Coaska Bayside Stores

Coaska Bayside Stores is a waterfront shopping complex located in Honcho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Yokosuka Mall Leasing LLC and sits on the site of the former Sumitomo Heavy Industries Yokosuka plant and the Hayashikane Shipbuilding Yokosuka shipyard, along National Route 16. The facility has the largest site area and sales floor area among commercial facilities in Yokosuka. It opened on April 25, 1991, as Shoppers Plaza Yokosuka, operated by Daiei under its Shoppers Plaza brand. The complex was later transferred to AEON Retail. It closed temporarily on March 31, 2019, and after a major renovation, reopened in stages from April 24, 2020, under the new name Coaska Bayside Stores, with a full opening on June 5, 2020. The facility includes about 100 unique shops, including a supermarket (AEON Style), fashion stores such as GU, H&M, and Gap, lifestyle shops like Muji and Nitori, a cinema complex (Yokosuka HUMAX Cinemas), an athletic facility, bowling, arcades, restaurants, and various services. It also features Yokosuka local gourmet such as Yokosuka Navy Curry and Navy Burger. The complex is accessible by train from Shioiri Station (3 minutes on foot), Yokosuka Chuo Station (10 minutes), and Yokosuka Station (10 minutes), and by car via the Yokohama-Yokosuka Road. It offers various amenities including parking, baby care rooms, pet areas, ATMs, coin lockers, EV charging, and free Wi-Fi.

The site of Coaska Bayside Stores was originally occupied by the Sumitomo Heavy Industries Yokosuka plant (formerly the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal) and the Hayashikane Shipbuilding Yokosuka shipyard. After the Sumitomo Heavy Industries plant closed in 1978 due to recession, the land was sold and plans for a commercial facility emerged. In May 1982, the Yokosuka City Council announced the 'Yokosuka Sea Window' concept, and Daiei expressed interest in opening a store. Despite opposition from local shopping streets, the project moved forward. Construction began in September 1989, and on April 25, 1991, Shoppers Plaza Yokosuka opened under the Shoppers Plaza brand operated by Daiei. The initial tenant count was 220, but many stores withdrew within a year. In 1995, Daiei expanded its own sales floor. In 2016, operations were transferred to AEON Retail, and the core store was rebranded from Daiei to AEON. The facility closed temporarily on March 31, 2019, and after a major renovation, reopened as Coaska Bayside Stores on April 24, 2020, with a full opening on June 5, 2020. The cinema, Yokosuka HUMAX Cinemas, which had operated since 1991 (originally as Yokosuka Joy Cinema), also closed in 2019 and reopened in 2020 with 10 screens. The facility is now operated by Yokosuka Mall Leasing LLC.

• Shoppers Plaza Yokosuka opens under Daiei.

• Part of the specialty store space is converted to direct management and renovated.

• Yokosuka Joy Cinema is renamed Yokosuka HUMAX Cinemas and renewed.

• Operations transferred to AEON Retail.

• AEON Yokosuka store opens after renovation.

• Facility closes temporarily for renovation.

• Coaska Bayside Stores partially reopens.

• Coaska Bayside Stores fully opens; Yokosuka HUMAX Cinemas reopens with 10 screens.

A large waterfront shopping and entertainment destination in Yokosuka, offering a wide range of retail, dining, and leisure activities for local residents, families, and tourists, with a focus on community events and local gourmet.

• Supermarket

  AEON Style Yokosuka

• Cinema complex

  Yokosuka HUMAX Cinemas

• Athletic facility

  SPACE ATHLETIC TONDEMI YOKOSUKA

• Bowling alley

  Bowling Kingdom Sport

• Arcade

  Namco

• Lifestyle goods

  Muji

• Furniture and interior

  Nitori

• Fashion

  GU

• Fashion

  H&M

• Fashion

  Gap

• Drugstore

  Matsumoto Kiyoshi

• Electronics

  Nojima

• Musical instruments

  Shimamura Musical Instruments

• Books

  Kumazawa Bookstore

• 100-yen shop

  Daiso

• Cafe

  Starbucks

• Cafe

  Tully's Coffee

• Restaurant

  Sushiro

• Restaurant

  Marugame Seimen

• Restaurant

  Ringer Hut

• Restaurant

  Gyukaku

• Restaurant

  Saizeriya

• Restaurant

  Mister Donut

• Restaurant

  McDonald's

1. 1Coaska Bayside Stores Official Websitecoaska.jp
2. 2About Coaska Bayside Storescoaska.jp
3. 3Servicescoaska.jp
4. 4Wikidata: Coaska Bayside Storeswikidata.org
5. 5Wikipedia (Japanese): コースカベイサイドストアーズja.wikipedia.org