Yurakucho ITOCiA complex opens doors

Yurakucho ITOCiA, a 21-story shopping and office complex, opened Friday in Tokyo's Yurakucho district featuring Marui's first department store in the area and Krispy Kreme's second outlet in Japan.

Customers line up Friday for the opening of the new Yurakucho ITOCiA complex in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. KYODO PHOTO

The complex, which sits in front of East Japan Railway Co.'s Yurakucho Station, contains a Marui that occupies the first eight floors. It also has office space on the upper floors and a low-rise annex filled with restaurants and a movie theater.

Marui Co., a seller of apparel mainly suited for young customers, will be targeting new customers in their late 20s and 30s. The Yurakucho district is known as the area of choice for mature adults.

But Krispy Kreme, the popular U.S. doughnut chain, is expected to be another major draw to the complex. The U.S. chain's outlet, its second in Japan, is in Yurakucho ITOCiA's first basement level.

The Yurakucho-Ginza district is experiencing a rush of new commercial complex openings.