2016-05-06

Taiwan first shopping mall development project that emphasizes consumer experience, ‘Taroko Caoya Road’, will be grandly opened on May 9! Developed by “Taroko Development” brings together all the desirable and fascinating elements such as shopping, dining, sports, parent-child, entertainment, cultural and creative, leisure, vacation, etc., and adopts the differentiated strategy of “experiential community economy” that strengthens physical shopping malls, which cannot be replaced by virtual e-shopping malls. Suzuka Circuit Park, an international theme park exclusively licensed from Japan, will also be opened. Taroko Caoya Road adds shopping to a full range of sports and entertainment experiences, focusing on family and child customers, creating eye-catching leisure shopping solutions.

“Taroko Caoya Road” is the first representative work of Taroko Development to enter commercial real estate, investing more than NT$ 5 billion to create the world’s only experiential “sports and themed entertainment shopping center”, with the appeal of “Asia’s most fun international shopping center”, emphasizing to bring consumers a new experience of “unexpected fun and shopping”. More than 220 brands have entered, in addition to leading the trend of sports combined with popular fashion and lifestyle, but also bringing together many “Taiwan’s largest” and “southern exclusive” and “Kaohsiung only”, looking forward to bringing consumers a new consumer life experience! The construction base is located next to Gaojie South Machine Factory in Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung City, which is a successful case of Gaojie company’s flexible investment promotion. During the development and construction period, it has received strong support from the Gao Municipal Government and Gaojie Company, and is expected to drive the ride rate of Kaohsiung MRT after the official operation.

The land area of “Taroko Caoya” covers an area of 8.7 hectares (26,400 pyeong), of which 1/3 is the area of Suzuka Circuit Park, exclusively authorized overseas by Suzuka Circuit in Japan, with a number of parent-child amusement facilities, not only to achieve edutainment, but also to love the parent-child paradise of adults and children! The remaining two-thirds is the area of the shopping center, and the floor area of the commercial building is about 34,600 pyeong. Adopt low-density development, only three floors above ground and one underground floor, so that consumers can see the blue sky and green trees. The interior space is bright and spacious, comparable to the large shopping malls outside the United States. It not only passed the recognition of the silver mark of green building, but also won the unanimous affirmation of the jury of the National Construction Excellence Award, and won the “Gold Award” in the public construction category of the best planning and design category in 2015.

“Taroko Caoya Road & Suzuka Circuit Park” is themed on European architectural style, the entrance square area creates atmospheric and classical European-style architecture, creates a romantic and elegant European-style street scene in the outdoor block, and introduces the classic antique amusement park tram and exquisite classical carousel made by hand; This carousel can carry 88 people at the same time, which is the largest in Taiwan. The biggest feature is the 10:1 scale-down 8-shaped three-dimensional track of the Suzuka Circuit in Japan, and the parent-child amusement facilities introduced from the birthplace of Japan, with the theme of transportation, emphasizing independent control, and entertaining and educational. It is also the first free-entry theme park in Taiwan, eliminating the burden of admission tickets and making it easier for the whole family.

Cai Mingzhang, Chairman of Da Luge Development Co., Ltd., said that “Taroko Caoya Road & Suzuka Circuit Park” is currently the largest base development project next to the MRT station in Taiwan, and will become a new landmark for Kaohsiung tourism, through the convenience brought by the deep alliance with Gaojie and Yicard, it is estimated that it will attract 6 million people to visit Caoya Road by MRT every year, bringing more than 3.6 million domestic and foreign sightseeing tourists, and the annual number of visitors to Caoya Road is expected to exceed 12 million. It not only brings consumers an international and new shopping experience, but also has deep confidence in its performance. The road has created more than 5,000 jobs in Kaohsiung and provided new choices for Kaohsiung citizens to enjoy their leisure and consumption life.

“The largest in Taiwan” and “the only one in the south” converge in Taroko Caoya Road
STUDIO A, which covers two floors and a total of 205 pyeong, has the richest display space for Apple series products and i-watch series, as well as the largest APR flagship store and repair center in Kaohsiung. The fast fashion brand [H:CONNECT] brings the K-pop style of zero time difference synchronized with South Korea, and introduces H:CAFÉ to operate in a complex style, with an exclusive large number of square spaces in Taiwan, combining fashion and food, which is the most fashionable consumer trend now. The classic American brand [GUESS] + [GUESS Accessories], which emphasizes sexiness and adventure, is located in Taroko Caoya Road, with everything from clothing to accessories, triggering the trend of the fashion industry. With a spacious space of nearly 1,000 pyeong on two floors, H&M, a European fast fashion brand, will also offer the most affordable prices and most popular products, so that men, women and children who love to pursue fashion can enjoy the shopping atmosphere at the forefront of fashion.
Developed and built by Taroko and integrated sports venues and sports retail, “WeSport” Plaza, with the overall planning of “conceptual main store”, has unique sports venues, and brings together a number of sports trends and outdoor leisure brands, including: NIKE, PUMA, New Balance, ISPO, Mizuno, Converse, Reebok, etc., including [adidas], [UA], [Skechers] and other sports brand stores. It is also the largest flagship store in various department stores and shopping malls in Kaohsiung. At the same time, the fitness factory and Guobin Cinema in the museum are the best choices for consumers to relax and rest; Among them, the fitness factory has launched new brands: “Xiao Jump”, a bouncing facility that makes it easy to achieve slam dunks and backflips, and “Roll Bar”, a top-of-the-line bowling alley that has cost tens of millions to create a British pub style. In addition, the popular professional baseball team “Lamigo Monkeys”, which has just won two consecutive Chinese professional baseball championships, will also be stationed in Caoya Road, and will provide baseball fans with the most complete and rich peripheral goods.

Catering and gastronomy are the most popular industries for department stores and shopping malls to gather customers and drive turnover. Kusanagi-do introduces a variety of exotic cuisines, including SYABUYO, the popular restaurant brand of the Skylark Group, Japan’s largest restaurant chain, the Indian Imperial Palace, which uses natural ingredients and dozens of spices to prepare a variety of wonderful classic curries, Tofu Village, famous for its authentic and tender tofu pot in Korea, Makijima Yakiniku, which is famous for its barbecue and freshly cooked sushi, and LOVEONE, which leads the trend with original honey bow tie toast. In addition, the first Korean barbecue “Tongpan” is the first store in Kaohsiung, and N.Y. Bavels’ new brand “Now & Then” is the first to enter the mall. (“LOVEONE” and “Now & Then” will open in mid-May, “Makijima yakiniku” will open at the end of May)

In addition, the Taroko battling cage in Caoya Road, with the theme of “classic baseball flavor”, faithfully renders baseball stadium elements and creates many spaces that surprise fans, and is the only venue in Taiwan that provides fans to see, experience, and deeply understand baseball. At the same time, the third-generation Love Park Complex Store, based on the concept of spring, summer, autumn and winter Four Seasons Park, set up the “Four Seasons Café” complex parent-child restaurant for the first time, and raised the customer group from toddlers to children under 12 years old, providing parents and children with a comfortable rest space that is entertaining and educational.

Southern Exclusive!! Swipe your postal VISA card to enjoy up to 20% back on vouchers
During the opening period, from 05/09 (Mon) to 05/26 (Thu), Taroko Caoya Road offers exclusive rewards of up to 20% of southern exclusive only commodity vouchers, spend over NT$3,000 at designated stores to redeem a NT$300 merchandise voucher, spending on NT$6,000 to redeem a NT$600 merchandise voucher, and so on. In addition, you can also enjoy 20% off NT$600 merchandise coupon upon spending of NT$3,000 and NT$900 merchandise coupon upon spending of NT$6,000 by using Post Office VISA Financial Card! Not only that, there are also a total of 11 banks with card full gift voucher activities, providing unexpected value-added exclusive rewards to southern consumers.

During the opening period, the Taipei-Tokyo round-trip ticket will be drawn Manlika deep combination of the all-in-one card Discount good Kando more
The “Taroko Mall” APP provides real-time parking spaces, movie tickets and queuing information for amusement equipment
In order to celebrate the grand opening of Taroko Caoya Road, a wave of celebratory gifts were given in waves. From the opening day of May 9 to June 12, those who spend 1,500 yuan or more will have the opportunity to win the “Eat, Drink, Shop, and Enjoy for a Full Year” award, including 20 round-trip air tickets from Kaohsiung to Japan (Osaka/Tokyo), as well as BenQ55-inch curved LCD TV (2 people in total), Food and Drink Award – Free Set of Meals for Two at Designated Restaurants in the Museum for one year (10 people in total), Play Award – Free Watching of Movie Movie at Ambassador Studios for a whole year (5 people in total), Pleasure Award – Suzuka Circuit Park one-year free experience ticket ( 5 in total), and the shopping prize – Taroko Caoya Road Commodity Voucher NT$10,000 (only 5 rewards)! On the opening day, a limited edition of 900 attractive gifts will be prepared, while stocks last. ‘Manlika’, which has gathered a large number of fan members before the opening, will be specially offered on 5/9 (Mon) ~ 5/15 (Sun), and those who hold the Manlika of Taroko Caoya Road take the Kaohsiung MRT at Caoya Station (R4A) to exit the station, and hold the same card to spend a cumulative invoice of 500 yuan in Caoya Road, and pass the card mark at the 3F giveaway or the Manlika service office in Caoya Station, and enjoy a free return trip by MRT; At the same time, you can also redeem a free ride ticket for the Suzuka Circuit Park Carousel or the Kusanagido Tram (choose one of the two) at the “iKIOSK” in the museum. In the future, people can use the Manli Card combined with the card in Caoya Road, not only for electronic payment, but also for a number of member-exclusive benefits such as gathering points and parking hour discounts. The province’s Taroko battling cage/go-kart/bowling, game love park, and Taichung Taroko New Era Shopping Center have also taken advantage of the trend to launch the “Group Celebration” reward promotion.

Consumers can use the “Taroko Mall” APP to browse the business projects and brands of the shopping mall, through the built-in “parking information” function, they can know the remaining parking spaces in the museum in advance, and obtain the route to the shopping center and peripheral special parking lots through its “path guidance”, as well as check the movie shows of Ambassador Cinemas and book tickets, and can also dial the restaurant directly to complete the telephone reservation, in addition, they can also connect to ” Suzuka Circuit Park APP” to check the queue waiting time of various amusement equipment, you can confirm and reserve any facilities you want to play through the exclusive APP, and the exclusive convenience service makes Suzuka Circuit Park the first amusement park in Taiwan to use the APP to reserve rides. The “iKIOSK” installed on each floor of the museum has a 21-inch screen, which allows people who do not use smartphones or tourists to check various information about shopping malls and print limited coupons.

Japan F1 Suzuka Circuit Overseas Exclusive License-Suzuka Circuit Park Opening Festival “Japan Suzuka Circuit F1 Tour for Two”
Feel the legendary charm of world-class fantasy events
“Taroko Kusanagi Road” has obtained the only overseas authorization of Suzuka Japan, and has built a 10:1 reduced version of the “Mini Suzuka Circuit” with a total length of 600 meters in Taiwan, attracting consumers to experience the thrill of international wind racing with a figure-8 track and a three-dimensional cross-realistic professional-level track! In addition to the exciting “Mini Suzuka Track”, “Suzuka Circuit Park” also has many parent-child car-themed rides, a number of realistic driving experiences and riding facilities, through the way of entertainment and education, to bring parents and children the most joyful and meaningful rest environment.
During the opening period of Suzuka Circuit Park, those who visit Suzuka Circuit Park from 5/9 to 6/15 will have a chance to win the “Japan Suzuka Circuit F1 Tour for Two”, which includes two round-trip tickets and two F1 car tickets from Japan, as well as a number of grand prizes to reward consumers during the opening period. (Please refer to the official website for details of the award: http://www.suzukacircuitpark.com/)

On the first seven days of the opening, Kusanagi Road invites you to take the MRT to Qixuan The parking lot of the main building is not open
Encourage the people to ease the opening crowds at the southbound ramp (Zhong’an Road exit) of the Three Kingdoms Passage ramp
In order to divert the traffic and crowds during the opening period and after the operation, and to avoid excessive traffic congestion on Zhongshan 4th Road and Zhong’an Road adjacent to Caoya Road, Taroko Caoya Road actively strives to open the southbound ramp of the “Three Kingdoms Passage” to the Gao Municipal Transportation Bureau in advance, so that vehicles from north to south of National Highway 1 can arrive immediately after passing off the ramp of the Sanguo Passage closer to Caoya Road (Note: The Three Kingdoms Passage is the end of the National Highway connecting the international airport and the international seaport).
5/9(Mon)~5/15(Sun) On the first seven days of opening, the parking lot of the museum on Taroko Caoya Road will not be opened
People can make more use of the seven major transfer parking lots around the MRT (R4 Kaohsiung International Airport, R13 Concave Zidi, R16 Zuoying, R21 Metropolitan Park, R24 Nangangshan, O4 City Council, OT1 Daliao), and its surrounding parking lots can meet the parking needs of more than 3,000 passenger cars and 2,600 locomotives. Popular travel equipment tickets and coupons are given back to good health.
In addition, Taroko Caoya Road also collaborated with Nan Jun, an illustrator who was selected for the “Kaohsiung Cultural and Creative Design Talents Return to the City Program”, to bring cultural creativity to Caoya MRT Station. “Caoya Road is fun” is a hand-painted giant work of more than 150 meters by Nanjun based on the theme of “Taroko Caoya Road”. Nanjun’s imaginative imagination and meticulous insight, with the Manli Avenue, racing track, amusement park, food, sports venues… and other features as materials, sketching colorful and very vivid and childlike paintings, displayed in Caoya Station, so that people can infect this joy and happiness as soon as they step out of the MRT car, and be surprised.