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is a prestigious shopping centre near the Murasaki river and
Kokura Castle is a castle in Kitakyushu, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okho ...
in Kokura Kita ward,
Kitakyushu is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fuk ...
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. It was opened as part of the Kitakyushu Renaissance policy on April 19, 2003. It includes theatres, restaurants, a multiplex cinema,
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studios, the head offices of
Zenrin is a Japanese map publishing company. Founded in 1948 as the in Beppu, Kyūshū, the company is known as a maker of residential maps and software used in personal computers and automotive navigation systems. It is a leading Japanese company in ...
Co. and the
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(West area), and a branch of the Kitakyushu city art museum.


Design

The design is composed of five contrasting geometrical shapes in five colours (yellow, red, white, brown and black) to break the massive complex into acceptable proportions.


Map museum

On the 14th floor of the Zenrin-Asahi Shinbun building is the Zenrin map museum. The entrance fee is 100 yen. It is open on weekdays, 10.00-17.00.


Second stage

The next stage is the construction of the new 11-story Kokura campus of Nishinippon Institute of Technology, which will contain the design faculty and a four-story
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showroom.


See also

* Kokura prefectural office *
Milwaukee Riverwalk The Milwaukee Riverwalk is a continuous pedestrian walkway along the Milwaukee River in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. History The Milwaukee Riverwalk began in 1994. Since 1999, the city of Milwaukee had required all new riverfront developmen ...
in the United States Jon Jerde-associated architectural projects in Japan: * Canal City Hakata (
Fukuoka is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. ...
) * Namba Parks (
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) *
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External sources


Riverwalk on Nihon Sekkei website

Riverwalk on the Jerde Partnership website


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