Suehirocho was the heart of Japanese-era Tainan; the 1932 Hayashi Department Store—southern Taiwan's first, with a rooftop shrine and a rare lift—and matching shophouse rows turned Zhongzheng Road into "Tainan Ginza". After decades of decline, Hayashi reopened in 2014 and revived the street.
Architecture
Japanese-eraArcades
Themes
Japanese era
Getting there
Where
Zhongzheng Road (Zhongyi Road to Ximen Road), West Central District, Tainan
Getting there
From Tainan Station by bus to Hayashi Department Store, or ~20 min walk
Time needed
1–2 hours
Best time
During Hayashi Department Store opening hours; facades are lit up at night
