is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome,

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, Japan. It consists of the (main tenants:

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Main Store Abeno Harukas Wing Building), (Miyako City Osaka Tennoji), and a 300 m (984 ft) tall skyscraper . The reconstruction began in January 9, 2010, and opened on March 7, 2014. The building is 300 meters tall and has 62 floors, it was the tallest building in Japan from 2014 to 2022, until Azabudai Hills Main Tower seize the title of the tallest building in

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. It is the planned alternative

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, the terminal of

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. Its floor space is around 100,000 square meters, making it the biggest

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in Japan. It contains

Main Store Abeno Harukas,

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hotel, university campuses, and

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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".

Floors

;Abeno Harukas From Abeno Harukas Project Website *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

Gallery

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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) **

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(A2) **Abeno Gran Tour (A3)

Tennoji-ku

*Tennoji MiO **Main Building **Plaza Annex *Abechika (

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)

References

Kintetsu Press

Kintetsu Press release on August 25, 2011

External links

Takenaka Corporation for Design and Construction of Abeno HarukasKintetsu Department Store

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