Sun Street Hamakita — Local services in Hamamatsu

For those wondering why on earth there are two malls so close to one another in such a residential area, the story is that this mall opened in 2007 and then Plaha Walk which is right down the street expanded to triple the size of this mall a few years later. The best quality mall stores soon followed, meaning there are now mostly only low-end stores here which seem to close on a regular basis only to be replaced by another similar store that does not do all that well.

However, the mall does have a Seiyu (Japanese Wal-Mart open 24h, one of the only 24h stores in this area), movie theatre, onsen, and game center which are all very nice and worth visiting if you have...

Sun Street is your standard shopping mall experience in Japan. Dominated by clothing stores, it can be a bit of a drag for we men who get dragged out to do shopping. They may want to consider putting more comfortable seating in the hallways for husbands who are stuck shopping for a day, like they do in North America. Having free and easily accessible WiFi is also a high recommend. Restaurants are ok. There are better ones outside the mall...

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