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Illuminated Underground Malls

Christmas colors of Diamor & Hilton Plaza in East Umeda

Takako Sakamoto Dec 18, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>A display at Hankyu Department Store</p>

<p>Illumination at West Umeda Underground Mall</p>

<p>High-rise buildings viewed from the underground mall</p>

<p>The six-meter-high giant Christmas Tree standing at the gorgeous Galleria of Diamor</p>

<p>Diamor's bright Christmas with shining decorations</p>

<p>Giant Christmas Trees with draped curtains of soft lights</p>

<p>North-to-south concourse decorated with gold lights hanging from the ceiling along Hankyu Department Umeda Main Store</p>

<p>Walk along the newly-built East-to-west concourse of Hankyu Department Store  to East Umeda</p>

<p>It's crowded in front of Hankyu Department Store. Everywhere around here is shining with gorgeous illumination!</p>

Last weekend, on December 12th, I dropped by at Nikon Plaza inside Hilton West Plaza to get my camera fixed.

Since I had the camera in my hands, on my way back home I strolled around Umeda to take some photos. Fortunately, December is the season of illuminations, and I walked around the underground malls to find good objects. I passed couples or office workers who were heading home. Everybody was walking very fast, with different facial expressions. Seeing their busy faces and busy steps in malls illuminated for the Christmas and New Year, one of the busiest times of the year, made me feel very busy too!

Illumination at Osaka Station
1. Twilight Fantasy at Osaka St. City
2. Illuminated Underground Malls

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...