Highway through a Building Story ★ ONLY in JAPAN
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Published 2017-03-12
It literally does, and there is a story behind it.
In this episode, John not only goes inside to see where the elevator takes him, he also drives through it -- in a Lotus Seven. We'll also go up the Umeda Sky Building and catch some fantastic angles of the city, skyline and Gate Tower Building.
THE STORY:
Here it is from the building owner.
It’s basically a land rights dispute with a sort of happy ending.
The property was owned by a business (coal and wood company) since the early Meiji era but when business declined, so did the buildings in the 1970s. The area was approved to be redeveloped in 1983 but the property holder refused to give up the land, even though new building permits had been refused to him. The highway corporation and the property owner negotiated for 5 years and what you see today is their compromise. Highways usually buy the land they’re on but a new law in 1989 allowed the possibility of having two owners on the same spot, really meant for highways to go underground but hey – let’s get creative.
The highway is the legal tenant of floors 5 through 7.
The current building tenant on the other floors is TKP.
WHERE IS THE BUILDING WITH THE HIGHWAY THROUGH IT?
Google map: goo.gl/maps/qGbpaZ1Ktw12?entry=yt
Closest Station: JR Fukushima Station
It's one stop away from JR Osaka Station on the Loop Line.
Special thank you to TKP and the building owners for allowing me to film inside the building.
URL: www.kashikaigishitsu.net/facilitys/gc-osaka-umeda/…
Thank you to Yasui-san from F-1 BIN Co. for driving John Daub through the building in his LOTUS SEVEN (1996)
URL: www.f-1bin.co.jp/
Umeda Sky Building: www.osaka-info.jp/en/facilities/cat10/post_294.htm…
Important Note:
This video and the images were taken by John Daub on location and with permission from the tenants. Use of the video is not permitted without consent of creator. For use of this video or clips, please contact the ONLY in JAPAN YouTube channel.
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All Comments (21)
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The name of this channel is ONLY in JAPAN, stories from Japan. There are other stories, other buildings - I'm not trying to compare it to others buildings so relax :) I'm telling the story of this building. See more ONLY in JAPAN channel videos as we move closer to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics! You'll enjoy the series I make all over the country. Thank you for the support from all over the world! -John
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I'm equally impressed by the fact that they have a highway standing 8 stories high
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This is what happens when you solve disputes like mature people.
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2:15 "The highway is the legal tenant of floors 5 through 7" Landowner: "HEY HIGHWAY!!! YOU BETTER PAY YOUR RENT THIS MONTH OR I'LL EVICT YOU!"
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Japan has always stayed on some another level. It's living in another dimension, damn!
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Japan is so creative and futuristic with their engineering and sound structures. Way ahead of the times even now in 2020. Wish the east coast of the U.S could think outside the box when it comes to buildings and/or travel routes from north to south.
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Japan never ceases to amaze , Be it Electronics, Sushi or Highway through building
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Imagine going into a building looking what's on each floor , and it said Highway
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Only God knows how creative and hardworking Japanese people are !
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I was having a pretty crummy day until I saw this. Thanks for bringing a smile to my day, John.
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We Indians 🇮🇳 love ♥️ Japan 🇯🇵 and Japanese people ♥️♥️ Its my dream to visit Japan once in my life 😊😊
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Japan: *makes an architectural mistake People: this is good shit
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Constructer: Sir, we can't build this way Boss: Why not? Constructer: Because someone's not giving up on their property rights Boss: Build through it Constructer: But that doesn't make sense- Boss: DID I STUTTER?
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We Indians, Love Japan,very much.
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No matter how many natural disasters they faced, they endured everything and always aimed high. I really wish to visit this country and meet its good hardworking people. nihon wa sugoi desu!😘😍😍
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Japan really unique country. 💕👍👌⭐️✈️🌏🚗🚘🚝🚃🛵🚤🛥🇯🇵
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From the US, its always interesting to see how a real country solves issues
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Japan never ceases to amaze me
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Watching at this, I want to visit Japan once in my life
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Wow! Thank you for taking us on a tour of the Gate Tower Building and the highway that goes through it! Amazing! What a creative compromise! 🙏
