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Futako-tamagawa Station (二子玉川駅, Futako-tamagawa-eki) is located in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, on the northeast bank of the Tama River. The area surrounding the station is commonly called Futako-tamagawa, and often refers to the Tamagawa and Seta districts of Setagaya, but there is no precise definition. It is colloquially referred to as ...
The Tokyo and Osaka stores were damaged by the firebombings of Tokyo and Osaka in 1945 but were not destroyed, and served as centers for logistics during the occupation of Japan. [5] Due to postwar regulations on the size of new stores, many Takashimaya locations opened from the 1950s onward, including its Yokohama and Yonago stores, were set ...
Located to the east of the FT station on the Tama River marking the southern metropolitan boundary of Tokyo, Futako-Tamagawa is the second major crossing upstream from the mouth of where the Tama River empties into Tokyo Bay. This immediate area was the location of the first then-"suburban" location of Takashimaya in the 1970s.
In Minami, Takashimaya expanded from 56,000 to 78,000 m 2, and in Abeno, Kintetsu grew from 48,000 to a whopping 100,000 m 2, [2] making it the largest department store in Japan. [3] The resulting market saturation led West JR–Isetan to close in 2015, less than 4 years after opening; two-thirds of the space was converted to midsize shops and ...
Shibuya (渋谷 区, Shibuya-ku, IPA: ⓘ) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan.A major commercial center, Shibuya houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shibuya Station and Shinjuku Station.
Muromachi (室町): Location of Mitsukoshi (三越) department stores. Nakasu; Nihonbashi (日本橋): Traditional commercial center. Also home to the Takashimaya (高島屋) department stores, and the "zero milestone" from which highway distances to Tokyo are measured. Ningyocho (人形町) Odenmacho (大伝馬町) Tomizawacho (富沢町)
Shimokitazawa (下北沢, Shimokitazawa) is a neighborhood in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. It is located in the southwestern corner of the Kitazawa district, hence the name "Shimo-kitazawa" (literally lower Kitazawa). Also known as "Shimokita", the neighbourhood is well known for the density of small independent fashion retailers, cafes, theaters ...
Tokyu intended the store to compete with Seibu Department Stores, which was making inroads into the Shibuya area. [ 1 ] The name of the building, 109 , is a form of word play ( goroawase , specifically numerical substitution ) and is taken from the Japanese characters tō (meaning 10) and kyū (9) as in Tōkyū .