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Both the public and private sectors are collaborating in the redevelopment of the district as an attractive, highly-functional knowledge capital with a concentration of excellent human resources and leading-edge information technology and intellectual property that can help create next-generation industries, exploiting the Kansai Region's strengths in such areas as robotic technology, ubiquitous technology and information technology.

Gateway to the World
To enhance the urban functions and introduce sophisticated infrastructure to better serve as a hub of international activities and become Japan's major gateway to Asia and the world

To enhance accessibility to the Kansai International Airport, the JR Tokaido branch line will be made to run underground and a new station will be opened, and this will help improve the capabilities of the district as a hub of the extensive transportation network covering the entire Kansai Region and beyond.

To create an appealing space in front of Osaka Station that will symbolize the function of the station as a gateway to Osaka and the Kansai Region.

To create a hub of international commercial activities.

Visitor Attractions
To create pedestrian-oriented urban spaces that facilitate person-to-person interaction, encourage creative urban activities, and contribute to the prosperity of the district

To boost the district's popularity and liveliness along the ""primary visitor flow axis.""

To promote the networking of visitor attractions in a manner that will ensure convenient pedestrian access.

To promote the concentration of urban functions in order to offer venues for visitors to enjoy interactions and urban activities.

Development of a Knowledge-Capital
To develop a Knowledge-Capital where concerted efforts are made to create new industries, technologies, cultures, and values and publicize them throughout the world

To offer venues where the technical and industrial seeds held by Kansai-based research institutes and businesses are brought to fruition by the human resources and knowledge of the world.

To encourage person-to-person interaction in the creation of new technologies, industries, and values.

To encourage information exchange and to organize exhibitions in order to identify market needs and promote technical and product development.

Public-private cooperation
To promote community development with an eye toward enhancing the community's appeal and ensuring the effective operation and management of public facilities through cooperative public-private efforts

To develop an attractive cityscape that effectively incorporates water and greenery and to create appealing open spaces through public-private cooperation.

To establish an area management organization utilizing public-private partnership.

Cityscapes full of streams and trees
To create a cityscape full of water and greenery to offer a calm and relaxing environment to urban residents and workers

To develop an extensive, vertical stretch of green space and a network of canals along the ""symbolic axis.""

To create theme-specific water environments.

To provide a rich variety of trees and flowers throughout the district.

To integrate green space into commercial facilities along the ""primary visitor flow axis"" so that visitors can enjoy the atmosphere created by lights filtered through trees.