Alpark East — Attraction in Hiroshima

Alpark Mall is a beloved mall amongst Hiroshima people on the west side of the city. Its a practical place to go and get specific items and super easy to get to from Shin Inokuchi station. It is a unique mall since it’s split into three buildings by one of Hiroshima’s busiest roads and a park. There are bridges connecting three main buildings. The one I visit the most is the one with 109 cinema. Great cinema but that building for the most part has nowhere to get lunch or dinner. You’ll find yourself hiking across parks, under concrete bridges, and across flat airport escalators to reach all the shops and attractions there. I like that uniqueness of it, it’s very Hiroshima, but it would be great if the cinema building had some restaurants and cafes, other than the tiny Tullys in the bookstore. There’s a Coco’s near the cinema but it is always packed and for social-distancers it may be too...

Decent selection of shops separated into 3 malls connected by walkways, kids play park in between. Movie theatre multiplex in most recent of the buildings mountain side. Only vegetarian-friendly or vegan-friendly options are at Subway in food court or ordering off-menu by request for no-meat (Niku-nashi) or no-fish (sakana-nashi). Free parking for up to 4 hours. No traditional Japanese handcrafted item shops which would add more interest & appeal. Would also be great to see pop-up shops for local jam, honey, fruits & vegetables in a weekend farmers market. At moment same selection of shops found in every other mall in Hiroshima. Needs a little more high-quality, unique, local style to attract more customers. As Hatsukaichi is home to Kendama, how about a fun shop where people can design their own, paint & decorate & learn from expert shop staff...

The mall is big with wide open spaces. It has the basic necessities you need in everyday life. A big Muji store is also located here. Upon observation, circa 2021-2024 the mall seems to lost its glory. Many merchants on the west side building got closed. Most people only visit the mall during the weekends, old age people are also the majority residents near the area, and busy work/ school schedule affects the amount of people sightseeing the mall during weekdays. GU (a sister company of Uniqlo) once have a store here. Reminiscing the old days of its glory it was one of the major malls in the city before The Outlets Hiroshima was established. In addition, if the current above mentioned conditions will continue, I think the mall could be close in the next 5-10 years due to bankruptcy if they don’t renovate and lower it’s...