What you can eat in Osaka, Japan - Floating Garden in Umeda Sky Building

We have just been to the Umeda Sky Building in Osaka which is 173m high and was completed in 1993. It is described as "a pair of skyscrapers connected in mid-air built in an unusual architectural form not often encountered anywhere in the world." It is earthquake-proof with disaster protection.

The two 40-story skyscrapers are connected at their top floors with a huge atrium that extends about 150 meters and Sky Walk at the very top where visitors can feel the fresh air and enjoy 360-degree panoramic views of Osaka city. The idea of the building is that it is covered with the half-mirror glass that reflects the sky so that it seems to become 'one with the firmament' (according to their website information and not my own word obviously!), giving the appearance as if the garden is alone and floating there in the blue sky.

Architectural model of the building and its surrounding area

Looking up to the floating garden

You use this escalator to get to the floating garden and to the Sky Walk.

There is a small snack bar in the observation deck. We bought an ice cream corn, hot dogs and ice coffee float and consumed these whilst looking out the city of Osaka.

 The views from the top are interesting.

And it was rather apt to have an ice coffee float up in the floating garden and chill.  You also get a free wifi and catch up with your friends whilst having some snack up there.

Floating coffee float....

That's all forks!