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Address: 5-1 Tetori Honcho, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture Building structure and size: Steel-framed construction, 11 floors above ground, 1 basement floor, total floor area: 9,955.07 m2 Leased portion and area: 1st basement floor to 2nd floor, area: 3,425.79 m2 Opening: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Number of stores: 20 Website: https://hab-at.parco.jp/ https://share.smartnews.com/zTe4a From the Shimodori Shopping Street official website: Shimodori Shopping Street is located in the centre of Shinshigai and Kamidori Shopping Street, and is the central shopping street representing Kumamoto. However, the entire street was burned down in air raids during World War II, and it also suffered unprecedented damage in the devastating floods of 1953. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the road width of 9m was expanded to 15m through administrative district readjustment, and a single-sided arcade was constructed 3m on each side of the sidewalk, establishing a commercial base. 1947: Shimodori Prosperity Association (voluntary) was established. January to November 1969: Shintengai and 2nd Street (voluntary) Promotion Associations, and September 1970 to January 1971: 3rd Street and 4th Street (voluntary) Promotion Associations constructed a fully covered arcade (511m). It became a pedestrian paradise. May 1978: Shintengai, 2nd Street, 3rd Street and 4th Street Promotion Associations were established. The fully covered arcade and front reconstruction of the sidewalks were completed in two phases, July 1987 (Shintengai) and August 1990 (2nd Street to 4th Street). The area was refreshed into a high-rise arcade street equipped with modern facilities that were unparalleled in other cities in terms of scale, structure and performance. From the official website of Shimotori Shopping Street~ Shimotori Shopping Street is located in the center of Kamitori Shopping Street, a new town . It was destroyed by fire and was also damaged by the unprecedented flood disaster in 1953. Taking this opportunity, the road width was widened from 9m to 15m through administrative land readjustment, and an arcade was constructed on each side of the sidewalk with 3m on each side to establish a commercial base. 1947 Established Shimotori Prosperity Association (optional). From January 1969 to November 1969 Shintengai No. 2 (optional) each promotion association, from September 1970 to January 1971 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue (optional) each promotion association has a full arcade (511m) ). It has become a pedestrian paradise. May 1978 Shintengai, 2nd Avenue, 3rd Avenue, and 4th Avenue promotion associations are established. In July 1987 (Shintengai) and August 1990 (2nd Avenue to 4th Avenue), the full-cover arcade and sidewalk front rebuilding work was completed. It has been refreshed into a high-rise arcade street that is fully equipped with modern facilities that are unparalleled in other cities in terms of scale, structure, and actuality.