Poor Man's Omotesando Hills

[Mulboyne]

Tokyo Tatemono last week opened a new office and shopping mall complex in downtown Kinshicho, an area more known for its discount hostess bars. The new development is the largest in the area and is called OLINAS, which, as you've probably already guessed, is short for Organization of Lifestyle, Interface, New business, Amenity, Shopping. Locals have already dubbed it the Poor Man's Omotesando Hills.

[Mulboyne]

Sounds like it's a reasonable spot to go if you have kids.

Japan Times: Breezy mall brightens up a down-at-heel district

As home to myriad love hotels, hostess bars and seedy nightlife establishments, Kinshicho in Tokyo's Sumida Ward has earned itself an unenviable reputation as a center of iniquity. Though it bustles after dusk, during the daytime, the east Tokyo town is an unremarkable shitamachi (downtown) district. While not an obvious choice of location for a swish new shopping center, developers saw fit to build one here, and on April 20, megamall Olinas opened its doors to the public.

The name, an acronym for "Organization of Lifestyle, New Business, Amenity, Shopping," sums up the development's contents, while the poster campaign -- depicting a leggy female silhouette surrounded by designer objects of desire -- communicates an upscale vibe that it only just succeeds in living up to. Combining an office building, Olinas Tower; two malls, Olinas Mall and Olinas Core; as well as an apartment block named Brilla Tower Tokyo, the complex is about a pleasant five-minute stroll through a sleepy public park from Kinshicho Station. The buildings' glass facades and curvy, airy interiors are certainly impressive -- as to be expected from RTKL Associates, the top American architectural design firm responsible for projects like Dubai Marina, the NATO HQ in Brussels, the National Museum of China in Beijing and the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Japan.

Olinas is a fundamentally kid-friendly complex: there is a Babies 'R' Us on the third floor of the Core building, which has interior retailer Shimachu on the floor below and Comme Cca Store at ground level. Also of interest to parents are a handful of kids's clothing and toy stores, including kitsch trap Sanrio Gift Gate and a Disney Store, as well as a photo studio where loved ones can be snapped in a variety of cutesy costumes.

Pooped parents can plop their young ones into a Character Cart -- a push-cart adorned with such lovable characters as Mickey, Minnie, Pooh, Thomas, Pikachu and Doraemon. On the third floor of the Mall building is a food court with pint-size tables and chairs so that moms and dads don't have to bother with high chairs. For non-breeder types, a Toho cinema complex, Tower Records and over a dozen well-priced restaurants are the principle attractions, while plant-based cosmetics company Aveda's beauty salon Le Clic and eyewear specialist Poker Face might just tempt discerning types to part with hard-earned cash.

The Comme Cca Store carries a vast selection of its cheap and cheerful merchandise, including plenty of items from its popular Ism and Three Minutes Happiness ranges. It also houses a food court that offers frozen yogurt, ice cream, a bakery, Asian sweets and assorted cakes, in addition to a stylish Italian-style buffet restaurant. Another highlight is natural cosmetics store Lush, which emanates a fruity smell that fills the outdoor space between the Mall and Core buildings, where mosaic benches, fountains and giant spindle-shaped sculptures make for a wonderful spot to take a breather from the exertion of mall frenzy.

In actual fact, there is very little sense of frenzy or rush at Olinas, except, perhaps in the Fashion Plaza zone on the first floor. Here jeans brands rule, with Evisu, Miss Sixty, Energie, Gas and Armani Jeans all vying for the attention of the teenage demographic with young and friendly shop assistants who seem like a very happy team. Also set up in this area is Ruff & Tight, a fashion boutique with excruciatingly bad taste. Admittedly there are a few nice T-shirts and accessories from labels like Chloe, Marc Jacobs and Balenciaga, but no self-respecting fashionista would be seen dead shopping anywhere that stocks Chick by Nicky Hilton, the tacky clothing line from "it girl" Paris Hilton's less well-known sister. While fashion snobs won't be thrilled at the lineup here, overall, Olinas is an attractive destination. For those residing in the east side of Tokyo it will doubtless prove to be a popular place for spending a laidback day out, and its classy feel will surely help Kinshicho to shake off its disreputable image.

[Ol Dirty Gaijin]

Sounds like it's a reasonable spot to go if you have kids.

Japan Times: Breezy mall brightens up a down-at-heel district

Kinshicho and the surrounding areas is pretty good for families and not because of Olinas. Typical 'Oh look what we found' blow-in shit. 'FREE' advertising?

The bars and love hotels are in a specific area, the stores that were already there around at Kit support young families better anyway (Akachan-honpo, restaurants with playrooms or area, wide aisles and easy access as opposed to the rat trap design of Olinas). A lot of nearby park area of a decent size and two wards that are very supportive (Koto-ku and Sumida-ku) of families.

Easy access to anywhere in Tokyo and multicultural as opposed to the Denen squeeze and poly-burbs.

ways, 2-yen worth

[omae mona]

as opposed to the Denen squeeze

That's a new term for me. The only thing I can guess is that's the official name for the hobby I practice on the train line that runs through my neck of the woods when it's real crowded.

[Buraku]

Just when you thought Japanese Q-Anon and Pedo Doll conspiracy was finished?

Balenciaga is being accused of promoting child abuse in its latest campaign. Here's why the French luxury brand is in hot water
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-28/ ... /101707536

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian speak out on “disturbing” Balenciaga controversy
https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-we ... sy-3356720

Balenciaga faces backlash after creepy and disturbing ad campaign
https://www.lifestyleasia.com/hk/style/ ... -campaign/

[Coligny]

Balenciaga seems to be from this part of France that is commonly called “Spain”…

[Buraku]

Original owner died in 1972, now a globalist brand, current CEO is 'French' in Paris giving Japanese syndromes, Tiefenthaler from “ausreichen” and a bunch of other names from the Unitary parliamentary republic Georgian etc

Balenciaga seems to be from this part of France that is commonly called “Spain”…

and did name that stop Bonaparte?

or was he stopped by Josephine's STI and STDs?

any more news on Polanski or on the Epstein property located Avenue Foch, Pairs, 16th arrondissement, all those Marcel Petiot weirdos or Blackmail party people hanging out near Roland Garros Stadium, Arc de Triomphe.

and this guy and rumors about a site Christie's?

François-Henri Pinault is a French businessman, the chairman and CEO of Kering since 2005, and president of Groupe Artémis since 2003. Under his leadership, the retail conglomerate PPR was transformed into the luxury fashion group Kering.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/

owns some of the Chapman Brothers artwork

pornographic film and mannequins were featured in a Channel 4 documentary which aired on British television:

[Buraku]

デュポン家

???

a French-American writer, economist, publisher and government official, ran off with bags of money during the French Revolution

Then you had a family linked to the Rails and Chemistry of America, a French-American chemist and industrialist

Expect the Japanese stores to shut? 3丁目14-1 Shinjuku, Isetan Shinjuku, 銀座3丁目6-1, 松屋銀座2F, 中央区 , 1丁目1-25 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-Ku, Tobu Ikebukuro Tobu Plaza 1F, Tokyo

https://www.balenciaga.com/en-jp/storelocator

Some more demonic je ne sais quoi qualité sleazy Haute couture filth culture

More photographs from an axed Balenciaga campaign are being questioned today over the prominence of a book which celebrates a Belgian artist whose work includes depictions of castrated toddlers. Two photos from the brand's now canceled Spring '23 ad campaign feature French actress Isabelle Huppert posing in a Manhattan office with a stack of books behind her. Among the books is one that celebrates the Belgian painter Michael Borremans. Borremans' work is varied but frequently features children. His 2017/2018 series, Fire from the Sun, shows a group of toddlers, some of them with blood staining their skin, in sinister composition. In some of the images, the toddlers appear castrated.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -kids.html

"edgier than thou" territory eventually pushing pedos across the fashion industry...now with a name like 'Ray' or Rachel Chandler popping up how would it link to Epstein, the Anglo Irish brewing family, Kardashian Dershowitz Kanye West rants, the Podesta wikileaks Emails and how does it link to Biden?

Wasn't there a story about that dead guy Beau Biden, defended a criminal Richards on rape of a child, great grandson of an elite DuPont heir?

[Coligny]

You do know that you are not sane ?