Arguably Osaka’s most iconic piece of architecture, Umeda Sky Building is celebrating the festive season with one of the city’s tallest Christmas trees. Standing at 25 metres, this isn’t your typical fir; it’s a high-tech creation equipped with LED mapping technology. Covered in 130,000 LEDs, it can change colours and display vivid scenes set to music – think of it as a storytelling musical tree.
Located at Wonder Square, the public plaza at the base of Umeda Sky Building, the tree will be unveiled with a lighting ceremony at 5.30pm on Friday November 14 and Saturday November 15. Once lit, it will host three themed shows throughout the festive period. Each runs for around six minutes and is repeated several times every evening between 6pm and 9.30pm.
From November 14–21, the lights are choreographed to the song ‘Silent’ by Japanese pop group Sekai no Owari, followed by rock trio Back Number’s ‘Christmas Song’ from November 22–30.
The final show, titled ‘The Circus of Light: A Fantasy Circus Sparkling in the Night Sky’, is sure to get you in the mood for Christmas. Running from December 1–25, the tree becomes the canvas for a whimsical, circus-inspired projection featuring clowns and animals every 30 minutes between 5pm and 9.30pm.
