At 2.7 km long in total, Takamatsu Chuo Shopping Street is known as the longest covered shopping street in Japan.

It is comprised of eight streets lined with approximately 1,000 shops of many different types. Visitors can enjoy exploring the area all day long, whatever the weather.

It is a 10-minute walk from JR Takamatsu Station and the Kagawa Prefectural Arena.

You can drop in after visiting the nearby Ritsurin Garden and Tamamo Park.

A unique feature of the shopping street is that it is eight shopping streets working together from a community development perspective. Pay attention to the schemes and designs intended to enable visitors to enjoy exploring the area while shopping.

Marugamemachi Shopping Street

Marugamemachi was named after the merchants from Marugame who arrived in this area in 1588 when Chikamasa Ikoma was building Takamatsu Castle.
Since its redevelopment in 2006, they have been working to regenerate the area by attracting apartments, clinics, restaurants and other essential businesses to bring residents back to the area.

The Dome Hiroba, a symbol of the community, was designed by Takeshi Kawashima, an artist born in Kagawa. About 250 events that attract large crowds are held here annually.

The Keyaki Hiroba, which features an atrium, is a comfortable place where visitors can relax. A Pokémon Center and other chain stores that are popular with young people also operate along the street.

Bicycles are not permitted in the area, which enables wheelchair users and families with children to have peace of mind.

As part of the redevelopment plan, they created three Kuruma no Eki parking lots, which can accommodate a total of 900 cars, to dispel the concerns of people who think shopping streets are difficult to access by car.

Minamishinmachi Shopping Street

Since the Edo period, a collection of large retailers has been drawn to the Minamishinmachi area, and it has thrived ever since. It was the first area in Takamatsu to cover the shopping street. There are many popular Sanuki udon shops and restaurants along the street.

Some of them have been operating for more than 50 years.

Kataharamachi West Shopping Street

This shopping street has been in business since the Edo period. Kataharamachi was named after the field next to Takamatsu Castle's moat, which was being filled in.
The street is dotted with long-established shops that have helped develop the tea culture of Takamatsu. The street offers more than just famous confectionaries. The architecture is also worth noting.

There is a hotel that is directly accessible from the shopping street.

Kotenjin was originally a small shrine built to pray for the safety of Sugawara no Michizane, the governor of Sanuki Province. Visitors can appreciate its charming, old-fashioned atmosphere.

Kataharamachi East Shopping Street

You must take photos when the local Kotoden trains pass between the covered shopping streets, even if you are not a railway enthusiast.

The street is directly accessible from Kotoden Kataharamachi Station.

Hyogomachi Shopping Street

Hyogomachi Shopping Street was named because it was once lined with Takamatsu domain armory warehouses (hyogo).
The street is full of long-established coffee shops, restaurants serving chicken-on-the-bone, a specialty of Kagawa, and udon.

It is said that there used to be a streetcar stop named Hiroba Station west of Hyogomachi Shopping Street.

Tokiwacho Shopping Street

Facilities in Tokiwacho, including a department store and theater, helped people rebuild their lives during the postwar period. The area is easily accessible from Kotoden Kawaramachi Station.

Tamachi Shopping Street

Tamachi was named because it was a town surrounded by rice fields and farmland in the Edo period. It is on the far south end of Takamatsu Chuo Shopping Street.

Pay attention to the images on the ceiling of the covered shopping street, which depict famous places in Kagawa.

Modern shops stand alongside long-established shops.

The first store of a local supermarket chain has been operating on the street since it was established.

Lion Street

Lion Street is famous because it has the most vibrant nightlife in Takamatsu. The street took its name from the Lion-kan movie theater that opened on the street in 1922.

The izakaya lined up in this neighborhood become vibrant at night. They coexist with shops that sell household items and fresh food that are busy during the day.

What is your favorite shopping street?
Takamatsu Chuo Shopping Street continues to evolve. We can't wait to see what happens next.

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