TOKYO, Japan (June 14, 2022) GGN’s design for an urban park in Osaka, Japan is now under construction. The park is part of the joint venture of nine companies (“JV9”)*1, led by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., serving as the developers for the “Umekita 2nd Project,” along with the government agencies of the Osaka Prefecture, the City of Osaka, and Urban Renaissance Agency (“UR”). This group has announced that the urban park is tentatively named “Umekita Park” and it will be constructed in full scale collaboration between private and public sectors.

This 11-acre park is located in front of JR Osaka Station, the largest terminal station in western Japan, making it one of the world’s largest urban parks directly connected to a major rail terminal. The park will be seamlessly integrated with the project’s private-sector mixed-use development consisting of offices, commercial and incubation facilities, a convention center, hotels, residential units for sale, etc. In order to contribute to SDGs, United Nations Sustainable Development goals, the park, as well as the project as a whole, is proactively introducing leading CO2 reduction technologies. Additionally, the park will serve to strengthen the resilience of the surrounding areas by functioning as a safety evacuation area in the event of a large-scale disaster. Thus, Umekita Park will contribute to realizing a sustainable society.

Going forward, JV9 will advance the project with the aim of building new urban public spaces and a sustainable ecosystem under the plan concept of creating “Osaka MIDORI* LIFE” that realizes healthy and quality lifestyles through improvement in the quality of life of citizens and visitors, as well as the innovation by companies and research institutes. The park is scheduled to substantially completed be the summer of 2024, prior to the “Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan.” The full opening will be in spring 2027.