Overview of the Facility
Abeno Lucias opened on December 2, 1998, as part of the Abeno redevelopment project. The building is operated together with Abeno Apollo by Kinei, a member of the Kintetsu Group.
Major tenants include the cinema complex Abeno Apollo Cinema, the fitness club Tokyu Sports Oasis, and the large bookstore Kikuya Shoten. The building also has a wide selection of restaurants and cafés, while its upper floors accommodate numerous offices and education-related businesses.
Main Floor Layout
15F–16F: Sky restaurants
6F–14F: Office floors
4F: Cinema complex and passageway to Abeno Apollo
3F: Fitness and beauty facilities
2F: Large bookstore and shopping area, with passageway to Abeno Apollo
1F: Restaurants and shopping area, with passageway to Abeno Apollo
B1F: Casual food area and passageway to Abeno Apollo
B2F–B4F: Parking
Major Tenants
Entertainment and Educational Facilities
Abeno Apollo Cinema: A cinema complex showing the latest movies.
Youth Theatre Japan (YTJ): A theater education program for children.
Win School Tennoji: A school offering courses in IT, CAD, and web-related skills.
Sports and Fitness
Tokyu Sports Oasis: A full-scale fitness facility offering opportunities for exercise and training.
Other Shops and Offices
Public Employment Security Office Abeno: Provides employment and job-placement services.
LITALICO Works Osaka Tennoji: Provides employment support services.
FamilyMart: A convenience store.
Berlitz: A language school.
Restaurants
Italian Tomato Café Jr.: An Italian restaurant and café.
La Pausa: A restaurant specializing in pasta.
Ganko: A Japanese restaurant.
Former Tenants
The building has also previously been home to a number of popular stores and businesses that have since closed or moved out.
McDonald’s
Kaisen Misakiko, a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant
Village Vanguard
LEC Tokyo Legal Mind University
Subway
History
Abeno Lucias was planned as part of the Abeno Redevelopment Project, for which the urban planning decision was made in 1976.
The redevelopment of the Kanazuka district south of Tennoji Station played an important role in Osaka City’s urban renewal efforts. Since opening in 1998, Abeno Lucias has become a familiar destination for people visiting the Abeno and Tennoji area.
Access to Abeno Lucias
Nearest Stations
JR West: Tennoji Station on the Osaka Loop, Kansai, and Hanwa lines. The building is accessible from the west and south exits.
Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line: Osaka-Abenobashi Station, via the west ticket gate.
Osaka Metro: Tennoji Station on the Midosuji and Tanimachi lines, directly connected to Exit 14.
Hankai Electric Tramway Uemachi Line: Tennoji-Ekimae Station.
All of these stations are approximately a 3-minute walk from Abeno Lucias, making the building a convenient destination for business, shopping, dining, and entertainment in the Tennoji and Abeno area.