| The “Ekinaka” mix of commercial outlets and space found inside railway station buildings today are doing a roaring business. This is because the Ekinaka allow people to do their shopping, eat and drink, and enjoy a variety of services without having to go outside the ticket barriers. With 760,000 passengers passing through each day, Shinjuku Station ranks alongside Tokyo Station as one of Tokyo’s biggest and driving the development of shops and outlets inside stations over the last ten years is the new light in which they have come to be regarded as providing an ideal location for a variety of commercial facilities. Inside the buildings you can find upscale supermarkets that stay open until 11 pm, trend stores that handle only the most popular and must-have items, and confectionary stores with long queues. Meeting a wide spectrum of commuter and traveler needs, the station buildings of yesterday that were never more than a transit point are today undergoing a major metamorphosis into places that provide convenient consumer services and where that people can spend time enjoyably. |
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