is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku,

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, Japan. It consists of the New Annex, Eastern Annex and a supertall skyscraper, Abeno Harukas. The building is 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

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sales office. Its floor space is around , making it one of the biggest

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s 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

File:Abeno Harukas viewed from the Nakanoshima Festival Tower in 201510 001.JPG, Abeno Harukas seen from Nakanoshima Festival Tower File:Abeno Harukas construction site 20130503-003.jpg, Abeno Harukas and Osaka-Abenobashi Station File:Abeno_Harukas_SKY_GARDEN_300.jpg, Abeno Harukas Sky Garden File:View_of_Osaka_from_Abeno_Harukas.jpg, View of Osaka from Abeno Harukas

References

Kintetsu Press

Kintetsu Press release on August 25, 2011

External links

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Kintetsu Department Store

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