Hayashi Department Store
Department store in West Central, Tainan, Taiwan
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The Hayashi Department Store (traditional Chinese: 林百貨; simplified Chinese: 林百货; pinyin: Línbǎihuò) is a department store in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.
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| Location | West Central, Tainan, Taiwan |
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| Coordinates | 22°59′30″N 120°12′08″E |
| Opening date | 14 June 2014 |
| Architect | department store |
| Floors | 6 |
| Website | Official website  |
History
Hayashi Department Store (Japanese: ハヤシ百貨店, Hepburn: Hayashi Hyakkaten), commonly called "Five-story Building" (Chinese: 五層樓仔; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gō͘-chàn-lâu-á), was situated in Suehirochō (末廣町), Tainan City, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan. It was originally completed and opened on 5 December 1932, during Japanese rule. Upon completion, the building was one of two such stores in Taiwan with state-of-the-art features of elevators. The building was bombed by the United States airplanes at the end of World War II. After refurbishment, the building began to be restored in 2006.[1] It was finally reopened on 14 June 2014 in a ceremony presided by Tainan Mayor William Lai.[2]
Architecture
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The department store is a five-story building.[3] It features exhibitions on local farming culture and handicraft on the top floor. There is also Western-style cafeterias and an observation deck.
Transportation
The department store is accessible within walking distance south west of Tainan Station of Taiwan Railway.
See also
- List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
- Kikumoto Department Store: the first department store in Taipei, two days before Hayashi Department Store.
- Yoshii Department Store: the third department store in Kaoshiung. Demolished in 1994.
