"Encross," a station where you can go free, opens in Nobeoka on April 13th

2018.04.13 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

--It can be used as a station waiting area, a place for civic activities, a kids' space, a reading space, a cafe, and a local information center, 365 days a year, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.--

Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture (Mayor: Yomiyama Yoji, hereinafter referred to as "Nobeoka City"), in partnership with Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Masuda Muneaki, hereinafter referred to as "CCC"), opened a complex facility nicknamed "Encross" in front of JR Nobeoka Station on Friday, April 13, 2018.

Encross is a place where anyone can use their imagination and spend their time freely for a variety of purposes, including as a waiting area for public transportation, a book reading space where you can read books freely, Tsutaya Bookstore, and a BOOK & CAFE where you can use Starbucks Coffee, and as a place for hobbies and raising children. Encross, whose concept is "a new and free town," aims to create a lively atmosphere in the center of town through civic activities.

Nine features of Encross

1) Open 365 days a year, from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM (only the waiting area on the first floor is open from 7:30 AM)

2) You can enjoy the BOOK & CAFE where you can read 40,000 books. While enjoying a cup of coffee, you can enjoy books from the Tsutaya Bookstore in the library reading space anywhere in the facility.

3) We have 312 seats, free Wi-Fi, and power outlets.

4) As a facility that is easy for children and women to use, it is equipped with a variety of functions that are child- and woman-friendly, such as a kids' space and a cafe.

5) By having civic activities take place in an open space, we can create opportunities for interaction with people who share the same interests.

6) We hold a variety of events with over 30 civic groups, including those for hobbies, lifestyles, children, and self-improvement.

7) As an information dissemination station for Nobeoka, we will collect information about Nobeoka and disseminate it throughout Japan and the world.

8) "NOBEOKA 100 Mile Project" - Selected local products from within a 100-mile radius of Nobeoka

9) We have a waiting area at the station for those who want to arrive an hour early and wait.

Facility nickname: "Encross"
Opening date: Friday, April 13, 2018
Closed: None. Open all year round.
Opening hours: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM (*Waiting area opens from 7:30 AM)
Address: 4266-5 Saiwai-cho 3-chome, Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Designated manager: Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
Facility overview: (1st floor) Waiting space, information space, community activity space, kitchen space,
Kids' space, toilets, cafe, bookstore, local specialty products sales
(2nd floor) Book reading space (approximately 20,000 books), waiting area, community activity space, restrooms, bookstore
Private businesses: Bookstore (Tsutaya Bookstore), Cafe (Starbucks Coffee)
Site area: 8,878.69㎡
Total floor area: 1,659.54㎡
Completion year: 2018
Design: Kumiko Inui Architectural Design Office, Ltd.
Construction: Ueda, Kodama, Tomoyuki, and Kume, a joint venture for specific construction work
Phone: 0982-20-3900
FAX: 0982-20-3911

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"Encross," a free station, opened in Nobeoka on April 13th. It will be available 365 days a year from 8am to 9pm, and will function as a station waiting area, a place for community activities, a kids' space, a reading area, a cafe, and a local information hub.

Inquiries regarding this matter
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. Public Relations Officer Mariko Hanai / 03-6800-3570