The , or , is the second tallest building in

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

, and the third-tallest building in Japan. The former name is , or until June, 2010. It is located in Nanko Cosmo Square near the Osaka harbor, Suminoe-ku,

, and is the same height as the Rinku Gate Tower Building in

Rinku Town is a commercial development in Izumisano, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Kansai International Airport. It was constructed in the early 1990s on reclaimed land, and opened in September 1995. Rinku Town is accessible from Osaka by the Nankai Main Line an ...

. The 52 story building rises and is topped by a

skylobby A sky lobby is an intermediate interchange floor in a skyscraper where people can change from an express elevator that stops only at the sky lobby to a local elevator that stops at a subset of higher floors. When designing supertall buildings ...

. It contains three basement floors, a

museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...

, restaurants,

observation deck An observation deck, observation platform, or viewing platform is an elevated sightseeing platform usually situated upon a tall architectural structure, such as a skyscraper or observation tower. Observation decks are sometimes enclos ...

office An office is a space where an organization's employees perform administrative work in order to support and realize objects and goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific du ...

space and a

conference room A conference hall, conference room, or meeting room is a room provided for singular events such as business conferences and meetings. Room It is commonly found at large hotels and convention centers though many other establishments, including even ...

. The observation deck is in an inverted pyramid at the top of the structure. A transparent elevator can take passengers from ground level to the top in just 80 seconds. The building houses trade offices for companies around the world and the working office for the governor of Osaka Prefecture. It was built in 1995.

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COSMO TOWER
official site.
IBPC Osaka
Tourist attractions in Osaka Skyscrapers in Osaka

Government buildings completed in 1995 Skyscraper office buildings in Japan 1995 establishments in Japan {{Japan-struct-stub

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