A shopping complex built on the site of the old Osaka Baseball Stadium, with the unusual design feature of a stepped rooftop park — a terraced garden rising eight storeys from street level, with trees, water features, and plantings cascading down the building's facade. The garden is accessible for free and provides a curious green island in the middle of the Namba entertainment district.
The commercial complex below contains shops, restaurants, and a cinema. The rooftop park is the real draw: a popular lunchtime retreat and a pleasant place to eat takeaway from one of the restaurants below. The waterfall feature and the changing seasonal plantings make it feel surprisingly natural for a building in the middle of a city. Best visited on a clear day when the surrounding city provides a stark contrast to the garden.