The Sun has begun to shine

Do you remember this? Back in January I posted about a new shopping centre that was being built. This new place was going to enrich the lives of us Hamakitans.
Finally, all of our dreams have come true- Sun Street is open! The actual shopping establishment opened in 3 stages- first the Seiyu department store opened early last month and then the shopping mall opened at the end of the month (last week actually), finally the movie theater is going to open next week on Friday.
The designer apparently hasn't worked since the '70's and doesn't know that this colored glass design is way backdated. You can see even Ritsy's air freshener had to do a double take to check out this wacky design choice.
In the background we can see the world famous Green Arena where people can go and do some exercise after spending their hard earned money at the shops (those that aren't already doing Billy's Boot Camp).
The shopping center has also attracted hangers-on. Now that there will be more shoppers and movie goers coming into the area, more restaurants will start popping up like the place pictured across from Sawayaka- Sato (さと）a Japanese family restaurant. Early scouting report from Hisano is that the food is no good.
The convenient location of this shopping center should have a positive effect for those of us living out here for general convenience sake- but it will also have a positive effect on general business in this area. As long as it is the hot new thing, the businesses and the movie theater with free parking will attract people from the out lying areas. The big problem is that in Japan there is a tendency to follow only what is hot, fresh and new. So the big challenge for this place is to keep it fun and cool for people to come to. We'll see how that pans out...