is a commercial building complex neighboring to the

Sapporo JR Tower Sapporo JR Tower (Japanese: JRタワー) is a skyscraper, shopping mall and office complex in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. The tower is located above JR Sapporo Station South entrance, and the height of the tower is with 38 stories. Officially, Sap ...

, located in

Chūō-ku, Sapporo is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Chūō-ku means "central ward" in Japanese. City administration and entertainment facilities are centred in this ward. History During Meiji Period, Sousei river, precursor of Susukino distric ...

, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Overview

The name "Esta" is derived from the word "Estación", which means "station" and "season" in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

.Sapporo Esta company's outline
The building was opened as a department store, Sapporo Sogo, in 1978. Sogo closed in 2000, and the building was unused except for the first and 10th floors. Bic Camera, a Japanese chain of stores selling

consumer electronics Consumer electronics or home electronics are Electronics, electronic (Analogue electronics, analog or digital electronics, digital) equipment intended for everyday use, typically in private homes. Consumer electronics include devices used for ...

, opened a Sapporo branch store from the first to 6th floor in 2001, and some other companies such as Uniqlo also opened branches in the building. In 2004, the , a food amusement park based on the theme of rāmen, opened on the 10th floor of the building. Sapporo Esta is connected to

Sapporo Station is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It is served by Hakodate Main Line and other lines of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), and is also connected to the Subway Sapporo Station. Sapporo Station is the starting ...

and Sapporo subway train station by an underground passage, and is adjacent to the

, a bus terminal station for a number of routes, and the JR Tower hotel.

References

External links

Sapporo Esta official homepage
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