Namba Parks was conceived as a large park, a natural
intervention in Osaka's dense urban condition. Alongside a 30-story tower, the
project features a lifestyle commercial center crowned with a rooftop park that
crosses multiple blocks while gradually ascending eight levels.
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In addition to providing a highly visible green component in
a city where nature is sparse, the sloping park connects to the street, making
it easy for passers-by to enter its groves of trees, clusters of rocks, cliffs,
lawn, streams, waterfalls, ponds and outdoor terraces.
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Beneath the park, a canyon carves a path through specialty
retail, entertainment and dining venues. There is a carnival mall on the 1st
floor. For shopping, various shops are available on 2nd to 5th floor. Casual
restaurants are located on 6th floor while fine-dining restaurants are on the
7th and 8th floor.
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A small shrine tucked in behind some tall buildings that is
well looked after and has interesting features that make it stand out from out
of its kind.
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Google maps says it the Hirota Shrine but the pictures are
all wrong. So it is a medium size Shinto Shrine. This is the biggest shrine in
the area and is well maintained and seems to get a fair amount of foot traffic and
has nice metal and stone work.
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Meant to ward off evil spirits, komainu statues are almost
identical, but one has the mouth open, the other closed. This pattern is
however Buddhist in origi and has a symbolic meaning. The open mouth is
pronouncing the first letter of the Sanskrit alphabet, which is pronounced
"a", while the closed one is uttering the last letter, which is
pronounced "um", to represent the beginning and the end of all things
Together they form the sound Aum, a syllable sacred in several religions like
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
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