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Abeno Harukas

Abenobashi Terminal Building
阿部野橋ターミナルビル
Abeno Harukas Osaka Japan01-r.jpg
Abeno Harukas, December 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°E / 34.646000; 135.513389Coordinates: 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 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,
Okumura Corporation,
Obayashi Corp.,
Dai Nippon Construction,
The Zenitaka Corporation JV

New Building: 10 above ground, 4 underground
Eastern Building: 17 above ground, 1 underground

New Building and Eastern Building: 94,000 m2 (1,011,800 sq ft)

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, Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store Wing Building), Eastern Annex (東館?) (Tennoji Miyako Hotel), 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.

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. It contains the new Main Store of Kintetsu Department Store, Marriott International hotel, and new headquarters office of Sharp Corporation.


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