique cylindrical shape. Osaka Umeda Twin Towers South; Hanshin Department Store; Hilton Plaza Osaka; Osaka Maru Building; Osaka Station 1st Building
The Umeda Sky Building (梅田スカイビル, Umeda Sukai Biru) is a two-tower mixed-use skyscraper in Osaka, Japan.Located on the outskirts of the Umeda business district in Kita-ku, Osaka, the Umeda Sky Building consists of two 40-story towers interconnected at their two uppermost stories via glass bridges with escalators and elevators that cross an open atrium space. [2]