Amu Plaza Kagoshima
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Amu Plaza Kagoshima (アミュプラザ鹿児島, Amyu Puraza Kagoshima) is the terminal building adjacent to Kagoshima-Chūō Station. It is owned by the Kagoshima Terminal Building Corporation, which belongs to JR Kyushu. Amu Plaza Kagoshima has about 190 shops. When it opened on 17 September 2004, its floor space was the largest in Kagoshima, surpassing the Yamakataya department store. It was superseded in 2007 by Aeon Kagoshima Shopping Centre.
Location | Kagoshima, Japan |
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Coordinates | 31.5847°N 130.5425°E / 31.5847; 130.5425 |
Address | 1-1 Chūō-chō, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken |
Opening date | 17 September 2004 |
Owner | Kagoshima Terminal Building Corporation |
No. of stores and services | 192 |
Total retail floor area | 57,000 m2 (610,000 sq ft) |
No. of floors | 7 |
Parking | 1,370 spaces |
Website | www |
The name Amu comes from the English "amuse". The symbol of the store is a balancing toy. The building was finished by the time the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed railway line between Shin-Yatsushiro and Kagoshima Chūō opened on 13 March 2004, but Amu Plaza opened on 17 September, about six months later.
The exterior colour is light pink. It is north of the east gate of Kagoshima-Chūō Station. The area connecting the station and Amu is known as Amu Square and is used for events. The Square also has Amu Vision, a large outdoor television screen, and Amu Studio, a satellite studio of FM Kagoshima. A Ferris wheel, Amuran, can be found on top of the building. It can be seen from most areas of Kagoshima city and has since become the new landmark of the city.