WiRA Ooi

WiRA Ooi (ウィラ大井) is a shopping mall located in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, immediately adjacent to Oi Racecourse. The name WiRA is a coined word combining the initials of Wakuwaku (exciting), Ikiiki (lively), Rakuraku (comfortable), and Aruaru (common) — a branding device meant to convey a lively, convenient everyday shopping experience. The facility opened on December 3, 2009, and is operated by Tokyo Property Service, a company in the Tokyo Keiba group that also runs Oi Racecourse. The building's exterior design is inspired by the West Coast of the United States, reflecting the friendly exchange partnership between Oi Racecourse and Santa Anita Park in California. The mall serves the local community with a mix of daily-needs retail, dining, and services. Its tenant roster has included a home center (originally Kojima, later DCM), furniture and household goods retailer Nitori, supermarket Bunka-do, drugstore Sugi Drug, restaurants such as Saizeriya, Hama-sushi, Sukiya, and Zetteria, as well as services like San-Q-Cut hair salon and Pony Cleaning. In 2024, the complex expanded with a new annex, WiRA Ooi 2, which added tenants including Akachan Honpo (baby and kids goods) and a DCM specialty corner. WiRA Ooi is positioned as a convenient neighborhood shopping center rather than a large regional mall. Its location near Oi Racecourse Station on the Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line (about a 4-minute walk from the north exit) and Tachiaigawa Station on the Keikyu Main Line (about a 12-minute walk) makes it accessible to both local residents and visitors to the racecourse. The mall's operating hours are generally 10:00–22:00 Monday to Saturday and 9:00–22:00 on Sundays, though individual stores may vary. As a commercial facility, WiRA Ooi is part of the Tokyo Keiba group's broader property and entertainment portfolio. Its history reflects the changing retail landscape in the area: the closure of the original key tenant Kojima in 2013, the arrival of Nitori in 2014, and the 2024 opening of the annex show ongoing adaptation to consumer demand. The mall remains an active, community-focused retail destination in Tokyo's Shinagawa ward.

WiRA Ooi opened on December 3, 2009, as a shopping center adjacent to Oi Racecourse in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It was developed and initially operated by Oi Kogyo, a company affiliated with the Tokyo Keiba group that operates the racecourse. In 2012, the operating company changed its name to Tokyo Property Service, reflecting a reorganization within the group. The mall's early years were anchored by a Kojima electronics store, which served as a key tenant. However, on February 24, 2013, the Kojima NEW Oi Racecourse-mae store closed. The following year, on March 7, 2014, furniture and household goods retailer Nitori opened a store in the same location, marking a shift in the tenant mix toward home furnishings and daily necessities. Over the years, WiRA Ooi built a diverse roster of tenants including supermarket Bunka-do, drugstore Sugi Drug, restaurants Saizeriya, Hama-sushi, Sukiya, and Zetteria, as well as service providers like San-Q-Cut hair salon and Pony Cleaning. The mall also housed a DCM home center, which operated across both the main building and later the annex. A major expansion occurred on April 26, 2024, when the new annex building, WiRA Ooi 2, opened. This addition brought new tenants such as Akachan Honpo, a maternity, baby, and kids goods retailer, and a DCM specialty corner. The expansion was announced in advance, with DCM planning to open a specialty store section in June 2024, separate from its existing store in the original building. The mall's design and branding reflect its connection to Oi Racecourse. The name WiRA is a coined word from Wakuwaku, Ikiiki, Rakuraku, and Aruaru, and the building's exterior evokes the West Coast of the United States, home to Santa Anita Park, a sister racecourse of Oi. This thematic link reinforces the integrated relationship between the shopping center and the racecourse. As of the 2020s, WiRA Ooi continues to operate as a community-focused shopping destination, adapting its tenant mix to meet local demand. Its history illustrates the evolution of suburban-style retail in central Tokyo, from electronics to home goods to a broader daily-needs offering.

• WiRA Ooi opens.

• Operating company Oi Kogyo changes its name to Tokyo Property Service.

• Key tenant Kojima NEW Oi Racecourse-mae store closes.

• Nitori Oi Racecourse-mae store opens.

• New annex WiRA Ooi 2 opens, with Akachan Honpo and a DCM specialty corner.

Convenient community shopping center adjacent to Oi Racecourse

• Shopping mall with retail, dining, and services

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