Very Nice 1996 Mitsubishi High-Speed Tr. Elevators@Star Gate Hotel Kansai Airport, O. P., Japan
Filmed in January 2016.
There are many elevators at the Osaka-Kansai International Airport and nearby areas, but I didn't have time to film that many elevators there (because we were changing flights at this airport, to Tokyo (greater Tokyo, where we stayed 13 nights from 27.12.2015 - 09.01.2016), and when we flew back to Finland.
This is inside the 4-star Star Gate Hotel Kansai Airport in Osaka Prefecture (near JR Rinku Town station from where one can get to Osaka Kansai Intl. Airport station in only 5 minutes via a long bridge). The hotel was opened in 1996, inside a 256-metre, 54-floors high skyscraper, the Rinku Gate Tower. The building contains offices, shopping malls, retail and a department store, and offices occupy levels 8-28. An Observation Deck on the 54th floor features a 360-degree view over the airport, the Kansai Kokusai bridge, and the Rinku Carnival. The hotel occupies floors B1, 1, 2 and 29-54. The tower was constructed from August 1992 until August 1996. It is currently the third-tallest building in Japan, after the Abeno Harukas in Osaka, and the Yokohama Landmark Tower in Yokohama, Greater Tokyo. Very impressive!
Other elevators filmed at the airport: (1994 Mitsubishi scenic elevator, 1st type (several identical elevators))
(1994 Mitsubishi scenic elevators, 2nd type (several identical elevators))
(1994 Fujitec hydraulic elevator)
Other places near the Osaka-Kansai International Airport:
(1998 Toshiba Traction elevators at the Washington Hotel Rinku-Town)
(1996 Mitsubishi High-speed elevators at the ANA Stargate Hotel Rinku-Town)
There are four elevators in this lobby.
Location: Star Gate Hotel Kansai Airport****, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Brand: Mitsubishi
Type: High-speed Traction
Year installed: 1996
Floors served: 54 (34 stops) - (B1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
Serial: Unknown
Capacity: 20 persons or 1350 kg
Note: Beautiful interior! Very nice touch buttons here. Really fast, it can reach the 54th floor from the 2nd floor in 42 seconds (that means, the average speed must be around 6m/s!)