Mirai Nagasaki Cocowalk

Mirai Nagasaki Cocowalk (みらい長崎ココウォーク) is a large mixed-use commercial complex located in Morimachi, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It opened on October 1, 2008, on the site of the former Morimachi depot of Nagasaki Jidosha (Nagasaki Bus), and it integrates a major bus terminal with retail, dining, entertainment, cinema, and sports facilities. The facility is operated by Mirai Nagasaki Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Nagasaki Bus, and its name combines "Coco" — evoking community and communication — with "walk." The building has one basement floor and eight above-ground floors. The complex is anchored by a bus terminal that serves as a hub for Nagasaki Bus routes to southern and eastern areas of the city, as well as highway buses. Retail tenants include Matsumoto Kiyoshi, Camera no Kitamura, Seven-Eleven, Nishimatsuya, Red Cabbage, Mister Donut, Starbucks, Village Vanguard, ABC-Mart, Zoff, Sukiya, Tsukiji Gindaco, McDonald's, Marugame Seimen, Ringer Hut, and others. The third floor hosts Hamaya Cocowalk Plaza, a select shop of Hamaya Department Store that opened in June 2024. Dining and entertainment floors include a food court, amusement facilities, a sports club (Renaissance), and a large Ferris wheel with wheelchair-accessible gondolas. The fifth floor features a Tsutaya Bookstore with a cafe, GiGO, and Seria. The sixth and seventh floors house TOHO Cinemas Nagasaki, the largest cinema complex in Nagasaki with nine screens and 1,936 seats, and the westernmost directly operated TOHO Cinemas theater in Japan. The eighth floor has a seasonal garden area, Cocobia Umino, open in summer. The facility was planned in 2006, with an initial target opening in spring 2008, but construction delays pushed the opening to October 2008. The name was chosen through a public competition in April 2007. The bus terminal began operations on September 22, 2008, ahead of the grand opening. In 2011, a free paper "Cocowalker" was launched in partnership with Kadokawa Marketing. A major renovation themed on a "1,000-tsubo living room" was completed on July 20, 2018. The complex also issues house cards, including the Coco Color Card and the Ntasu T Card, in cooperation with Orient Corporation, which also function as IC transit cards. Mirai Nagasaki Cocowalk serves as a community hub in Nagasaki, combining transportation, shopping, dining, entertainment, and services. It is located near Morimachi tram stop, Urakami Station, Nagasaki Brick Hall, and other civic facilities.

The site of Mirai Nagasaki Cocowalk was originally the Morimachi depot of Nagasaki Jidosha (Nagasaki Bus). Development plans for the site date back to the 1970s. In 1990, due to the aging of the maintenance factory at Morimachi and future development plans, the factory was relocated to Oseto-machi. On November 10, 1998, Mycal announced it would abandon plans to open a store there. On March 15, 2006, Nagasaki Bus announced its development plan for the Morimachi depot, and the depot was closed on August 31, 2006. Construction began on the site, with an initial target opening in spring 2008, but the removal of the old depot's foundation work caused a schedule review, delaying the opening by about half a year. In April 2007, a public competition was held to name the facility, and "Mirai Nagasaki Cocowalk" was chosen. The name "Coco" represents community and communication. On September 22, 2008, the Cocowalk Bus Terminal on the first floor began operations alongside a Nagasaki Bus schedule revision, and some first-floor tenants opened. The grand opening took place on October 1, 2008. The cinema complex, TOHO Cinemas Nagasaki, opened the same day with a preview screening of "Suspect X" and stage greetings by Masaharu Fukuyama and Kou Shibasaki on all screens. The facility was developed with a strong entertainment focus, including a large Ferris wheel with wheelchair-accessible gondolas, a food court, amusement facilities, a sports gym with a 25-meter pool (Renaissance), and a cinema complex. On April 12, 2011, in partnership with Kadokawa Marketing, the free paper "Cocowalker" was launched, published twice a year. On July 20, 2018, the facility underwent a major renovation themed on a "1,000-tsubo living room" and reopened. On June 6, 2024, Hamaya Department Store opened its select shop "Hamaya Cocowalk Plaza" on the north side of the third floor. The facility continues to operate as a key commercial and transportation hub in Nagasaki.

• 2024

  Hamaya Department Store opens "Hamaya Cocowalk Plaza" select shop on the third floor.

• 2018

  Major renovation themed on a "1,000-tsubo living room" completed; facility reopens.

• 2011

  Free paper "Cocowalker" launched in partnership with Kadokawa Marketing.

• 2008

  Cocowalk Bus Terminal begins operations; some first-floor tenants open.

• 2008

  Grand opening of Mirai Nagasaki Cocowalk.

• 2007

  Public competition held to name the facility; "Mirai Nagasaki Cocowalk" is chosen.

• 2006

  Nagasaki Bus announces development plan for Morimachi depot.

• 2006

  Morimachi depot is closed.

• 1998

  Mycal announces abandonment of plans to open a store at the site.

• 1990

  Maintenance factory relocated from Morimachi to Oseto-machi.

• 1970

  Development plans for the Morimachi depot site are first considered.

A community-oriented shopping and transportation hub in Nagasaki, combining retail, dining, entertainment, and public transit.

• TOHO Cinemas Nagasaki

  A cinema complex with 9 screens and 1,936 seats, the largest in Nagasaki and the westernmost directly operated TOHO Cinemas theater in Japan.

• Ferris wheel

  A Ferris wheel with a diameter of 45 meters and a maximum height of 70 meters above ground, with 32 gondolas, two of which are wheelchair accessible.

• Cocowalk Bus Terminal

  A bus terminal on the first floor serving Nagasaki Bus routes and highway buses, with separate boarding and alighting areas.

• Tsutaya Bookstore

  A bookstore with an attached Doutor Coffee, styled as a "book & cafe" rather than a traditional bookstore.

• Sports Club Renaissance

  A sports gym with a 25-meter pool.

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