Sunmall in Hiroshima is a compact, five-story concrete shopping center marked by a bright red exterior staircase that zigzags up its facade. It opened in nineteen seventy-two on land that held a bank before the atomic bombing. While the city rebuilt around it, this building became a distinct youth hub, famous for its dense collection of small clothing boutiques and accessories shops. Teenagers from across the prefecture gathered here for decades to track trends, often crowding the narrow aisles until the space hummed.
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