HINAGA KAYO

HINAGA KAYO (日永カヨー) is a shopping center located in Hinaga, Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It first opened on April 25, 1976, on the southern part of the site north of the current building, and the present main building opened on June 10, 1993, on what had previously been the parking lot. The center has served as a neighborhood retail hub for the Hinaga district of Yokkaichi for decades. The center's core tenants are AEON Hinaga Store (イオン日永店) and the food supermarket Super Sanci Kayo Store (スーパーサンシカヨー店). Both have occupied the center since before the building was rebuilt. The AEON store is notable among AEON-branded stores for handling almost no food products; before the 2016 renovation it also sold non-refrigerated processed foods such as confectionery, beverages and alcohol, but those categories were largely discontinued except for a gift section. Other tenants include the bookstore Miraiya Shoten Hinaga Store, restaurants, apparel and lifestyle shops, a food court, and service outlets such as insurance counters, a hair salon, and repair services. The building is organized over several levels: the rooftop (R) is a parking deck, the third floor is a multi-level parking structure, the second floor is dedicated to fashion, lifestyle and culture (with AEON apparel, accessories, children's goods and stationery, plus an amusement park, bookstore, clothing and sporting goods stores), and the first floor is the food gallery and beauty/health floor (with the Sanci food supermarket, AEON daily goods, cosmetics and gift items, plus various restaurants and general merchandise shops). After the opening of nearby competing centers such as AEON Town Yokkaichi-Tomari and AEON Mall Suzuka in Suzuka City, HINAGA KAYO saw a steady decline in customers. To counter this, the center carried out its first full-building large-scale renewal, reopening on November 23, 2016, coinciding with its 40th anniversary. Customer traffic later recovered further when AEON Town Yokkaichi-Tomari suspended operations. The center continues to operate as a community-focused shopping destination, hosting events, seasonal promotions, and tenant news through its official website.

HINAGA KAYO opened on April 25, 1976, on the southern portion of the site north of the current building in Hinaga, Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture. It was developed as a local shopping center serving the surrounding residential district. On June 10, 1993, the current main building opened on the former parking lot area, expanding and modernizing the facility. The core tenants, AEON Hinaga Store (then JUSCO Hinaga Store until February 2011) and Super Sanci Kayo Store, have been present since before the rebuilding and have remained anchors through the center's history. In the 2000s and 2010s, competition increased with the opening of nearby large-scale retail facilities such as AEON Town Yokkaichi-Tomari and AEON Mall Suzuka in Suzuka City. Customer numbers at HINAGA KAYO declined steadily during this period. To reverse the decline, the center undertook its first full-building large-scale renewal since opening. The renewed center reopened on November 23, 2016, marking its 40th anniversary. As part of the renewal, the AEON store's non-refrigerated processed food offerings (confectionery, beverages, alcohol) were largely discontinued except for a gift section. The center also added and reorganized tenant spaces, including a food court with free Wi-Fi, a cafe space, and various service and lifestyle tenants. After the renewal, and particularly following the suspension of operations at AEON Town Yokkaichi-Tomari, customer traffic recovered. The center continues to operate, promoting events, seasonal campaigns, and tenant news through its official website, and it maintains a tenant recruitment page for prospective shops.

• 2016

  First full-building large-scale renewal reopened on November 23, marking the 40th anniversary.

• 2011

  JUSCO Hinaga Store renamed AEON Hinaga Store (until February 2011 it was JUSCO).

• 1993

  Current main building opened on June 10 on the former parking lot area.

• 1976

  Opened on April 25 on the southern part of the site north of the current building.

Community-oriented neighborhood shopping center in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, anchored by AEON and Super Sanci.

• AEON Hinaga Store

  Core general merchandise tenant; notable among AEON stores for handling almost no food.

• Super Sanci Kayo Store

  Core food supermarket tenant.

• Miraiya Shoten Hinaga Store

  Bookstore tenant.

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