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As the underground shopping mall in Kamiyacho nears completion, the vast majority of the spaces in the shopping complex have been let to tenants.
The shopping centre is due to open its doors next spring and the building operations are set to be completed on schedule. As of 21 September, 76 stores, or 90% of the total, had been decided. Tenants for the remaining four shops were expected to be fixed by the end-of-September deadline.
Shareo (meaning elegant & fashionable) is the name of the shopping mall and this seems to be the main theme, with 30 of the 76 stores already reserved specializing in fashion goods, including clothes and accessories. A further 28 stores will sell miscellaneous goods. Food & drink, including okonomiyaki, account for 14 shops and services for four. A further point worth noting is that for 32 tenants, a place in the Shareo shopping arcade will be their first foray into Hiroshima. Many of these tenants are based in Tokyo or Kansai.
Mr. Teruaki Nakamura, who is the president of the third sector consortium responsible for building and managing the shopping complex felt that the new underground shopping mall will compare very favourably with similar underground shopping malls around Japan.
Takanobashi, in Hiroshima's Naka-ku, has changed its appearance. Since the new route to Ujina was inaugurated in March, the large traffic intersection has been improved, with a new junction layout and the provision of a large pedestrian footbridge. The tramcars follow a gently ‘S’ shaped curve and the stop for trams bound for Ujina has been relocated.
en relocated.
Straddling the junction is the new 66-metre footbridge, due to be completed by the end of the year. The area has been compared to the shore, a ship, and even the sea and, since it will mark the gateway to central Hiroshima for people coming from the port district, its nautical image is quite appropriate. The bridge will really be ‘barrier-free’, having a lift at either end for disabled users.
As a result of the bus hijacking in Hiroshima which took place last May, Hiroshima Dentetsu and Ichibata Bus have collaborated on the first ever system for directly alerting authorities of emergencies. The new system, which relies on a satellite global positioning system (GPS) is being used on the Hiroshima-Matsue route, operated by both companies. Authorities learned of the bus hijacking in May only after passengers had escaped.
When: September 28 - October 3. Where: 8th Floor Exhibition Hall, Fukuya Department Store, Hatchobori. Admission: Adults: \600; Students & Jnr. High Sch. Pupils: \400; Elem. Sch. Pupils: free. (Reductions for parties & advance booking.)
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「シャレオのテナント出そろう」
紙屋町地下街が完成に近付き、出店テナントが大方決まった。
地下街は、来春オープン予定で、工事は予定通りに完了する見通し。９月２１日にまでに、出店テナントの９割強に当たる76店が決まった。今月末の期限内に、残る４店も出そろう見通し。
地下街の愛称は「シャレオ」（優雅でおしゃれの意味）。地下街の基調はおしゃれ。それは、76店の内訳が、洋服やアクセサリーなどのファッションが30店、雑貨28店であることから分かる。ほかには、お好み焼きなどの飲食14店、サービス４店となる。今回が広島初出店になる店が32店あるのも特徴。東京や関西に本店を構える店が多い。
地下街を建設・運営する第３セクターの社長、中村昭明社長は「全国の地下街と比べても、トップクラスといえる」と、話している。
「鷹野橋に横断歩道橋」
広島市中区の鷹野橋地区の様子が変わってきている。今年３月に市道鷹野橋宇品線が開通して以来、交差点を改造し、大きな横断歩道橋の建設が進むなど改良が進んでいる。路面電車は滑らかなＳ字型カーブを描き、宇品行き電車の電停は場所が変わった。
交差点をまたぐのは、66メートルの新歩道橋で、年内に完成する予定。一帯は、なぎさや船、海をイメージしてデザインされている。市街地の海岸部から市の中心部への玄関口になるため、「海」というイメージが合っている。歩道橋は、身体障害者も利用できるようにエレベーターを両端に取り付け、バリアフリーに配慮する。
「バスはどこ？」
今年５月の西鉄高速バス乗っ取り事件を受け、広島電鉄と一畑バスは、緊急事態を営業所に通報する全国初のシステム運用を始めた。両社が共同で始めた新システムは、衛星利用測位システム（ＧＰＳ）を活用し、広島―松江間で運行するバスで運用されている。５月のバス乗っ取り事件では、脱出した乗客の通報で、初めて事件の発生が分かった。
