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NIPPONIA No.23 December 15, 2002
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Special Feature*
The Umeda district in central Osaka has many office buildings and stores. The streets and sidewalks are crowded with people and cars every day, and well into the evening. (Photo: Sugawara Chiyoshi)
Under the Ground —
Another View of Japan
There is a lot going on under the ground in Japan. The country has a large population, and not much land is available, so subterranean space has been used in many ways since the 1970s. Now, subway ridership is up to 10 million a day, underground streets have many shops, subterranean cables and pipes carry telecommunication signals and energy.... This issue, our feature articles go underground to give an "in-depth" view of Japan.
Whity Umeda, an underground shopping plaza in Umeda, is as crowded as the streets above. It has plenty of shops, restaurants and pubs. (Photo: Sugawara Chiyoshi)
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