SKM Park

SKM Park is an outlet mall and amusement-oriented commercial complex in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The site began operations on 9 May 2016 under the name Taroko Park, combining shopping, dining, leisure attractions, and sports-oriented entertainment in a large open commercial environment. Its original identity was closely associated with the Taroko Group and with a mixed-use concept that treated retail and recreation as complementary destinations rather than as separate facilities. The complex occupies approximately 87,120 square metres. A prominent feature is a roughly 600-metre circuit race track covering about 30,000 square metres, reflecting the site's emphasis on active entertainment and attraction-led foot traffic. The shopping component includes more than 200 retail units arranged in an environment influenced by European architectural styles. In addition to outlet retail, the site has offered food and beverage venues, family-oriented attractions, and other recreational facilities. On 26 January 2022, the property reopened as SKM Park and was formally repositioned as an outlet mall. The change followed its ownership by Shin Kong Mitsukoshi and marked a shift from the Taroko Park identity toward integration with the SKM retail brand. The relaunch preserved the site's broad shopping-and-entertainment character while placing greater emphasis on outlet retail. Its location near Exit 2 of Caoya Station on the Kaohsiung Metro Red Line supports access from across Kaohsiung and the wider southern Taiwan market. SKM Park is therefore best understood as a destination retail property rather than a conventional standalone consumer brand. Its positioning combines value-oriented shopping with dining, leisure, and attractions, using the scale of the site and its unusual recreational infrastructure to encourage longer visits. The property competes in Taiwan's destination-shopping and outlet-mall sector alongside other major commercial complexes, while retaining a differentiated entertainment component inherited from its Taroko Park phase.

SKM Park originated as Taroko Park, a large commercial and leisure development in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung. It was designed around a hybrid destination model: visitors could shop and dine while also using entertainment and sports-related facilities. This approach distinguished the property from a conventional enclosed shopping centre and made the site dependent on both retail tenants and attraction-based visits. The property opened on 9 May 2016. Its opening ceremony was attended by officials from the Taroko Group and Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu. At launch, the site presented itself as a combined shopping centre and amusement park. The development covered approximately 87,120 square metres and included a substantial recreational footprint. Its approximately 600-metre circuit race track occupied around 30,000 square metres, making it one of the site's defining physical features. The retail area contained more than 200 stores and used European-inspired architectural elements to create a themed destination environment. The site was also positioned for regional accessibility. It is located near Caoya Station on the Kaohsiung Metro Red Line, with access from Exit 2. This transit connection helped link the complex to Kaohsiung's urban population and to visitors travelling through the southern Taiwan metropolitan area. The combination of public transport access, retail density, restaurants, and attractions supported the property's role as a full-day leisure destination. A major change occurred in the early 2020s. On 26 January 2022, Taroko Park reopened under the name SKM Park and was officially transformed into an outlet mall. The change reflected the property's ownership by Shin Kong Mitsukoshi and brought the site under the SKM retail identity. Rather than abandoning the original leisure-oriented concept, the relaunch placed outlet shopping at the centre of the proposition while retaining the broader mix of entertainment and recreational facilities. The transition from Taroko Park to SKM Park represents a change in brand architecture and commercial emphasis. The Taroko name signalled an amusement-and-retail development linked to the previous operator and development group. The SKM Park name connects the property to Shin Kong Mitsukoshi's retail platform and to the outlet-mall segment. In its current form, the complex remains a large-scale destination property built around the interaction of shopping, food service, and leisure. Publicly available reference material does not provide a complete account of tenant turnover, operating performance, or the detailed chronology of individual attractions, so those aspects are not expanded here.

• 2022

  Reopening and transition to SKM Park

  [1]SKM Parken.wikipedia.org

  The property reopened on 26 January 2022 under the SKM Park name and was repositioned as an outlet mall.

• 2016

  Taroko Park opens

  [1]SKM Parken.wikipedia.org

  Taroko Park opened in Kaohsiung on 9 May 2016 as a combined shopping centre and amusement-oriented destination.

A destination outlet mall that combines value-oriented retail with dining, family entertainment, and large-scale recreational attractions.

• Retail · 2022

  Outlet retail

  The core commercial offering of SKM Park is an outlet-mall format with more than 200 retail units. The centre is designed to host fashion, lifestyle, sports, accessory, and other consumer-goods retailers in a destination setting rather than operating as a single-brand store.

• Food and beverage · 2016

  Dining and food service

  Restaurants and food-service venues form part of the park's mixed-use proposition. Dining extends visitor dwell time and complements the outlet and leisure components, although the available reference material does not identify a complete tenant list or individual signature restaurants.

• Entertainment · 2016

  Amusement and leisure facilities

  The property includes amusement and recreational elements inherited from its original Taroko Park concept. These facilities support the site's destination positioning and differentiate it from a standard outlet centre. Specific current attractions and their operating schedules are not detailed in the supplied reference material.

• Sports and recreation · 2016

  Circuit race track

  A roughly 600-metre circuit race track occupies approximately 30,000 square metres of the complex. It is one of the development's defining infrastructure features and illustrates the original strategy of combining active entertainment with shopping and dining.

• 2022

  Rebrand and reposition the property as an outlet mallStrategy

  Background

  The property had operated since 2016 as Taroko Park, a mixed shopping and amusement destination. Under Shin Kong Mitsukoshi ownership, the site was brought into the SKM retail identity.

  Action taken

  The complex reopened on 26 January 2022 as SKM Park and was formally repositioned around an outlet-mall model while retaining its broader leisure and entertainment character.

  Aftermath

  The change established SKM Park as the property's operating identity and linked the destination more directly to Shin Kong Mitsukoshi's retail platform.

  Source

1. 1SKM Parken.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official websitetarokopark.com.tw