Abenobashi Terminal Building

Abenobashi Terminal Building
Abenobashi Terminal Building
阿部野橋ターミナルビル
	Abeno Harukas, May 2014
General information
Status	Complete
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°ECoordinates: 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 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	César Pelli & Associates(supervising architect for exterior design); Takenaka Corporation
Main contractor	Takenaka Corporation,; ,; Obayashi Corp.,; ,; The 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

Abenobashi Terminal Building (阿部野橋ターミナルビル) is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the New Annex (新館) (main tenants: Osaka Abenobashi Station, Kintetsu Department Store Main Store Abeno Harukas Wing Building), Eastern Annex (東館) (Miyako City Osaka Tennoji), and a 300 m (984 ft) tall skyscraper Abeno Harukas (あべのハルカス). The reconstruction began in January 2010, and opened on March 7, 2014. The building is 300 meters tall and has 62 floors, making it the tallest building in Japan.^[1]

It is the planned alternative station building of Ōsaka Abenobashi Station, the terminal of Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line. Its floor space is around 100,000 square meters, making it the biggest department store in Japan.^[2] It contains Kintetsu Department Store Main Store Abeno Harukas, Marriott International hotel, university campuses, and Sharp Corporation sales office.

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

From Abeno Harukas Project Website^[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

Gallery[]

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

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)

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. 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. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Abeno Harukas Project website in English". Kintetsu Corporation (Abeno Harukas Project Website). 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 300 m (984 ft) 2012–present	Succeeded by present

[Tallest_high-rise_nears_completion-1] "Tallest high-rise nears completion". The Japan Times. 23 October 2013. 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. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[website_in_English-3] "Abeno Harukas Project website in English". Kintetsu Corporation (Abeno Harukas Project Website). 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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