[Chunichi Building Report] 93 New Stores, Including Nagoya Firsts!

Chunichi Building, the symbol of Nagoya Sakae, will have its grand opening on Tuesday, April 23, 2024!

Since its construction in 1966, the former Chunichi Building has been beloved for half a century as one of the largest buildings in the Chubu region.

The Chunichi Building sadly closed in 2019. After five years, it was rebuilt and reopened with a new look.

This time, we will report on the appeal of Chunichi Building.

The Chunichi Building is located at Sakae Station, two stops from Nagoya Station on the Higashiyama Subway Line and also on the Meijo Line. It is directly connected to Exit 13.

It is connected underground, so you don't have to worry about it raining.

Rooftop Plaza

Facilities include stores and restaurants on the B1F to 5F and 7F, and the first hotel brand in Nagoya " The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Nagoya” on the 24F to 32F. The building houses the "Sakae City Hall" and consists of other offices, a multi-purpose hall, a theater, and a rooftop plaza overlooking the lush green Sakae cityscape.

Life Designs

2024.02.28

New hotel “The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Nagoya” opens in Chunichi Building!

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/iconic-nagoya

Chunichi Building Exterior Access is direct from Sakae Station Nagoya Municipal Subway Higashiyama Line and Meijo Line, so you can rest assured even on rainy days! Entrance | Plaster wall art by Hasado Shuhei At the 1st floor entrance, you are greeted by plaster wall art by Hasado Shuhei, a native of Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. When you take the elevator up to the 24th floor where the lobby is located, you will be greeted by artworks by flower artist Kawasaki Keita and dry landscape gardens. 24th floor: Lobby 7th floor: All-day dining restaurant Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER with a rooftop terrace, overlooking the Sakae area. Guest rooms designed with three design concepts...

On the 6th floor, the artwork that was on the ceiling of the old Chunichi Building, the removal of which many people expressed sadness about, has been relocated here, where you can see the nostalgic mural.

Now, let's take a look at some noteworthy shops, focusing on stores opening in Nagoya for the first time!

1F The central floor of Sakae, where people and information flow

The 1st floor offers unique experiences and encounters that can only be had here. Tenants that emphasize individuality and taste have gathered here. In addition to a wide range of items that enrich people's lives, there are also a variety of stores that can easily be used as gift stores.

Blue Bottle Coffee opens its first store in Nagoya!

The highly anticipated Blue Bottle Coffee Nagoya Sakae Cafe, opened on the first floor of the Chunichi Building.

Based on the concept of "Authentic & Cute," you can relax and enjoy coffee and limited edition food in a calm space decorated with cute yet elegant colors.

The furniture in the store was made in collaboration with Karimoku Furniture of Aichi Prefecture. The interior walls are boldly decorated with original tiles made from Mino-yaki with the cooperation of Oribe Seito Co., Ltd., a tile manufacturer in Gifu.

Brunch Plate Comprehensive Meat 1,782 yen (tax included)

The food menu is served on original Mino ware plates. This popular Blue Bottle menu includes Mino-yaki made with ancient wheat and rice flour, and a generous helping of seasonal vegetables.

Left: Pudding a la Mode Original 990 yen (tax included)
Right: Pudding a la mode seasonal 990 yen (tax included)

"Pudding a la mode" is available only at the Nagoya Sakae Cafe. This is a limited menu item that was created with the idea of being unique to Nagoya, where the coffee culture is deeply rooted.

There are two types: the original, which is a classic-flavored pudding topped with fresh strawberries, oranges, kiwi fruit, etc. and homemade banana sauce, and the seasonal, which uses different fruits and sauces depending on the season.

They also have a wide selection of original goods.

The cafe will also carry exclusive and early release items such as original candles made in collaboration with Nagoya's soy candle brand "sheep," mini-sized eco-bags, and socks with the cafe's logo.

Life Designs

2024.05.01

[Nagoya Sakae] The first store in the Chubu region! "Blue Bottle Coffee Nagoya Sakae Cafe"

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/bluebottlecoffee-nagoyasakaecafe

A stylish and comfortable space with a modern and cute atmosphere The interior is spacious with high ceilings. There are also sofa seats where you can relax. The spatial design of Nagoya Sakae Cafe was done by Ashizawa Keiji Architects, who also designed "Blue Bottle Coffee Shibuya Cafe". Based on the concept of "Authentic & Cute", the space is modern and sophisticated with gentle colors and warmth. There are sofa seats where you can relax, counter seats where you can sit casually, and a large round table where families can enjoy...

[Blue Bottle Coffee Nagoya Sakae Cafe]
Business hours: 8:00～20:00
https://store.bluebottlecoffee.jp/pages/nagoya_sakae

A new business concept from Michel Blanc!
MICHEL BELIN ESSENTIEL

Michel Blanc Essentiel is a new business venture by the world-famous chocolatier Michel Blanc. Michel Blanc himself has encountered and been fascinated by Japanese ingredients in various parts of Japan, and has incorporated them into the traditional French sweets (galettes, dacquoises, muffins, and sables) that he knows so well, to create new and unique French sweets.

You can enjoy the marriage of seasonal ingredients from Japan's natural environment and French pastries.

400-450 yen/piece

This galette is made with plenty of cultured butter and features eight carefully selected ingredients from all over Japan.

 ・Plain (wheat from Hokkaido)
・Matcha (produced in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture)
・Setouchi Lemon (Hiroshima Prefecture)
・Wasanbon sugar (produced in Tokushima Prefecture)
・Sugar cane, brown sugar (Kagoshima Prefecture)
・Amaou strawberry (produced in Fukuoka Prefecture)
・Japanese black tea (produced in Shizuoka Prefecture)
・Blood orange (Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture)

648 yen each (tax included)

Moist muffins decorated with buttercream.

 ・Blood orange (from Ehime Prefecture) and pistachio (from Bronte, Sicily)
・Amaou strawberry (from Fukuoka Prefecture) and vanilla (from Madagascar)
・Orin apples (from Aomori Prefecture) and Earl Grey tea
・Shiranui mandarin oranges (from Kumamoto Prefecture) and praline
・Annou sweet potato (from Kagoshima Prefecture) and Calvados
・Purple sweet potato (from Kagoshima Prefecture) and blackcurrant

756 yen each (tax included)

This sable, which combines new ingredients, has an exquisite combination of rich butter and rich ingredients. It is also recommended as a snack to go with alcohol.

 ・Purple sweet potato (from Kagoshima Prefecture) and sesame
・Scorched soy sauce and almonds
・Hatcho miso (Okazaki) and walnuts
 ・Brown rice crackers and Camembert cheese

389 yen each

Dacquoise made with almond-flavored meringue. It looks cute and is perfect as a gift.

 ・Amaou strawberry (produced in Fukuoka Prefecture)
・Soybean flour (domestic soybeans)
・Hojicha (produced in Shizuoka Prefecture)
・Shiranui mandarin oranges (Kumamoto Prefecture)
・Kyoho grapes (produced in Nagano Prefecture)
・Setouchi Lemon (Hiroshima Prefecture)
・Pumpkin (from Hokkaido)
・Matcha (produced in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture)

[Michel Blanc Essentiel]
Business hours: 10:00-20:00
https://michel-belin-essentiel.jp/

TWG Tea, a luxury tea brand from Singapore

TWG Tea Nagoya Sakae is the eighth store in Japan and the first in the Tokai area.

Founded in Singapore, TWG Tea is one of the world's leading luxury tea brands. They offer an extensive range of around 180 varieties of tea leaves, an haute couture tea collection with unique designs, 100% cotton tea bags, and macarons and sables made with tea leaves.

The popular Haute Couture Tin offers a wide variety of teas, from TWG Tea's classic black teas such as 1837 Black Tea to seasonal limited edition products.

The Nagoya-exclusive flavor "Grand Dragon" is also a limited edition product only available here. TWG has many limited edition products, so you'll discover something new every time you visit.

If you've never tried TWG tea before, we recommend buying it by weight starting from 50g. Give it a try if you find a flavor that piques your interest.

Be sure to check out the store-exclusive macarons! You can purchase just one.

[TWG Tea Nagoya Sakae]
Business hours: 11:00-20:00
https://www.tokyugf-twg-tea.com/

Garage's sister store "Rust"

Rust is a sister store of the popular green shop Garage. It is a green and interior shop with the concept of "cute for adults."

The product lineup is narrowed down to "cute for adults," with a focus on indoor ornamental plants and other items that are more familiar and easy to pick up.

[Rust]
Business hours: 10:00-20:00
https://www.garage-garden.com/

"Okashina Daichi" is a new business produced by "Ena Kawakamiya"

"Okashina Daichi" is a new business produced by "Ena Kawakamiya," famous for its chestnut sweets. This is the second store following the first store that opened in Kakuozan, Nagoya in 2022.

Based on the concept of "Delightful for people, new for the community. A unique and happy dining experience," the store will offer a selection of carefully selected foods that make the most of the ingredients, as well as sweets that can be enjoyed on the spot.

It is also recommended as a small souvenir or gift.

[Okashina Daichi].
Business hours: 10:00 - 20:00 (L.O. 19:00)
https://www.enakawakamiya.co.jp/com/shopsakae.html

Kaneko Optical was founded in Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture.

Kaneko Optical Store Chunichi Building Store

Founded in 1958 in Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, an area famous for its eyeglass production, the company promotes high-quality Japanese-made eyewear manufactured in its own factory to the world, along with the stories of the passion and dedication of the craftsmen who make them.

[Kaneko Optical Chunichi Building Store]
Business hours: 10:00-20:00
https://www.kaneko-optical.co.jp/

Sot Rooms is a new type of store by sot that sells leather goods mainly in the Kanto region.

sot rooms

Sot Rooms is a new type of store by sot that has expanded mainly in the Kanto region, including Tokyo and Yokohama. In addition to original leather goods such as wallets, bags, and accessories, the store also carries select items such as shoes and miscellaneous goods from brands such as Uminoe Seisaku, moonjule, and Earth Ment.

【sot rooms】
Business hours: 10:00-20:00
https://sot-web.com/

Innovative sports brand "HOKA"

HOKA®

HOKA is an innovative performance footwear and apparel brand for everyone who enjoys sports.

They have a full lineup of HOKA products, from the latest models to popular footwear, apparel and accessories.

[HOKA]
Business hours: 10:00-20:00
https://www.hoka.com/jp/

A bag brand for adults that combines rationality, functionality, and durability
"MONOLITH NAGOYA"

MONOLITH NAGOYA

"MONOLITH" is a bag brand for adults. With its simple and sophisticated designs that combine rationality, functionality, and durability, the brand is popular with a wide range of age groups, regardless of gender.

[MONOLITH NAGOYA]
Business hours: 10:00-20:00
https://www.monolithpack.com/shop/default.aspx

For birth preparation items, baby goods, and baby apparel! "10mois SAKAE"

10mois SAKAE

10mois SAKAE stocks baby products, baby goods, baby apparel, and more.

The store's name, 10mois, means "10 months" in French. They want people to spend the precious time they spend waiting for the birth of a new life in a comfortable and happy mood. With this in mind, they create products in their domestic atelier that are designed to be close to moms and dads.

[10mois SAKAE]
Business hours: 10:00-20:00
https://10mois.com/

2F Communication & Culture Floor

The second floor is a collection of books, miscellaneous goods, local specialties and traditional crafts from all over Japan.

This is a space for adults to discover new things, be exposed to new values, and satisfy their intellectual curiosity.

Kungyokudo, a long-established incense store in Kyoto with over 400 years of history

This is the first store of "Kungyokudo" in the Nagoya area. Kungyokudo was founded in 1594 (the third year of Bunroku) during the Azuchi-Momoyama period as a medicinal store that provided services to the Honganji Temple, at its current location in front of Nishi Honganji Temple in Kyoto. It is the oldest incense supplier in Japan.

As a comprehensive fragrance brand, we also offer products that blend into modern life, such as incense sticks for burning indoors, room fragrances, and candles.

To commemorate the opening of the first directly managed store in the Tokai region, the store will also release a fragrance exclusive to the Nagoya Sakae store, "Incense Sakae 1966." It is the sweet, nostalgic scent of memories of a time when the unknown stretched across the city, leading to a bright future, and the city was filled with dreams and hope. The landmark reflecting the bustling streetscape made everyone's hearts flutter with excitement.

The staff will not only provide you with product knowledge, but will also explain the scent's characteristics and how it feels to use in an easy-to-understand manner. Ask about the products you're interested in and find your favorite scent.

Koriyakudo]
Business hours: 10:00 - 20:00
https://www.kungyokudo.co.jp/

Bunkitsu: A bookstore for discovering books

Bunkitsu Sakae is the third store after Roppongi and Fukuoka Tenjin. The interior of the store is designed with the theme of "bookstore and large coffee hall," reflecting the coffee culture that is rooted in Nagoya.

In the "bookstore" area, where there is no admission fee, visitors can find new books stocked daily by the book director, as well as miscellaneous goods for sale and special exhibitions to stimulate their curiosity.

The "Great Cafe Hall" area is an admission fee area. Once you pay the admission fee, you can pick up and read all the books in the store while enjoying a wide selection of free drinks and carefully selected coffee.

There is also a permanent café in the paid area. It can be a bookstore, a café, your own personal study or work space. It's a shop you'll want to visit every day.

[Bunsetsu Sakae]
Business hours:
[Stores/Restaurants] 7:30-21:00 (Last Orders 20:00)
[Sales] 10:00 ~ 20:00
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https://www.instagram.com/bunkitsu_sakae/
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The first permanent store in the Tokai area, "Face Records Nagoya Chunichi Building Store"

FACE RECORDS is a store specializing in used analog records, offering a wide variety of genres and lineups, from classic records collected from Japan and abroad to rare items that collectors are looking for.

The Chunichi Building store not only carries second-hand records, but also a wide selection of new releases that are constantly being released, making it the perfect place to find your first record.

They also purchase records.

At Face Records, they not only buy records and CDs in-store, but also offer mail-order and on-site purchase services nationwide.

[Face Records Nagoya Chunichi Building Store]
Business hours: 10:00-20:00
https://ftfinc.co.jp/

▼Face Records purchase page
https://www.facerecords.com/shop/selllist/

"SAKAeL MARCHE" - A collection of the finest products from all over the country!

SAKAeL MARCHE

"SAKAeL MARCHE" is a store that gathers carefully selected products from all over Japan. It offers a wide range of local specialties and crafts, and also serves food made with delicious ingredients from each region.

A spacious store of about 750m2! "Montbell Nagoya Sakae Store"

Montbell Nagoya Sakae Store is located on the second floor of the Chunichi Building. The spacious store, measuring approximately 750m2, stocks a wide range of Montbell products for mountaineering, camping, climbing, and more.

[Montbell Nagoya Sakae Store]
Business hours: 10:00-20:00
https://www.montbell.jp/

"Utsuwa Marukaku" sells tableware from the good old days

Utsuwa Marukaku

"Utsuwa Marukaku" is a shop that sells modern tableware made by Japanese craftsmen, as well as tableware from the good old days made from the end of the Edo period to the Showa period. They have a wide selection of tableware for everyday use, such as plates, bowls, rice bowls, teapots, and teacups.

Speciality kitchenware brand "COOK & DINE HAYAMA"

COOK & DINE HAYAMA

"COOK & DINE HAYAMA" is a brand that deals in kitchen tools mainly made from iron, such as carefully selected iron pots, iron frying pans, and iron kettles.

The representative, an iron pot evangelist, will propose a life with iron. Drinking hot water boiled in an iron kettle will make the start of your day very enriching.

Be sure to check out the restaurants too!

Chunichi Building is also home to a wide variety of attractive restaurants!

B1F "The Lively Marche Floor"

Maruaki Chunichi Building Store

Mega Kebab Chunichi Building

YATAGARASU

Pain KARATO Nagoya

The bustling Marche Floor on the basement floor is an area packed with food, cafes, and restaurants. From office workers to tourists and local residents, there are a variety of shops selling fresh food, bakery goods, wine, and other specialty stores, as well as casual restaurants, to meet the needs of everyone.

3F A restaurant and communication floor that will become a new symbol of Sakae

Sakae's largest restaurant district, offering a variety of dining options from casual to formal. This floor can be used for any occasion, such as entertaining, dining out, dates, and gatherings with friends, and will become a new community hub in Sakae.

Founded in 1909, this restaurant is run by a long-established butcher in Ise and specializes in Ise beef. You can enjoy Ise beef, the roots of Matsusaka beef, in sukiyaki and gyudon dishes, as well as the Ise beef Hitsumabushi set meal, which is only available at the Chunichi Building store.

Kamaage Spaghetti Spajiro Chunichi Building Store

A shop that specializes in boiled spaghetti that is particular about taste and ingredients. You can choose from S, M, and L sizes at the same price. You can also enjoy original wines and side dishes.

Yakiniku Maruaki

Yakiniku Maruaki is a Hida beef specialty yakiniku restaurant run by a butcher shop with the largest number of Hida beef cattle in Japan, with its main store in Yoro Town, Gifu Prefecture, and is committed to using grade 5 beef. All cuts, including rare cuts, are offered at high quality and reasonable prices.

Umai Sakana ga Tbetakute Chunichi Building store.

"Umai Sakana ga Tbetakute (I want to eat delicious fish)" at the Chunichi Building store. At lunchtime, you can enjoy the new specialty, freshly filleted fried horse mackerel, dried fish set meals, and seafood bowls, and at night, you can enjoy the specialty, extra large Atka mackerel dried fish, sashimi, fried dishes, and daily side dishes, with more than 30 other dishes.

La Maison Ensoleille Table Chunichi Building Store

This cafe restaurant is proud of its fruit tarts, made with seasonal fruits carefully selected by the pastry chef. You can enjoy dishes and tarts made with carefully selected ingredients.

The carefully crafted tarts are exquisite!

5F National Products and Tourism Center

This floor is home to the National Products and Tourism Center, which brings together the tourism offices of each prefecture. It introduces the specialties and traditional crafts of the Hokkaido and 14 prefectures, as well as the unique culture and natural attractions of each region, and other local attractions and tourist attractions.

The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Nagoya

THE 7th TERRACE

The hotel area occupies part of the 7th floor and the 24th to 32nd floors. The concept is "Traveling, Chubu (central area)." The hotel offers a wide range of experiences, from traditional techniques such as Mino washi paper and Arimatsu Tie-Dyeing to art and vessels made from wood, stone and soil from the Chubu region, to sounds and fragrances.Until now, it has been consistently expressed in the central region.

[The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Nagoya]
Address: 24F Chunichi Building, 4-1-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Phone number: 052-269-1118
Access: Directly connected to Sakae Station Nagoya Municipal Subway Higashiyama Line and Meijo Line

https://www.royalparkhotels.co.jp/ic/nagoya/

This time we brought you a look at the Chunichi Building, a symbol that has been revived in Sakae.

It is filled with fascinating content, such as shops that cater to your daily life, specialty restaurants, and halls where you can enjoy your hobbies.

I am sure that it will once again become a presence that supports the lives of Nagoya citizens for a long time to come.

Please be sure to visit the newly renovated Chunichi Building.