Abeno Harukas

Abeno Harukas
あべのハルカス
Abeno Harukas, May 2014
Record height
Tallest in Japan from 2014 to 2023[I]
Preceded by	Yokohama Landmark Tower
Surpassed by	Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Mixed-use
Location	Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan
Coordinates
Construction started	New Building: March 1983 Abeno Harukas: January 9, 2010
Completed	New Building: November 11, 1988 Eastern Building: September 13, 1992
Opening	New Building: November 11, 1988 Eastern Building: September 13, 1992 (Tennoji Miyako Hotel) Abeno Harukas: March 7, 2014
Cost	¥76 billion
Owner	Kintetsu
Height
Roof	New Building: 54 m (177 ft) Eastern Building: 30 m (98 ft) Abeno Harukas: 300 m (984 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	New Building: 10 above ground, 4 underground Eastern Building: 17 above ground, 1 underground Abeno Harukas: 60 above ground, 5 underground
Floor area	New Building and Eastern Building: 94,000 m2 (1,011,800 sq ft) Abeno Harukas: 211,900.97 m2 (2,280,900 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architects	César Pelli & Associates (supervising architect for exterior design) Takenaka Corporation
Main contractor	Takenaka Corporation, Okumura Corporation, Obayashi Corp., Dai Nippon Construction, The Zenitaka Corporation JV
Japanese name
Kanji	阿部野橋ターミナルビル
Hiragana	あべのばしたーみなるびる

Abeno Harukas (あべのハルカス) is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the New Annex, Eastern Annex and a supertall skyscraper, Abeno Harukas. The building is 300 m (984 ft) tall and has 62 floors; it was the tallest building in Japan from 2014 to 2023, until Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower seized the title.

The facility is the planned alternative station building of Ōsaka Abenobashi Station, the terminal of Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line. It contains Kintetsu Department Store Main Store Abeno Harukas, Marriott International hotel, university campuses and Sharp Corporation sales office. Its floor space is around 100,000 m² (1,100,000 sq ft), making it one of the biggest department stores in Japan. Construction was completed on March 7, 2014.

Name meaning

The name of the skyscraper "Abeno Harukas" comes from the old Japanese word "晴るかす" (harukasu). It means "to brighten, to clear up".

Floors

Abeno Harukas

• 58th-60th floors: Observatory "Harukas 300"
• 38th-55th floors and 57th floor: Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel
  • 57th floor: Restaurants
  • 38th-55th floors: Guest rooms
• 21st-36th floors: offices
• 19th and 20th floors: Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel (lobby)
• 17th and 18th floors: offices
• 16th floor: Abeno Harukas Museum, rooftop garden
• 2nd basement-14th floors: Kintetsu Department Store Main Store Abeno Harukas Tower Building
• 1st basement and 1st floor: Osaka Abenobashi Station
• 4th and 3rd basements: parking lot

New Building

• 2nd basement-9th floors and rooftop: Kintetsu Department Store Main Store Abeno Harukass Wing Building
• 1st basement and 1st floor: Osaka Abenobashi Station
• 2nd basement: Osaka Abenobashi Station Entrance

Eastern Building

• 1st basement-16th floors: Miyako City Osaka Tennoji

Shopping facilities around Abenobashi Terminal Building

Abeno-ku

• Shinjuku Building
• Shinjuku Gochiso Building
• Abeno Appolo
• Abeno Center Building (Abeno Festa)
• Echo Across Building
• Abeno Urban Development Project
  • Abeno Lucias (A1-1)
  • Abeno nini (A1-2)
  • Abeno Cues Town (A2)
  • Abeno Gran Tour (A3)

Tennoji-ku

• Tennoji MiO
  • Main Building
  • Plaza Annex
• Abechika (underground city)

Gallery

• 
  Abeno Harukas seen from Nakanoshima Festival Tower
• 
  Abeno Harukas and Osaka-Abenobashi Station
• 
  Abeno Harukas Sky Garden
• 
  View of Osaka from Abeno Harukas

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Osaka
• List of tallest buildings in Japan

References

• Kintetsu Press (in Japanese)
• Kintetsu Press release on August 25, 2011 (in Japanese)

External links

• Takenaka Corporation for Design and Construction of Abeno Harukas
• Kintetsu Department Store (in Japanese)
• Abeno Harukas
• Kintetsu Corporation