ÆON MALL Kumamoto

ÆON MALL Kumamoto (イオンモール熊本) is a shopping center located in Kashima, Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by ÆON MALL Co., Ltd., the shopping-center development and management arm of the ÆON Group, one of Japan's largest retail groups. The center is a regional shopping mall serving the Kumamoto area and is still widely referred to by its former nickname "CLAIR" (クレア), a name that long predates the current ÆON MALL branding. The mall's tenant mix follows the standard ÆON MALL format: a specialist store street (専門店街), restaurant zone, food forest, the 樂市樂座 area, an AEON CINEMA multiplex, and an AEON STYLE general merchandise store. It also hosts a natural hot spring facility, 天然温泉 嘉島湯元水春, and an ENEOS service station, giving the site a combined retail, dining, entertainment, and leisure character. Standard mall hours are listed as 10:00–21:00, with restaurants open until 22:00 and the cinema until midnight. As of the official website notice, ÆON MALL Kumamoto is largely closed: with the exception of the natural hot spring 嘉島湯元水春 and the ENEOS station, operations are suspended, and the specialist store street, restaurants, food forest, 樂市樂座, AEON CINEMA, and AEON STYLE are all marked as closed. The operator states that reopening will be announced on the website once safety has been confirmed. Chinese-language sources report that the mall announced a temporary closure on 28 July 2026 following an explosion incident linked to the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake, with the reopening date still undetermined. Because of this, the mall's current status is best described as an active brand and facility that is temporarily shut for trading. The dossier below therefore treats ÆON MALL Kumamoto as a retail property brand within the ÆON MALL network, with its identity, tenant structure, and operating situation as the core facts.

ÆON MALL Kumamoto is a shopping center in Kashima, Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by ÆON MALL Co., Ltd. within the ÆON Group. The facility is still widely known by the nickname "CLAIR" (クレア), a name that reflects its earlier identity before or alongside the ÆON MALL branding. The mall was developed as a regional shopping destination for the Kumamoto area and follows the ÆON MALL format, combining a specialist store street, restaurant zone, food forest, the 樂市樂座 area, an AEON CINEMA multiplex, and an AEON STYLE general merchandise store. It also includes a natural hot spring, 天然温泉 嘉島湯元水春, and an ENEOS service station, making it a mixed retail and leisure complex rather than a pure shopping venue. Standard operating hours published on the official website are 10:00–21:00 for the mall, with restaurants open until 22:00 and AEON CINEMA until midnight; the hot spring has extended hours, opening from 09:00 on weekdays and Saturdays and from 06:00 on Sundays and public holidays, while ENEOS operates 09:00–20:00. These hours describe the normal trading pattern of the center. In 2026, the mall's operations were disrupted. Chinese-language sources state that on 28 July 2026, following an explosion incident connected to the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake, the mall announced a temporary closure, with the reopening date not yet determined. The official website corroborates the suspended state of the facility: it notes that, except for 天然温泉 嘉島湯元水春 and ENEOS, ÆON MALL Kumamoto is currently closed, and that the specialist store street, restaurants, food forest, 樂市樂座, AEON CINEMA, and AEON STYLE are all marked as suspended. The operator says it will announce reopening on the website once safety has been confirmed. As a result, the history of ÆON MALL Kumamoto as a brand and property is currently defined by two phases: its establishment and operation as a regional ÆON MALL shopping and leisure destination under the enduring "CLAIR" nickname, and its temporary shutdown following the 2026 incident. The brand remains part of the ÆON MALL network, and the facility is expected to resume operations when safety is assured, though no date has been announced.

• ÆON MALL Kumamoto operates as a regional shopping center in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, under the ÆON MALL brand and the enduring nickname "CLAIR."

• Official website publishes standard operating hours: mall 10:00–21:00, restaurants until 22:00, AEON CINEMA until 24:00, hot spring from 09:00 (weekdays/Sat) and 06:00 (Sun/holidays), ENEOS 09:00–20:00.

• 28 July 2026: the mall announces a temporary closure following an explosion incident linked to the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake; reopening date undetermined.

• Official website states that, except for 天然温泉 嘉島湯元水春 and ENEOS, ÆON MALL Kumamoto is currently suspended, with reopening to be announced after safety is confirmed.

A regional ÆON MALL shopping and leisure destination in Kumamoto, combining retail, dining, cinema, hot-spring bathing, and fuel services under one site; currently largely suspended for trading.

• Specialist store street (専門店街)

  The mall's specialist retail zone, normally open 10:00–21:00; currently suspended.

• Restaurant zone

  Dining area normally open 11:00–22:00; currently suspended.

• Food forest (フードフォレスト)

  Food hall area normally open 10:00–21:00; currently suspended.

• 樂市樂座

  A themed zone normally open 10:00–22:00; currently suspended.

• AEON CINEMA

  Cinema multiplex normally open 09:00–24:00; currently suspended.

• AEON STYLE

  General merchandise store normally open 09:00–22:00; currently suspended.

• 天然温泉 嘉島湯元水春

  Natural hot spring facility; open 09:00–01:00 on weekdays and Saturdays, and 06:00–01:00 on Sundays and public holidays; still operating.

• ENEOS

  Service station open 09:00–20:00; still operating.

1. 1イオンモール熊本 公式サイトkumamoto.aeonmall.jp
2. 2ÆON MALL Kumamoto - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3永旺夢樂城熊本 - 维基百科zh.wikipedia.org