Plena Makuhari

Plena Makuhari (プレナ幕張) is a shopping center located in the Makuhari New City district of Mihama-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It opened on July 2, 1993, at the south exit of Kaihin-Makuhari Station on the JR Keiyo Line, and is connected to the station via a pedestrian deck. The name "Plena" derives from the Esperanto word "plena," meaning "full," "complete," or "packed," reflecting the center's concept as an "oasis" of Makuhari New City. The facility is a six-story building above ground and houses a mix of fashion, lifestyle goods, restaurants, and service tenants. As of February 2018, it had 59 stores in total, with a strong emphasis on food and dining (31 food and gourmet tenants) and services (22 service tenants), alongside a smaller number of fashion and lifestyle-goods shops. The center also includes a Plena lottery ticket booth (宝くじ売場) and a pharmacy, Plena Makuhari Pharmacy (プレナ幕張薬局), which accepts prescriptions from any hospital or clinic and offers services such as prescription submission by fax or LINE. Plena Makuhari has been operated by Daiwa House Realty Management Co., Ltd. (大和ハウスリアルティマネジメント株式会社), part of the Daiwa House Group. Previously, from 2004, it was operated by Ken Real Estate Lease (ケン不動産リース), an affiliate of Ken Corporation. The center underwent a renewal in November 2017, which included the installation of a large outdoor digital signage screen that displays commercial footage and music videos to station users and passersby. In August 2016, a 12-meter climbing wall was installed at the second-floor entrance by Green Arrow Co., Ltd., after more than eight months of planning, to make sport climbing—added as an event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics—accessible to the public. The center is also positioned on an accessible route as part of Chiba City's barrier-free improvements connecting Kaihin-Makuhari Station to Makuhari Messe for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, in line with the Tokyo 2020 Accessibility Guidelines. Plena Makuhari remains an active shopping center serving the Makuhari New City area, with its official website providing store information, event notices, and access details.

Plena Makuhari was completed on July 2, 1993, at the south exit of Kaihin-Makuhari Station in the Makuhari New City area of Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. It was developed with the concept of being an "oasis" in Makuhari New City, and its name comes from the Esperanto word "plena," meaning "full," "complete," or "packed." The building is a six-story structure above ground and was designed as a shopping center with fashion, lifestyle goods, restaurants, and service tenants. From 2004, the center was operated by Ken Real Estate Lease (ケン不動産リース), an affiliate of Ken Corporation. At some point thereafter, operation transferred to Daiwa House Realty Management Co., Ltd. (大和ハウスリアルティマネジメント株式会社), part of the Daiwa House Group, which continues to operate the facility. In August 2016, a 12-meter climbing wall was installed at the second-floor entrance by Green Arrow Co., Ltd. This was the result of more than eight months of planning between Green Arrow and Plena Makuhari, and it was intended to make sport climbing—which had been adopted as an additional event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics—easily accessible to the public. The climbing wall began operating on August 19, 2016. In November 2017, Plena Makuhari underwent a renewal. As part of this renewal, a large outdoor digital signage screen was installed, and it has since been used to display commercial footage and music videos to station users and passersby day and night. Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Chiba City decided to make the route from Kaihin-Makuhari Station, used by spectators, to Makuhari Messe, the competition venue, barrier-free on its own initiative. Plena Makuhari is surrounded by a pedestrian deck and is located on this accessible route. The barrier-free improvements were carried out in accordance with the "Tokyo 2020 Accessibility Guidelines" set by the Tokyo Organising Committee, which referenced International Paralympic Committee guidelines, and were scheduled to be completed by the end of fiscal 2019. As of February 2018, the center had 59 stores in total: 1 fashion store, 5 lifestyle-goods stores, 31 food and dining stores, and 22 service stores. The center also includes a lottery ticket booth and a pharmacy. Plena Makuhari Pharmacy accepts prescriptions from any hospital or clinic and offers services such as receiving prescriptions by fax or LINE to reduce waiting time, and it sells medicines such as Loxonin, supplements, beverages, and antigen test kits. Plena Makuhari remains an active shopping center. Its official website provides store information, event notices, and access details, and it continues to host community-oriented services and events.

• Plena Makuhari is completed at the south exit of Kaihin-Makuhari Station with the concept of an "oasis" in Makuhari New City.

• Ken Real Estate Lease (an affiliate of Ken Corporation) acquires/operates the center.

• A 12-meter climbing wall is installed at the second-floor entrance by Green Arrow Co., Ltd. and begins operating.

• Renewal is carried out, including installation of a large outdoor digital signage screen.

• The center has 59 stores: 1 fashion, 5 lifestyle goods, 31 food/dining, and 22 service stores.

• Barrier-free improvements along the accessible route are scheduled to be completed by the end of fiscal 2019 ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

A station-connected community shopping center in Makuhari New City, positioned as an "oasis" with a strong food and service tenant mix.

• Shopping center tenancy

  Leasable retail space for fashion, lifestyle goods, restaurants, and service tenants.

• Plena lottery ticket booth

  A lottery ticket sales booth within the center, selling jumbo lottery tickets.

• Plena Makuhari Pharmacy

  A pharmacy on the second floor accepting prescriptions from any hospital or clinic, with fax/LINE prescription submission and sales of medicines, supplements, beverages, and antigen test kits.

• 12-meter climbing wall

  A climbing wall installed at the second-floor entrance by Green Arrow Co., Ltd. in 2016.

• Large outdoor digital signage

  A large outdoor digital signage screen installed during the 2017 renewal, displaying commercial footage and music videos.

1. 1プレナ幕張公式サイトplena-makuhari.com
2. 2Plena Makuhari - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3プレナ幕張 - Wikipediaja.wikipedia.org