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 / 34.646000; 135.513389
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.