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Arcades of Takamatsu

Kagawa · Takamatsu · Architecture

Japanese name: 高松の商店街とアーケード

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Arcades of Takamatsu
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WHAT TO DOArcades of Takamatsu

Two and a half kilometres of covered street, its crossings domed in glass - a roof designed for a city.

WHEREKagawa

Takamatsu · Takamatsu

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Two and a half kilometres of covered street, its crossings domed in glass - a roof designed for a city.

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Takamatsu Chuo Shotengai is the general name for the shopping streets in the center of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. It consists of eight shopping streets: Hyogomachi, western Kataharamachi, eastern Kataharamachi, Lion-dori, Marugamemachi, Minamishinmachi, Tokiwacho and Tamachi. It is made up of eight shopping streets, and the arcade covering almost all of them has a total length of 2.7 km; the Takamatsu Chamber of Commerce and Industry says "its total length is the longest in Japan."

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Founded / opened:Showa period Highlights / collection:One of Japan's longest arcades, Domed intersection Genre:Architecture

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