Q-STA

Q-STA (キュースタ) is a station-building shopping centre located inside Fujisan Station (formerly Fujiyoshida Station) in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Fujikyu Department Store Co., Ltd. (株式会社富士急百貨店), a company within the Fujikyu Group, the leisure and transport conglomerate best known for Fuji-Q Highland and the Fujikyuko railway line. The building is branded on its official site as the "Fujiyoshida Fujikyu Terminal Building Q-Sta" and is positioned as a shopping centre with views of Mount Fuji. The complex opened in April 1975 as the Fujiyoshida Fujikyu Terminal Building, anchored by an Ito-Yokado Fujiyoshida store with a sales floor of roughly 8,148 m². When Ito-Yokado withdrew in December 2005, the facility was substantially renovated: 23 of the existing 32 tenants continued trading while new tenants were recruited into the vacated space, and on 31 March 2006 it reopened as Q-STA, a 48-tenant composite commercial facility without a single large anchor store. Q-STA occupies a building of six above-ground floors and one basement level, with a direct connection to Fujisan Station on the Fujikyuko Line at ground level. Its floors are organised by theme: a food court in the basement, fashion and convenience goods on the first floor, a fashion street on the second, family and lifestyle goods on the third, a children's area and lifestyle zone on the fourth, wellness and community facilities on the fifth, and a fitness club on the sixth. The fifth floor also houses a medical mall with a medical centre equipped with MRI, a dispensing pharmacy and a training gym. Opening-period tenants included clothing retailers such as Comme Ça Ism, Honey's and Fivetens, the Seijo drugstore, miscellaneous goods and furniture stores including Muji and CASA, and the 100-yen shop Can Do. Typical opening hours are mainly 10:00–20:00, varying by floor and store. The centre publishes annual closure dates and shortened-hours days, and its official site highlights an observation deck with views of Mount Fuji. As a Fujikyu Group property, Q-STA is promoted alongside group leisure assets such as Fuji-Q Highland, Grinpa, Hotel Mount Fuji, Fujikyu Travel and the Fujiyama Museum.

Q-STA traces its origins to the Fujiyoshida Fujikyu Terminal Building, which opened in April 1975 at Fujiyoshida Station (now Fujisan Station) in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture. The building was developed as a station-front commercial complex and was anchored by an Ito-Yokado Fujiyoshida store with a sales floor area of approximately 8,148 m². For three decades the Ito-Yokado store served as the main draw of the terminal building, supported by a range of smaller tenants. In December 2005 the anchor Ito-Yokado Fujiyoshida store withdrew. Rather than closing the facility, the operator undertook a major renovation. Of the 32 tenants then trading, 23 continued to operate, and new tenants were recruited into the space vacated by Ito-Yokado and other departing stores. On 31 March 2006 the building reopened under the new name Q-STA as a large composite commercial facility made up of 48 stores and deliberately without a single large anchor tenant. At the time of the reopening, the tenant mix included clothing retailers such as Comme Ça Ism, Honey's and Fivetens; the Seijo drugstore; miscellaneous goods and furniture stores including Muji and CASA; and the 100-yen shop Can Do. In addition to ordinary retail, the fifth floor was developed into a medical mall, housing a medical centre equipped with MRI, a dispensing pharmacy and a training gym. The building has six above-ground floors and one basement level, with a connecting entrance to Fujisan Station of the Fujikyuko Line on the first floor. Its address is 2-5-1 Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi. Opening hours are mainly 10:00–20:00, differing by floor and store. The official site presents the centre under the name "Fujiyoshida Fujikyu Terminal Building Q-Sta" and highlights an observation deck with views of Mount Fuji, alongside links to other Fujikyu Group leisure businesses such as Fujikyu Travel, Grinpa, Hotel Mount Fuji, Oshino Shinobi no Sato, Fuji-Q Highland, Highland Resort Hotel & Spa and the Fujiyama Museum. Q-STA is operated by Fujikyu Department Store Co., Ltd. and remains an active station-building shopping centre.

• 2006

  Building reopens as Q-STA with 48 stores and no single large anchor; 23 of the previous 32 tenants continue.

• 2005

  Anchor tenant Ito-Yokado Fujiyoshida store withdraws.

• 1975

  Fujiyoshida Fujikyu Terminal Building opens with Ito-Yokado Fujiyoshida store as anchor (sales floor approx. 8,148 m²).

A Fujikyu Group station-building shopping centre at the foot of Mount Fuji, offering fashion, lifestyle, dining, medical and fitness services to travellers and local residents.

• Fashion retail (ladies', kids', men's)

  Clothing stores including Comme Ça Ism, Honey's and Fivetens at opening.

• Interior and miscellaneous goods

  Stores such as Muji and CASA.

• Drugstore

  Seijo drugstore among opening tenants.

• 100-yen shop

  Can Do among opening tenants.

• Medical mall

  Fifth-floor medical centre with MRI, dispensing pharmacy and training gym.

• Fitness club

  Sixth-floor fitness club (Venus Life).

• Food court

  Basement food court.

1. 1Q-STA official websiteq-sta.jp
2. 2キュースタ - Wikipedia (Japanese)ja.wikipedia.org
3. 3Q-STA - Wikidatawikidata.org