Abeno Harukas Explained

Abeno Harukas
Native Name:	あべのハルカス
Native Name Lang:	jpn
Highest Prev:	Yokohama Landmark Tower
Highest Start:	2014
Highest End:	2023
Highest Region:	Japan
Highest Next:	Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower
Location:	Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan
Coordinates:	34.646°N 135.5134°W
Status:	Complete
Start Date:	New Building: March 1983 Abeno Harukas: January 9, 2010
Completion Date:	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
Building Type:	Mixed-use
Roof:	New Building: 540NaN0 Eastern Building: 300NaN0 Abeno Harukas: 3000NaN0
Floor Count:	New Building: 10 above ground, 4 underground Eastern Building: 17 above ground, 1 underground Abeno Harukas: 60 above ground, 5 underground
Cost:	¥76 billion
Floor Area:	New Building and Eastern Building: 94000-2NaN-2 Abeno Harukas: 211900.97-2NaN-2
Architect:	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
Owner:	Kintetsu
Module:	Child: yes 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

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 3000NaN0 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, 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

• 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
• 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)

See also

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

References

• Kintetsu Press
• Kintetsu Press release on August 25, 2011

External links

• Takenaka Corporation for Design and Construction of Abeno Harukas
• Kintetsu Department Store
• Abeno Harukas
• Kintetsu Corporation

Notes and References

1. News: Tallest high-rise nears completion . . 23 October 2013 . 6 November 2013 . 28 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210428022114/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/10/23/business/tallest-high-rise-nears-completion/#.UnoXmb-lf-k . live .
2. Web site: Osaka dept stores locked in scrap for survival . . . 5 November 2013 . 6 November 2013 . Nagata, Takeshi . Takahashi, Kentaro . amp . 12 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112133007/http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0000769876 . dead .
3. Web site: Abeno Harukas Project website in English. Kintetsu Corporation (Abeno Harukas Project Website). December 28, 2011. January 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160104231122/http://www.abenoharukas-300.jp/en/. live.
4. Web site: ja: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 . http://www.d-kintetsu.co.jp/corporate/pdf_file/20130501133458.pdf . Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd. . May 1, 2013 . May 2, 2013 . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020155927/http://www.d-kintetsu.co.jp/corporate/pdf_file/20130501133458.pdf . October 20, 2013 .