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HEP FIVE

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HEP FIVE

A fashion-focused commercial complex popular mainly with younger visitors, featuring a bright red Ferris wheel that has become a landmark of Umeda.

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HEP stands for Hankyu Entertainment Park, with Entertainment conveying not only recreation but also hospitality. HEP FIVE opened in November 1998 with the goal of creating a welcoming place that visitors would want to return to again and again. Its bright red Ferris wheel attracted attention at the time as the world's first air-conditioned Ferris wheel integrated into a building. It has since become a landmark of Umeda.

A whale sculpture produced by artist Tatsuya Ishii hangs in the atrium by the 1st-floor entrance and can be viewed up close from the escalators on the upper floors. The complex is home to around 170 stores popular with younger shoppers, including casual restaurants and fashion brands. The top floor also houses HEP HALL, which hosts music, theater, and other stage performances.

The Ferris wheel, which offers panoramic views of Osaka, has remained popular since the complex first opened. Rides cost 1,000 yen per person, and children age 5 and under ride free. It attracts visitors of all ages, including couples, groups of friends, families, and tourists.

The 4th floor has four fully private nursing rooms, as well as a water purifier and dispenser for preparing baby formula. Other family-friendly services include a unisex restroom with a baby changing station and free stroller rentals.

Highlights

  • The bright red, air-conditioned Ferris wheel is a landmark of Umeda.
  • A whale sculpture produced by artist Tatsuya Ishii hangs in the atrium by the 1st-floor entrance.
  • Around 170 stores popular with younger visitors include casual restaurants and fashion brands.
  • Family-friendly services include fully private nursing rooms and free stroller rentals.

Photos

  • 1st-floor entrance

    1st-floor entrance

  • Whale monument

    Whale monument

Reviews

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Some reviews are AI-translated.

  • Linda Liao
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    HEP FIVE in Osaka’s Umeda district is a trendy shopping center popular with young people, offering a wide variety of fashion brands, general merchandise, and food. The mall’s most iconic landmark is the eye-catching, giant bright red Ferris wheel on the roof. From the ride, you can look out over downtown Osaka and the bustling streets of Umeda, and its romantic atmosphere has also made it a popular date spot.

  • BobbyJenny
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    The most eye-catching feature of HEP FIVE in Umeda, Osaka, is the red Ferris wheel on the roof!
    You can look up and see it while you're shopping, and it really makes the building stand out as a landmark! Once you're on it, you can look out over downtown Osaka from above—enjoy the city views during the day or the atmospheric lights at night!
    If you're shopping in Umeda, I highly recommend stopping by to see this very distinctive Ferris wheel!

  • Grace Cheng
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    The ferris wheel ride takes about 15 minutes. The city views from the top are beautiful. If you're visiting Umeda, don't miss it!

  • Di
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    A place where I blew JPY 50,000 in under an hour without buying a single luxury item. I didn't even have time to finish looking around
    Seriously terrifying
    You ask me why? I don't know either. I really held back, too ><
    Bring your passport to the tax refund counter on B1 to get a coupon for foreign visitors~
    The drugstore on that floor also has a surprising number of popular niche products. They had quite a lot of color-depositing shampoo in stock, too (?

  • Eiffel Chen
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    The HEP FIVE Ferris wheel is a real landmark in Umeda. If you're out shopping here, definitely hop on for a ride. In just 15 minutes, you get an amazing view of Osaka all around you.

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Details

Name in Japanese
HEP FIVE
Postal Code
530-0017
Address
5-15 Kakudacho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Phone
06-6313-0501 (11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.)
Closed on
Varies by store
Hours
Shopping: 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; restaurants: 11:00 a.m.–10:30 p.m.; amusement facilities: 11:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; Ferris wheel: 11:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. (last boarding at 10:45 p.m.). Some stores may have different hours.
Admission
Varies by store
Ferris wheel: 1,000 yen per person (free for children age 5 and under)
Access
1) About a 3-minute walk from Hankyu Osaka-umeda Station
2) About a 5-minute walk from Hanshin Osaka-Umeda Station
3) About a 4-minute walk from JR Osaka Station
4) About a 5-minute walk from Umeda Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line or Higashi-Umeda Station on the Tanimachi Line
5) About a 10-minute walk from Nishi-Umeda Station on the Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line
Credit Cards
Accepted
Official website
Official website (Japanese)
Hokkaido Tohoku Kanto Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu Okinawa