Did you know?: Plaza House Shopping Center, Japan's oldest shopping mall

Did you know?: Plaza House Shopping Center, Japan's oldest shopping mall

by Shoji Kudaka
Stripes Okinawa
September 20, 2023

Plaza House Shopping Center is the oldest shopping mall in Japan. Since its opening in 1954, the shopping mall continues to attract customers who look for exotic clothes, accessories, and food. Now, many new shopping malls tend to be housed in large buildings on the island. The so-called “strip mall” style of Plaza House Mall with stores lining up in a row with a sidewalk running along and a parking lot in front can make Americans feel at home.

 

 

 

 

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