Costco Opening A Store in Kyoto

[FG Lurker]

Costco Opening A Store in Kyoto
Kansai News, October 6, 2010

Good news is coming to Kyoto in the form of low prices. Costco will be opening a new store in the Yawatashi area of Kyoto. They will begin construction on the new store soon and plan to open it around August of 2011.

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Kyoto!? I can't really imagine why they would choose Kyoto over so many other potential locations they could open a new store. Whatever, at least they seem to have resumed opening locations here, hopefully there will be more to come soon.

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[IkemenTommy]

You would think that Kyoto would be enforcing restrictions on building and constructions that do not fit the theme of the city.

[Yokohammer]

You would think that Kyoto would be enforcing restrictions on building and constructions that do not fit the theme of the city.

Sadly, Kyoto is gradually losing its old-world charm, and it seems that the city officials don't really give a rat's ass, although the inhabitants generally do. There was quite an uproar when they built that new station building, and the Kyoto Hotel Okura. Of course there was an uproar when they built the Kyoto Tower Hotel back in 1964, but that didn't make any difference either. The fascinating little shops that used to line Shijo-dori and Kawaramachi-dori, for example, are being overtaken by game centers and karaoke joints. Some of the once-quaint back alleys are starting to look and smell like parts of Shinjuku.

Yawata city is pretty far from central Kyoto though. About half way to Nara, by the looks of it.

[Typhoon]

You would think that Kyoto would be enforcing restrictions on building and constructions that do not fit the theme of the city.

Kyoto supposedly introduced a 7 story or so building height limit a few years ago.

[Typhoon]

Sadly, Kyoto is gradually losing its old-world charm, and it seems that the city officials don't really give a rat's ass, although the inhabitants generally do. There was quite an uproar when they built that new station building, and the Kyoto Hotel Okura. Of course there was an uproar when they built the Kyoto Tower Hotel back in 1964, but that didn't make any difference either. The fascinating little shops that used to line Shijo-dori and Kawaramachi-dori, for example, are being overtaken by game centers and karaoke joints. Some of the once-quaint back alleys are starting to look and smell like parts of Shinjuku.

Yawata city is pretty far from central Kyoto though. About half way to Nara, by the looks of it.

If anything can be taken as a sign of decline in Japan, then it's the ongoing proliferation of pachinko parlours.

[Doctor Stop]

If anything can be taken as a sign of decline in Japan, then it's the ongoing proliferation of pachinko parlours.

Well, someone's got to keep the remittances to North Korea going.