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コスモピア

English translation: COSMOPIA

05:51 Jan 15, 2011
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Japanese term or phrase: コスモピア
Context: 1998年12月1日 - トキハが「コスモピア専門店街」を44億円で買収、トキハ別府店専門店街が開店。

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OneTa
Local time: 13:45
English translation:COSMOPIA
Explanation:
The COSMOPIA (owned by Tokiwa Co., Ltd) referred to in this sentence is a store located in Beppu city, Oita prefecture.
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igakuhonyaku
Japan
Local time: 14:45
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4 +5COSMOPIA
igakuhonyaku
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shopping center / mall
JapanLegal

  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
COSMOPIA


Explanation:
The COSMOPIA (owned by Tokiwa Co., Ltd) referred to in this sentence is a store located in Beppu city, Oita prefecture.


    Reference: http://www.alljapan1.com/en/alljapancities/review.php?sid=36
igakuhonyaku
Japan
Local time: 14:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joyce A: Can only be that. :-)
1 hr
agree  Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
20 hrs
agree  crossroad
2 days 19 hrs
agree  JapanLegal
6 days
agree  JoelD: Used to live there--I can attest to its correctness
121 days
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Reference comments


6 days
Reference: shopping center / mall

Reference information:
Just a note to say that COSMOPIA is a mall or shopping center rather than simply a store.

http://books.google.com/books?id=Gthp7ZCcYPwC&pg=PA727&lpg=P...

http://fivetospare.multiply.com/journal/item/191
"The afternoon program was far more relaxing in the air-conditoned environment of Cosmopia shopping centre – the supermarket department. Hell of an interesting experience! Heaps of fresh seafood, prime beef, unique snacks, food stalls, sushi etc! The Japs have more variety of stuff here."

http://www.zanthan.com/japan/tag/shopping
"Beppu doesn’t have any great places to shop. It’s got one big department store, Tokiwa, in a mall called the Cosmopia. It’s sort of like Nieman-Marcus. Very clean, (You should see the bathrooms!), very Western (Ralph Lauren, Bennetons, etc.), and very expensive. But it’s a refreshing contrast to Kamegawa (the suburb where we live), its small, winding streets and its tiny crowded shops."

JapanLegal
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