Ming Yao Department Store

Ming Yao Department Store

明曜百貨
Location	No. 200, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates	25°2′28.5″N 121°33′8″E
Opening date	April 1987
No. of floors	12 above ground 3 below ground
Website	http://www.mingyao.com.tw/

The Ming Yao Department Store (Chinese: 明曜百貨) is a department store on Zhongxiao Road, Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan that opened in April 1987. Main core stores include Nitori, Uniqlo, GU, Junkudō Bookstore, and various themed restaurants.^[1][2][3]

History

Ming Yao Department Store Co., Ltd. was established in April 1987. In 1993, the Ming Yao Credit Card was issued with the Union Bank of Taiwan.

In March 2011, the entire department store was closed for renovation.^[4] On September 23, 2011, it was re-opened after modification. Uniqlo's sixth flagship store in the world opened on the first to third floors, covering an area of 3,630 m² (39,100 sq ft).^[5]

On October 17, 2014, Taiwan's second GU opened on the ground floor.^[6] On July 17, 2020, the Mingyao branch of Junkudō Bookstore on the 9th floor opened. This store is the fourth branch of Junkudō Bookstore in Taiwan.^[7]

Gallery

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  Exterior
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  At night
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  Entrance
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  Uniqlo

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Taipei

References

1. "(Chinese)GU秋天進軍台灣 首2店落腳ATT及明曜百貨". www.ettoday.net.
2. "(Chinese)名牌加持 明曜百貨地下商場月租逾220萬". China Times.
3. "(Chinese)優衣庫擬租明曜百貨1-3樓優衣庫擬租明曜百貨1-3樓". Yahoo! News.
4. "(Chinese)明曜百貨9/23重新開幕 日本平價衣千坪旗艦店 獨家曝光". Apple Daily News.
5. "(Chinese)UNIQLO全球旗艦店 週五明曜盛大開幕". cardu.com.tw.
6. "(Chinese)GU台灣二號店將於10月17日明曜百貨B1開幕". www.gq.com.tw.
7. "(Chinese)台書在日本11 通路》在台灣的日本書店：訪紀伊國屋與淳久堂". www.openbook.org.tw.

External links

• Official website