Thriving and friendly community development
Initiative guidelines
We will maximize Namba's potential to create a sustainable bustle and promote area development. Furthermore, by enhancing the business environment, we will create a better environment for visitors and workers. We will also expand these efforts to key areas along the line, promoting the creation of attractive towns.
Realizing Greater Namba Vision
Specific Initiatives:The birth of Namba Hiroba people-centered space that will change the face of Osaka
Specific Initiatives:
The birth of Namba Hiroba: A people-centered space that will change the face of Osaka
On November 23, 2023, after two social experiments, Namba Hiroba was born, a collaboration between the government and private sector to reorganize the taxi pool in the area north of Nankai Namba Station into a pedestrian space. Currently, with the aim of sustainably managing the plaza, Namba Hiroba Management Corporation Establishment Preparatory Committee, comprised of five organizations—our company, the Ebisubashisuji Shopping Street Promotion Association, Nansan Street Shopping Association, Takashimaya Co., Ltd., and Marui Co., Ltd.—has signed an agreement with Osaka City and is conducting the third social experiment. Since its opening, Namba Hiroba has become a popular meeting and resting spot for visitors, prolonging their stay and boosting consumer activity. Furthermore, the improved pedestrian environment has led to increased access to shopping districts and other areas, contributing to the revitalization of the local economy.
Specific initiatives: Promoting two-way travel between Shinʼimamiya-Shinsekai area and the area around Namba Station
Specific Initiatives:
Promoting two-way travel between Shinʼimamiya Imamiya/Shinsekai area and the area around Namba Station
In December 2024, Tsutenkaku Kanko Co., Ltd. became a part of our group, further encouraging two-way circulation between the Shinʼimamiya /Shinsekai area and the Namba Station area. In FY2025, we installed signs along the route from the Shinʼimamiya station to Tsutenkaku Tower to create an environment that supports smooth movement for customers. We also worked on fostering products at advance-purchase passenger ticket to increase synergy effects between areas. As for the future, we will work to further improve circulation and promote property acquisition and development on the hardware side and community development in the Greater Namba area as the software side, based on co-creation and collaboration with local stakeholders.
Expansion of urban functions, including offices and shopping mall facilities
Specific initiatives:Opening of the complex building "ANA Sky Connect Namba"
Specific Initiatives:
Opening of the complex building "ANA Sky Connect Namba"
ANA Sky Connect Namba is an office building that aims to contribute to the creation of a lively town in collaboration with ANA Facilities Co., Ltd. ANA will continue to work with ANA Facilities Co., Ltd. to attract new visitors to the town of Namba, with features such as a shared office with an interior reminiscent of an airport lounge and runway, and a lounge equipped with a full-scale Boeing 737MAX simulator operated by Two Eight Left Co., Ltd., where visitors can refresh themselves during sightseeing.
Full-scale simulator of the "Boeing 737MAX"
Regional revitalization in areas along areas along our railway lines
Specific initiatives:Creating a town where raising children is fun
Specific Initiatives
Creating a city where raising children is fun
We are collaborating with local governments and businesses along the line that have agreed to "provide a wide range of opportunities to nurture the seeds of curiosity in children and co-create a town where raising children is fun," and in fiscal 2025 we held a total of approximately 40 experiential events in various locations along the line.
