Kani Shopping Plaza Patio

Kani Shopping Plaza Patio (可児ショッピングプラザパティオ) is a shopping center located in Shimoe-do, Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Its core anchor store is the Yoshizuya Kani store, which is Yoshizuya's only store in the Tōnō region of Gifu. The center is a locally led development: the project began in June 1987 when some local landowners consulted about effective use of their land. In June 1988, an agreement was reached with Yoshizuya to jointly develop a shopping center. Although Nichii approached some landowners in December 1988, in January 1989 the decision was finalized to proceed with Yoshizuya, and in May 1989 lease contracts were signed with all 200 parcels and 60 landowners. The concept was presented to Kani City and the Kani Chamber of Commerce and Industry. However, because Kani City was a "large-store opening restraint city" with many large stores, the chamber submitted an opinion in August 1989 rejecting the opening. In September 1989, local merchants established Apple Co., Ltd. (株式会社アップル) with local investment, and in October 1989 a request document for shopping center development was submitted. In November 1989, a business plan outline was submitted to the Chubu Bureau of International Trade and Industry, Gifu Prefecture, Kani City, and the Kani Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Also in November, the Apple Kyōeikai (アップル共栄会) was formed by local merchants wishing to open stores. In December 1989, the Kani Chamber of Commerce and Industry resolved to accept the project as a locally led shopping center as a special case. In 1990, procedures advanced, including holding a pre-opening explanation session in Minokamo City, which was subject to wide-area coordination with Kani City. After about ten years, the center opened on April 21, 1997. It featured a tenant mix strongly oriented toward fashion and attracted customers from a wider area than initially expected. In November 2017, marking 20 years since opening, it held a renovation refresh opening. On November 23, 2023, MUJI Yoshizuya Kani opened on the first floor, and within that store the Kani City Library branch "Kani Mirai Library" was established. The building is a steel-framed structure with three floors above ground (partly four floors), and at opening it had an atrium plaza with a fountain. Parking includes a flat lot built one level lower than the store building, a rooftop lot, and a multi-story parking garage connected by a deck across the road. Access is about a 15-minute walk from Meitetsu Hiromi Line's Shin-Kani Station and JR Takayama Line's Kani Station. The Kani City community bus "Satsuki Bus" stops at "Patio Yoshizuya Kani-ten" bus stop. It is located along National Route 248.

The origins of Kani Shopping Plaza Patio date to June 1987, when a group of local landowners in Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, consulted about the effective use of their land. In June 1988, they agreed with Yoshizuya to jointly develop a shopping center. In December 1988, the retailer Nichii approached some landowners about opening a store, but in January 1989 the landowners finalized their decision to proceed with Yoshizuya. In May 1989, lease contracts were concluded with all 200 parcels and 60 landowners, and the development concept was communicated to Kani City and the Kani Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Because Kani City was a "large-store opening restraint city" with many large-store entries, the chamber submitted an opinion in August 1989 rejecting the opening. In response, local merchants established Apple Co., Ltd. (株式会社アップル) in September 1989 with local investment, and in October 1989 submitted a request document for the shopping center development. In November 1989, a business plan outline was submitted to the Chubu Bureau of International Trade and Industry, Gifu Prefecture, Kani City, and the Kani Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Also in November, local merchants wishing to open stores formed the Apple Kyōeikai (アップル共栄会). In December 1989, the Kani Chamber of Commerce and Industry resolved to accept the project as a locally led shopping center as a special case. In 1990, procedures advanced, including a pre-opening explanation session in Minokamo City, which was subject to wide-area coordination with Kani City. After about ten years of preparation, the center opened on April 21, 1997. It featured a tenant mix strongly oriented toward fashion and attracted customers from a wider area than initially expected. In November 2017, marking 20 years since opening, it held a renovation refresh opening. On November 23, 2023, MUJI Yoshizuya Kani opened on the first floor, and within that store the Kani City Library branch "Kani Mirai Library" was established.

• Local landowners consult about effective land use, initiating the project.

• Agreement reached with Yoshizuya to jointly develop a shopping center.

• Nichii approaches some landowners about opening a store.

• Final decision made to proceed with Yoshizuya.

• Lease contracts signed with all 200 parcels and 60 landowners.

• Kani Chamber of Commerce and Industry submits opinion rejecting the opening.

• Local merchants establish Apple Co., Ltd. (株式会社アップル).

• Request document for shopping center development submitted.

• Business plan outline submitted; Apple Kyōeikai formed.

• Kani Chamber of Commerce and Industry resolves to accept the project as a locally led shopping center as a special case.

• Pre-opening explanation session held in Minokamo City as part of wide-area coordination.

• Kani Shopping Plaza Patio opens.

• Renovation refresh opening marking 20 years since opening.

• MUJI Yoshizuya Kani opens on the first floor; Kani Mirai Library branch established within.

Locally led community shopping center with a fashion-oriented tenant mix, serving Kani City and the wider Tōnō region.

• Yoshizuya Kani store

  Anchor store and Yoshizuya's only store in the Tōnō region.

• MUJI Yoshizuya Kani

  Opened on the first floor on November 23, 2023.

• Kani Mirai Library

  Kani City Library branch established within MUJI Yoshizuya Kani.

1. 1可児ショッピングプラザパティオ - Wikipediaja.wikipedia.org
2. 2可兒購物廣場PATIO - Wikidatawikidata.org