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Time Out Market Osaka Supervised by Global Media Time Out, to Open in Umekita 2nd for the First Time in Asia
May 19, 2022
TOKYO, Japan - May 19, 2022 - The joint venture of nine companies (“JV9”)*1 in charge of the Umekita 2nd Project (“the project”), led by MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD., announced that JV9 has decided to open the Time Out Market (“the restaurant,” the facility name under the project is “Time Out Market Osaka”), a large-scale food hall for culinary and cultural experiences supervised by the editors of Time Out, city guides published in major cities around the world, in the South Block commercial zone of the project.
In addition, Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp.*2 and TIME OUT MARKET LIMITED (“TOM,” headquarters: London, U.K.) have signed a management agreement upon the attraction of the restaurant.
This will be Time Out Market's first expansion into Asia.
*1: The Umekita development special purpose company (SPC) is an SPC in which Obayashi Corporation has invested.
*2: Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp. is a business agent of Hankyu Corporation, one of JV9.
■TOM
Founded in London, U.K. in 1968, TOM is one of the businesses of the Time Out Group, which operates media businesses in 333 cities, 59 countries, including the publication of Time Out, city guides that introduce what to experience (food, culture, entertainment, etc.) in each city.
■Time Out Market
Time Out Market is a food hall supervised by the editors of Time Out that offers an experience with the city's handpicked chefs, restaurants, and unique culture all under one roof. The restaurant quickly became the city's most popular location when it first opened at a market hall in the historic building in Lisbon in 2014, and its success has led to openings in five major North American cities in 2019, and in Dubai in 2021. In addition to the project, future openings are planned in Porto, Abu Dhabi, Prague, London, and other cities.
Time Out Market Osaka will offer the best of the Kansai region's food, drink, and culture, and will feature 15 carefully selected restaurants and two bars from the Kansai region in an approximately 3,000 square meter space.
The Umekita 2nd is characterized by open urban development centered on "Umekita Park (tentative name)," one of the world's largest urban parks directly connected to a large terminal station, and with the development of the "Umekita (Osaka) Underground Station," it will become a center of interaction for visitors from both inside and outside Japan. The opening of Time Out Market, which has a proven track record of success around the world, will make it possible to offer inbound and other visitors a gourmet experience of the Kansai region, while also providing workers and residents in the area and its vicinity with the experience of interacting with people from around the world through food.
Further details will be announced as soon as they are decided.
Project name | Umekita 2nd Project |
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Project location | Osaka Station Kita Ofuka West District in the area for the Land Readjustment Project |
Land area | Approx. 91,150 m2 (including the urban park) |
Park area | Approx. 45,000 m2 |
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South District rental building | North District rental building | South District subdivided building | North District subdivided building | |
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Site area | Approx. 25,260 m2 | Approx. 8,400 m2 | Approx. 5,170 m2 | Approx. 7,320 m2 |
Floor area | Approx. 314,250 m2 | Approx. 64,200 m2 | Approx. 93,000 m2 | Approx. 72,600 m2 |
Number of Floors | West Building 39 floors above ground, 3 basement floors East Building 28 floors above ground, 3 basement floors |
26 floors above ground, 3 basement floors |
51 floors above ground, 2 basement floors |
46 floors above ground |
Overall Design Supervision |
Nikken Sekkei Ltd. and Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc. | |||
Design | Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc. Nikken Sekkei Ltd. Obayashi Corporation Takenaka Corporation |
Nikken Sekkei Ltd. Takenaka Corporation |
Undecided | Takenaka Corporation Nikken Housing System Ltd |
Supervision | Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc. Nikken Sekkei Ltd. |
Nikken Sekkei Ltd. | Undecided | Undecided |
Construction | Umekita 2nd Project Joint Venture (Takenaka Corporation; Obayashi Corporation) |
* The contents of this release are subject to change based on future considerations or deliberations.
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