Sun Street Kameido

Sun Street Kameido (サンストリート亀戸, Sun Street Kameido) was a shopping center located in Kameido, Koto ward, Tokyo, Japan. It was nicknamed "Sunsto" and also known as "Rambling Market." The site has deep industrial roots: in 1937 Hattori Tokeiten established Daini Seikosha (later Seiko Denshi Kogyo, then Seiko Instruments) as a watch-manufacturing company, and in 1939 it set up its headquarters and Kameido factory on this land. In 1986 the Second Tokyo Long-Term Plan designated the Kinshicho–Kameido area as one of seven sub-centers, prompting Seiko Denshi Kogyo in 1988 to study effective use of the former factory site, assuming a move of its headquarters from Kameido to Makuhari New City in Mihama ward, Chiba. In 1989 Koto ward conducted a basic survey for redevelopment of the Kameido 6-chome district, and Seiko proposed a 36-story twin-tower office-and-retail building. Seiko moved its headquarters to Makuhari in 1993 but froze the high-rise plan due to economic conditions; the following year it announced a policy of not selling the land and reconsidering based on a 15-year medium-term use plan. In November 1997 it opened Sun Street Kameido, a shopping center costing about 5 billion yen and consisting of a two-story store building and a five-story parking building. The market plaza stage hosted many events throughout the year, including idol events. It was scheduled to close in its 15th year, 2012, but operation was extended by four years and it closed on March 31, 2016. The roughly 2.3-hectare site was purchased by Nomura Real Estate at the end of 2017, and was redeveloped with the 25-story above-ground, 2-story below-ground base-isolated twin towers "Proud Tower Kameido Cross" (934 units total) and the six-story above-ground, one-story below-ground large commercial facility "Kameido Clock," completed in 2022.

The land that became Sun Street Kameido was first developed industrially in 1937, when Hattori Tokeiten founded Daini Seikosha (Second Seiko Works) as a watch-manufacturing company; in 1939 it established its headquarters and Kameido factory on this site. The company later became Seiko Denshi Kogyo, then Seiko Instruments. In 1986, the Second Tokyo Long-Term Plan designated the Kinshicho–Kameido district, including this area, as one of seven sub-centers. In 1988, Seiko Denshi Kogyo began studying effective use of the former factory site, on the premise that its headquarters would move from Kameido to Makuhari New City in Mihama ward, Chiba. In 1989, Koto ward carried out a basic survey for the redevelopment of the Kameido 6-chome district; in response, Seiko prepared a plan for a 36-story twin-tower building combining offices and commercial facilities. Seiko moved its headquarters to Makuhari in 1993, but economic conditions led it to freeze the high-rise plan. The following year it announced a policy of not selling the land and reconsidering based on a 15-year medium-term use plan. In November 1997, it opened the shopping center Sun Street Kameido, investing about 5 billion yen in a two-story store building and a five-story parking building. The market plaza stage hosted many events throughout the year, including idol events. The center was scheduled to close in its 15th year, 2012, but operation was extended by four years, and it closed on March 31, 2016. The roughly 2.3-hectare site was purchased by Nomura Real Estate at the end of 2017. Redevelopment proceeded with the 25-story above-ground, 2-story below-ground base-isolated twin towers "Proud Tower Kameido Cross" (934 units total) and the six-story above-ground, one-story below-ground large commercial facility "Kameido Clock," completed in 2022.

• 2022

  Redevelopment with Proud Tower Kameido Cross and Kameido Clock is completed.

• 2017

  Nomura Real Estate purchases the roughly 2.3-hectare site at the end of the year.

• 2016

  Sun Street Kameido closes on March 31.

• 2012

  Originally scheduled to close in its 15th year, but operation is extended by four years.

• 1997

  Sun Street Kameido opens in November, with about 5 billion yen invested.

• 1994

  Seiko announces a policy of not selling the land and reconsidering based on a 15-year medium-term use plan.

• 1993

  Seiko moves its headquarters to Makuhari and freezes the high-rise plan.

• 1989

  Koto ward conducts a basic survey for redevelopment; Seiko proposes a 36-story twin-tower plan.

• 1988

  Seiko Denshi Kogyo begins studying effective use of the former factory site.

• 1986

  The Second Tokyo Long-Term Plan designates the Kinshicho–Kameido area as one of seven sub-centers.

• 1939

  Daini Seikosha sets up its headquarters and Kameido factory on the site.

• 1937

  Hattori Tokeiten establishes Daini Seikosha as a watch-manufacturing company.

A suburban-style shopping center and event venue on a former Seiko factory site, serving the Kameido area as a local commercial and entertainment hub.

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• Muji

• Tsutaya

• Daiso

• ABC-MART

• Right-on

• Tsurukame Land

• Tomod's

• Kojima

• Studio Alice

• Kamakura Pasta

• Top Indoor Stage Kameido

1. 1Sun Street Kameido - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2サンストリート亀戸 - Wikipedia (Japanese)ja.wikipedia.org