is a hotel situated directly above

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on the Nankai Railway lines in Chūō-ku,

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. The hotel is owned by Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd., and managed by the Switzerland-based hotel chain Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts.

History

The hotel originally opened in March 1990, as . The building stands 36 floors (with three more floors below ground), and high. In 2003,

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signed a deal with Nankai Electric Railway to operate the Nankai South Tower Hotel. As a result of this deal, the property's name was changed to Swissôtel Nankai Osaka, and it became the first Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts property in Japan. Swissôtel Nankai Osaka commemorated its 10th anniversary in 2013. In 2016,

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acquired FRHI Hotels & Resorts, Swissôtel Nankai Osaka become the upper and luxury tier property of AccorHotels in Japan.

References

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