Tennōji-ku, Osaka

It is named after the Shitennō-ji, the temple of the Four Heavenly Kings, which is located in the ward.

The Kintetsu Abeno Harukas building, which houses the Kintetsu department store, was fully opened in the spring of 2014 and is currently the tallest building in Japan at 300 meters (984 ft.) in height.

Aigan, the eyeglasses (spectacles) chain, is headquartered in Tennōji-ku.

There are four major shopping centers near Tennōji Station: Mio, a fashionable, upscale mall; Kintetsu Department Store; Hoop, and Q's Mall- targeted primarily at younger shoppers, but also home to a large number of restaurants and eateries.

The nearby Shinsekai entertainment district was established in the early part of the last century and still teems with scores of eateries.