Ikebukuro PARCO's biggest renewal since opening lands Japan's first official Star Wars store
PARCO is completing a 2,600-tsubo renovation at its Ikebukuro store this autumn — the largest since the building opened — doubling Onitsuka Tiger's floor space and bringing in Japan's first official Star Wars store, a sign of how far the developer has pushed pop-culture retail into its core fashion mix.
PARCO Co., Ltd. is completing a 2,600-tsubo (roughly 8,600 sq m) renovation of its Ikebukuro store this autumn, which the developer calls the largest renewal since the building opened, according to a company release. The main fashion floor — the second-floor "CONTEMPORARY TOKYO" section, around 440 tsubo — is bringing in 11 new fashion tenants.