Old stores, new arrivals slug it out in Ginza shopping area

Old stores, new arrivals slug it out in Ginza shopping area

TOKYO, Japan - The 21-story Yurakucho ITOCiA shopping-office complex, under construction in front of JR Yurakucho Station, will open Oct. 12. Marui Co.'s Ginza outlet will be located on the first to eighth floors.

Yurakucho, the new shoppers' paradise in downtown Tokyo

Yurakucho, the new shoppers' paradise in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yurakucho, the once drab adjunct to the ritzy Ginza shopping district in downtown Tokyo, is now emerging as a shoppers' paradise rivaling the best in town. Opposite the trendy entrance to JR Yurakucho station, across a square with a concentric design, stands the newly opened 21-story ITOCiA complex, which houses the Marui department store on the first to eighth floors. The ITOCiA complex provides office space on upper floors and restaurants and a movie theater in an annex. Popular Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is located in the basement level. The 12-story Marronnier Gate shopping mall opened Sept. 1 near the ITOCiA complex and the luxury Peninsula Tokyo hotel also opened the same day.

Yurakucho ITOCiA shopping-office complex opens in central Tokyo

Yurakucho ITOCiA shopping-office complex opens in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Yurakucho ITOCiA complex, a 21-story shopping-office complex, opened Oct. 12 in Tokyo's ritzy Yurakucho-Ginza district, featuring department store operator Marui Co.'s first outlet in the area.

Yurakucho ITOCiA shopping-office complex opens in central Tokyo

Yurakucho ITOCiA shopping-office complex opens in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Yurakucho ITOCiA complex, a 21-story shopping-office complex, opened Oct. 12 in Tokyo's ritzy Yurakucho-Ginza district, featuring department store operator Marui Co.'s first outlet in the area. (Kyodo)

Yurakucho, the new shoppers' paradise in downtown Tokyo

Yurakucho, the new shoppers' paradise in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yurakucho, the once drab adjunct to the ritzy Ginza shopping district in downtown Tokyo, is now emerging as a shoppers' paradise rivaling the best in town. Opposite the trendy entrance to JR Yurakucho station, across a square with a concentric design, stands the newly opened 21-story ITOCiA complex, which houses the Marui department store on the first to eighth floors. The ITOCiA complex provides office space on upper floors and restaurants and a movie theater in an annex. Popular Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is located in the basement level. The 12-story Marronnier Gate shopping mall opened Sept. 1 near the ITOCiA complex and the luxury Peninsula Tokyo hotel also opened the same day. (Kyodo)