Umeda, North District, Osaka City, is the local economic center. Osaka Station is located here. Around the station, the skyscrapers that were redeveloped by department stores and fiber wholesale streets are a gathering place for companies, banks, restaurants and more. Relating to the "south" centered on Namba and Shinsaibashi, Umeda is known as the "north", and the flow of people continues throughout the day, becoming a large commercial area.