Graphic from https://www.takashimaya-global.com / Takashimaya Company, Limited
Showing posts with label Tokyo's Tamagawa Takashimiya. Show all posts
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In business since 1831, Takashimiya opened a New York City branch in October 1958. A newer New York City store (seen above) was in operation between April 1993 and June 2010. In the mid-2020s, the Takashimiya Company operated eighteen "domestic department stores" in Japan and four joint venture stores in China, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Photo from https://www.sydnessarchitects.com / Sydness Architects
The logo of the Tokyu Corporation, one of many commuter railways serving Tokyo and its suburbs. The all-electric system has been in service since September 1922. Today, its network stretches for 65 route miles, with a total of ninety-seven stations.
Graphic from The Tokyu Corporation
Adjacent to the southeast corner of the TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMAYA mall is the Tokyu Corporation's Futako-Tamagawa Station. Opened -in April 1907- as a streetcar hub, it became a commuter train terminal in 1927. Today, the station is serviced by two rail lines; the Den-en-toshi and Oimachi.
Photo from Wikipedia / "Lerk"
Here we see the Roof Garden, on Level 7 of the Main and South Buildings. This pastoral plaza features a waterfall, koi pond, herb garden, fruit trees and sculptures.
Photo from http://blog.q-taro.com / Roy Tseng
The concept of a Japanese retail-oriented Roof Garden is not a new one. The first was built, on the top of Tokyo's Mitsukashi department store, in 1907. Such urban green spaces are now mandated by the government for all major developments; this as a countermeasure to the urban heat island phenomenon.
Photo from http://www.iea.org / International Energy Action
A contemporary view of the TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMIYA SC Main Building, with the South Building on the left. The Main Building was given an exterior face lift, which was designed and implemented by Kengo Kuma & Associates, of Tokyo. The project was completed in June 2010.
Photo from https://kkaa.co.jp / KKAA Architects (Kenji, Miyahara, Hiroaki & Akiyama)
The Marronnier Court, a freestanding component of the TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMAYA mall, had been given an exterior refurbishment in the previous year. Also conceived by Kengo Kuma & Associates, it installed hanging gardens of Hedera, Carolina Jasmine, vine and blue passion flowers.
Photo from https://www.archdaily.com / Daici Ano
A network of stainless steel mesh was also added to the Marronnier Court building during the remodeling project.
Photo from https://www.archdaily.com / Daici Ano
TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMAYA SC, circa-2010. Over the years, the original Main Building (in black) has been supplemented by several freestanding structures (in medium gray). These include the Marrionnier Court, Keyaki Court, Hanimazuki Court and Garden Island Building. The collective square footage of the shopping facility is now approximately 925,700.
We now embark on a circa-2017 photo tour of storefronts in the TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMAYA South Building. Above, we see Ships, which sells ladies', men's and children's apparel. In 2017, the store was located on floor B1F (the basement). It eventually moved to a Floor 2F (third level) space.
Photo from https://www.shipsltd.co.jp / Ships Company, Limited
Going up five escalators from floor B1F, we come to Beams Golf, on Level 5F. They dealt in ladies' and men's apparel. This store no longer operates in the mall.
Photo from http://cdn-cms.beams.co.jp / Beams Company, Limited
Also on Level 5F was MO851, selling handbags and other accessories. It, too, is no longer a TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMAYA SC tenant.
Photo from https://www.m0851.com / m0851, Incorporated
TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMAYA SC TENANTS 2022:
MAIN BUILDING:
TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMAYA / 23KU / ADMJ accessories / Ace Gene men's luggage / Acseine / Adabat sportswear / Addiction / Air Weave mattresses and bedding / Aimer / Ag / Agnès B ladies' footwear / Aji no Hamafuji / Akasaka Kakiyama / Albion / Amaka ladies' wear / Amedeo Testoni / Anai (Essence of Anai) ladies' wear / Angour Unsack accessories / Anna Sui Mini / Anne-Marie Chagnon accessories / Anteprima / Antica Gelateria / Antonio / Anya Hindmarch / Arca ladies' footwear / Arcacheu Kitchen ladies' footwear / Arches ladies' footwear / Art Salon / Asakusa Imahan / Ash El men's wear / Atchacana / Au Petit Friandies / Aquascutum White Label / Azabu Karinto / Babi candies / Baccarat jewelry and tablewear / Bamboo Shoots men's luggage / Baraka Baraka / Basile 28 / Bebe ladies' wear / Bee! juice stand (kiosk) / Bellmarie / Bern / Bee! juice stand (kiosk) / Be Seated / Black Ship / Black & White sportswear / Blancvert / Bobbi Brown / Bonpoint Boutique / BonTon / Boss ladies' wear / Bottega Veneta / Breitling watches / Buson-an / Butz Delicatessen / Cadencia & Concierge accessories / Cafe Fouquet / Carmina / Cartier jewelers / Centofelina men's footwear / Chanel ladies wear and accessories / Chikushitei / Children's Glasses Enfant / Chinese Seasonal Cuisine Touhou Beni / Christofle / Citizen watches / Clarins / Clarks men's footwear / Clade Scope / Clinique / Clé de Peau cosmetics / Cole Haan men's wear / Comsa Platinum ladies' wear / Confectionery Rokubei Japanese candies / Confectionery Seikanin candies / Cosme de Corte cosmetics / Crawl Varie ladies' shoes / Credor / Crockett & Jones men's wear / CS Case Study Kids / Dalloyau / De La Mer / Demel / Denenchofu Repidoru / Desanto sportswear / Diana / Diesel Kids children's wear / Dior ladies wear / De Pre / Docomo Shop / Drawers / Dressteria ladies' wear / Dual View / Dunhill Boutique men's wear / Durban men's wear / Echo ladies' shoes / Eel Fourth Generation Kikukawa / Eitaro Sohonpo / Emporio Armani apparel, footwear and accessories / Enfant de Arca / Epoca Uomo men's wear / Epoka The Shop / Estee Lauder cosmetics / Est / Etro boutique / Emporio Armani apparel, footwear and accessories / Evam Eva / Eve Drome housewares / Evex by Krizia ladies' wear / Fabio Rusconi footwear / Failer / Falconeri ladies' wear / Familiar / Fancl / Fauchon / Ferrante men's wear / Feve / Fish Alley / Fontaine / Forevermark / Frank and Irene / Fujitaka luggage / Fukusaya / Furla accessories / Furuichi-an / Fusion / G-Miner candies / G-Shock watches / Galaxy Diamond / Garden of Health / George Jensen / Godiva Chocolatier / Giardino / Gianni Lo Giudice ladies' wear / Gianvitrossi footwear / Ginori 1735 / Glasses Salon - Glasses Test Room / Ginza Akebono / Ginza Bald Heaven / Ginza Kimuraya / Ginza Suzuya / Ginza Tenichi / Ginza West / Goncharov / Gotairiku men's wear / Gramercy New York / Grand Seiko Watches / Gran Raffine / Grocery / Guerlain / Gulier Alcazar / Gyoza Deli Tenten / Hakka Kids children's wear / Hamada-Ya / Hamilton watches / Hanaichie / Hanae Mori Collection ladies' wear / Helena Rubinstein cosmetics / Henri Charpentier / Herend / Hermes luggage and accessories / Hirofu accessories / Hiroko Koshino / Hirotaka / Hoken / Huashengro / Hundred Flowers / House of Lotus / Iittala / Inaba ladies' shoes / Iori Sasaya / Ippodo Tea Shop / Ipsa / Itoen / Iwaki Eyewear / Jaeger-LeCoultre watches / Jalan Sriwaya men's wear / Japanese Kampo Boutique / Jil Sander / Jo Malone LondonMore / Joseph Abboud men's wear / Journal standard luxe / J. Press men's wear / JTB / Juchheim / Jun Ashida ladies' wear / Kaiserham / Kakiyasu / Kakiyasu Dining / Kamakura Toshimaya / Kanebo-Lunasol / Kano Shojuan / Kanazawa Maimon Sushi / Kate Spade New York ladies' wear / Kayanoya / Kayanoya Kojigura / Ken Collection Classic men's wear / Kennel & Schmenger ladies' shoes / Kikunoi / Kikutaya Rice Store / Kitamura / Kiyoken / Kobe Croquette / Kogetsu apparel / Krispy Kreme Donuts / Kyoto Lees Pickles Uokyu / Kyoto Pickles Nishiri / Kyoto Teahouse / Lacoste sportswear / Lancome cosmetics / Lanvin on Bleu accessories / Lanvin on Bleu ladies' wear / Lanvin on Bleu men's footwear / Lanvin Collection men's wear / Lanvin Sport apparel and equipment / Leilian ladies' wear / Leroy / Lillian beauty / Liz Raffine ladies' footwear / Lladró / Loewe / Longchamp accessories / Long Luggage / Longines watches / Lope / Louis Vuitton luggage and accessories / Lucie Dansett accessories / Lulu Mary candies / Macintosh Philosophy ladies' footwear / Macintosh Philosophy ladies' wear / Macintosh Philosophy men's wear / Mackintosh London men's wear / Mademoiselle Nonnon / Madras men's footwear / Maggie / Magnani men's wear / Majidu Chocolat / Marimekko / Marni ladies' wear / Marni children's wear / Marshmallow Gauze spa / Masterpiece men's luggage / Matsuoka / Mauboussin / Maurizio Baldasaari ladies' wear / Max MaraMore / McGregor / Meijiya / Mephisto ladies' footwear / merry chocolate / Mezzo Piano / Michael Kors ladies' wear / Mihama ladies' footwear / Mihashi Ueno / Mikadoya / Miki House / MikiMephisto ladies' footwear / merry chocolate / Mezzo Piano moto / Mila Sean men's wear / Mimomoda ladies' wear / Miss Ashida - Tae Shida / Mr. Minute / Mizuiro Ind / moncle / Morozov / M-Premier Black / Munsingwear sportswear / Nails Unique Ultimate / Nakajima Fisheries / Nala Camiche / Nespresso coffee bar / Niigata Kashimaya / Ningyocho Imahan / Ningyocho Now & Half / Nihonbashi Daimasu / Nishiki Pine Plum / Nissin Ham / No Name footwear / Numero Ventuno / Oscarito / Oak heart / Oak wear / Odge / Officine Universelle Bully / Old England / Orobianco men's luggage / Pal'las Palace / Panerai watches / Panya Ashiya / Pas de Calais / Paula ladies' wear / Paul Smith ladies' wear / Paul Smith men's luggage / Paul Stewart men's wear / Paul Smith Jr. children's wear / Peck / Perico footwear / Perle Morphida luggage / Persimmon Leaf Sushi Souhonke Hiramune / Petit Bateau / Pierre Cardin accessories / Pierre Cardin ladies' wear / Pierre Cardin men's footwear / Pierre Cardin men's wear / Plain People / Plum Blossom / Polo Ralph Lauren ladies' wear / Polo Ralph Lauren Children / Pomponette Jr. / Porter luggage / Proteca travel accessories / PS Yukitorii / Ralph Lauren Home / Ralph Lauren ladies' footwear / Ralph Lauren ladies' footwear / Reflect ladies' wear / Regal men's footwear / Repet / RMKMore / Roast beef shop Kamakurayama / Rolex watches / Rose Gallery / Royal Copenhagen tablewear / Royal Usher / Ruisdael candies / Ryoguchiya Korekiyo / Sabers / Sacra / Saint Laurent / Sakakaku head office / Salon Rusic / Samsonite luggage and travel accessories / Sandaime Taimeiken / Sanrio / Santoni men's wear / School Bag accessories / Scotch Grain men's footwear / Season Style Lab / Seiko watches / Seventy / Shensaikan / Shimbashitei / Shiseido / Shu Uemura / Sisley cosmetics / SK-II / Star Jewelry / Stella McCartney ladies' wear / Strasburgo ladies' wear / Stubborn Craftsman / Sugar Dynasty / Suite / Sun Fresh / Tabatha / Tag Heuer watches / Tamagawa Dental Clinic / Tamayose / Taneya / Tanzawa Oyama Goemon Tofu / Tatras jackets / Tartine et chocolate / Tea Good Salon / Tenoji / Theory ladies' wear / Theory Luxe / Theory men's wear / Three / Tiffany & Company / Tissot watches / Tommy Hilfiger ladies' wear Tonkatsu Maisen / Tonkatsu Shinjuku Saboten / Top 100 Confections / Toph & Lodestone accessories / Tops / Toranomon Eisen Okano / Toraya / Toriyoshi (grilled chicken) / Toriyoshi (meat / Triumph / Tsuma No Ie / Tsukiji Nagata / Tsuruya Yoshinobu / Tumi luggage / TWG Tea / Umeoka Sushi no Midori / Untitled ladies' wear / Van men's wear / Vegetarian / Valenza ladies' wear / Vendome Boutique / Vendome Aoyama / Viconte A / Village Plum / Wakuden Murasakino / Waraku Beniya / Wise for Living / Wacoal / Wacoal Import / Wacoal Kids Junior children's wear / Wedgwood table wear / With ladies' footwear / Wedgwood /Wittamer / Xgirl Stages / Yabu Soba / Yamamotoyama / Yamamoto Seaweed / Yokohama Chinatown Dynasty / Yokumoku / Yoshieinaba ladies' wear / Yuki Torii / Yushiku / Yves Saint Laurent cosmetics / Zuo men's footwear / Zusso Kids (Hair Salon)
RESTAURANTS & CAFES:
365 days & coffee / Antica Gelateria ice crem shop / Atchacana Western cuisine and curry / Cafe Fouquet / Capital Coffee / Coffee Miki cafe / Giardino cafe / Granny Smith Apple Pie & Coffee / Gulier Alcazar hamburgers and steaks / Grilled chicken Kawasho / Hamada-Ya candies / Kiyoken side dishes / Kyoto Teahouse cafe / Neriden prepared dishes / Nihombashi Sembikiya Sohonten restaurant / Papas Cafe / Plum Blossom Japanese cuisine / Shimbashitei Chinese cuisine / Sugar Dynasty Asian Cuisine / Tonkatsu and Pork Dishes Hirata Ranch Japanese cuisine / Tsubame Grill Western cuisine / Tsubame Grill Deli / Umeoka Sushi no Midori sushi bar / Yabu Soba Japanese cuisine / Wife House Korean cuisine
We now visit three other Greater Tokyo shopping hubs. The first, SHIBUYA 109, is situated in the city's southwestern environs. It was dedicated in March 1979 and was built across the street from a train station. The 109 mall is not a true retail rival of TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMAYA, but is included here as an historical reference. The complex encompasses only 175,000 leasable square feet. Its 120 boutiques cater exclusively to young ladies.
Photo from Wikipedia / "Cybercobra"
LAZONA KAWASAKI PLAZA is more in the line of a genuine commercial competitor. This facility, which spans 1,614,500 leasable square feet, is also located in Tokyo's southwestern suburbs. It houses 280 stores and was dedicated in September 2006. LAZONA KAWASAKI PLAZA follows the "station mall" format, where an enclosed shopping gallery has been built adjacent to -or as part of- a railway terminal.
Photo from Wikipedia / "Tama"
Photo from Wikipedia / "Keihin Nike"
TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMAYA SC
Tamagawa-dori Street
Setagaya City (Tokyo Metropolis), Japan
Tamagawa-dori Street
Setagaya City (Tokyo Metropolis), Japan
Japan began its shopping mall evolution in 1929. This is when the first so-called "station mall" was built. These small -often subterranean- shopping arcades were constructed as part of large passenger railway terminals.
40 years later, the nation's first mall-type shopping center made its debut. TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMAYA SC was developed by Osaka's Takashimaya chain of department stores, under the auspices of Tokyo-based Toshin Kaihatsu, Limited, a real estate subsidiary.
Prior to construction, agents of the Toshin company had investigated various shopping centers in Europe and the United States. It was decided that the car-culture-based American model would not be feasible in Japan, as most of its citizens did not own an automobile. A decision was made to emulate shopping facilities in Sweden, which had been built near, or as part of, public transportation terminals.
A 7.9-acre plot, located 5.8 miles southwest of center city Tokyo, was acquired. Until the mid-1960s, it had contained a small amusement park. The site, near the northern bank of the Tama River, was within the City of Setagaya, one of twenty-three special wards comprising the eastern half of the urban core or "Tokyo Metropolis."
The site was also adjacent to the Tokyu Corporation's Futako-Tamagawaen commuter train terminal. By mid-1968, land had been cleared and construction of a mall-type shopping center was underway. A (277,300 square foot) Takashimaya department store occupied half of the area of 5 of the center's 6 retail levels, with floors 4 and 5 being dedicated entirely to said store.
TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMAYA SC opened for business on November 11, 1969. The fully-enclosed shopping venue encompassed approximately 525,300 leasable square feet. At the top of the complex -on a 7th floor- was a pastoral roof garden. A multi-level parking garage flanked the mall's west side, with a sky bridge connecting the two.
Following the lead of TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMAYA SC, several shopping malls were built in the environs of Tokyo. The first of these was SHIBUYA 109 (1979), {5.5 miles northeast, in Shibuya City, Tokyo Metropolis}. Following this, there was AEON MALL MUSASHIMURAYAMA (2006) {16.3 miles northwest, in Musashimurayama, Tokyo Metropolis}, LAZONA KAWASAKI PLAZA (2006) {6.7 miles southeast, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture} and LALAPORT YOKOHAMA (2007) {7.4 miles southeast, in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture}.
Several freestanding structures were added on the periphery of the TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMAYA Main Building. In October 1977, the South Building was completed. It occupied 7.1 acres and consisted of 9 levels and approximately 305,200 leasable square feet. Like the Main Building, the South Building featured a rooftop garden. These were connected via sky bridge.
A West Annex was constructed as an extension of the existing West Building parking garage. Peripheral structures were also built on pads northeast of the Main Building. These included the 4-level Garden Island Building (June 1998), 3-level Keyaki Court (November 2000) and 4-level Marronnier Court (April 2001). Eventually, the TAMAGAWA TAKASHIMAYA SC complex would incorporate eleven commercial buildings, covering a total of 16.7 acres.
The Main and South Buildings were renovated in 2003, 2009-2010 and 2019. The newest addition, the 4-level Ivy's Place structure, was completed in March 2014. In the mid-2020s, the main mall and its associated structures encompass approximately 932,200 leasable square feet and contain 676 stores and services.
Sources:
The New York Times
SR Research Report, Takashimaya Company, Limited / December 2014
https://www.tamagawa-sc.com
https://www.takashimaya.co.jp
https://www.japantimes.co.jp / "Futakotamagawa, Somewhere for Everyone" / Setsuko Kamiya / November 2003
http://www.company-histories.com
https://www.ft.com
http://kkaa.co.jp/works/architecture/tamagawa-takashimaya-s-c
http://www.todayifoundout.com
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https://www.toshin-dev.co.jp
https://www.ft.com / Financial Times, Tokyo
"Takashimaya" article on Wikipedia
"Setagaya, Tokyo" article on Wikipedia
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