Abeno Harukas

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	34°38′45.6″N 135°30′48.2″E / 34.646000°N 135.513389°E
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
Architect(s)	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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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".^[3]

Floors

Abeno Harukas^[3]

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^[4]
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^[4]
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

References

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

^ "Tallest high-rise nears completion". The Japan Times. 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ Nagata, Takeshi & Takahashi, Kentaro (5 November 2013). "Osaka dept stores locked in scrap for survival". The Japan News. The Yomiuri Shimbun. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Abeno Harukas Project website in English". Kintetsu Corporation (Abeno Harukas Project Website). Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
^ ^a ^b 6月13日（木）「あべのハルカス近鉄本店」タワー館オープン! [New Main Store of "Kintetsu Department Store" will open in Abeno Harukas on Thursday, June 13, 2013] (PDF) (in Japanese). Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd. May 1, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.

External links

Records
Preceded by Yokohama Landmark Tower	Tallest building in Japan 2012–2023	Succeeded by Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower

[Tallest_high-rise_nears_completion-1] "Tallest high-rise nears completion". The Japan Times. 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[2] Nagata, Takeshi & Takahashi, Kentaro (5 November 2013). "Osaka dept stores locked in scrap for survival". The Japan News. The Yomiuri Shimbun. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[website_in_English-3] "Abeno Harukas Project website in English". Kintetsu Corporation (Abeno Harukas Project Website). Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2011.

[Department_Store-4] 6月13日（木）「あべのハルカス近鉄本店」タワー館オープン! [New Main Store of "Kintetsu Department Store" will open in Abeno Harukas on Thursday, June 13, 2013] (PDF) (in Japanese). Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd. May 1, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.

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