- Location: Japan, Osaka, South Gate Building
Those who decided to visit the Japanese city of Osaka , certainly worth visiting the shopping center South Gate Building, where there is an unusual landmark of the city - a graphic fountain. It can be seen and passengers traveling on the road, as these water clocks are located next to the local train station. The design looks very simple, but as soon as it starts to work, it causes astonishment and admiration.
What is the feature of the graphic fountain in Osaka?
The fountain-clock in Osaka is made using high technologies. Minute water jets are released at precisely calculated intervals. These drops of water are illuminated using LEDs. On a special digital display, any image is formed, which is then projected onto a water "wall". The composition is constantly changing. It can be an electronic clock, moving luminous patterns or inscriptions.
The graphic fountain in Osaka (by the way, the only one in Japan) is used not only to show the exact time. With its help in the shopping center you can get acquainted with the discounts or the shares currently in force for the goods sold here. Any other messages are projected onto the rectangular water screen.
Created this fantastic water show by specialists of the Japanese company Koei Industry, whose office is in the same building. The development of the project took quite a long time, but today any visitor to the shopping center can admire and photograph this unusual fountain. It works a miracle of electronic equipment around the clock, and the information on it is updated with a regularity of 5-7 minutes.
How to get there?
The South Gate Building is located in one of the central districts of Osaka . The route by car or taxi from Osaka Airport takes 16 minutes (there are toll roads). You can also take the metro from Hotarugaike Station to Umeda Station.