NTT Urban Development Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Kou Ikeda) is pleased to announce that the opening dates have been set for "Lopia" and "McDonald's," which have already been announced to open stores in "pacela," a commercial facility currently undergoing renovation within Motomachi Credo (Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture). The opening dates are April 3, 2026 (Friday) for the supermarket "Lopia Hiroshima pacela Store" and March 25, 2026 (Wednesday) for "McDonald's pacela Motomachi Store."
In addition, we have decided to open "IMMERSIVE JOURNEY Hiroshima," the first large-scale XR experience facility in the western Japan area. The opening is scheduled for spring 2027.
Details of stores scheduled to open in Spring 2026 (Store name [Business type / Floor / Opening date])
・Lopia Hiroshima pacela Store [Supermarket / B1F / Friday, April 3, 2026]
OIC Group, which aims to be a "food theme park," will open its first supermarket, "Shokusei♥♥ (Love Love) Lopia," in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions.
"Lopia Hiroshima pacela Store" will be located in an area with excellent transportation access, facing the underground promenade that connects Astramline's "Kencho-mae Station" and nearby "Hiroshima Gate Park" and "HIROSHIMA STADIUM PARK," and also having direct access to the facility's parking lot, "Motomachi Credo Parking."
The store features five independent, unique specialty shops: produce, meat, fish, prepared foods, and groceries. The interior design incorporates local Hiroshima cuisine and baseball themes, creating a "food theme park" atmosphere where each department has its own distinct theme, providing an exciting shopping experience.
We offer a wide selection of high-quality food products at affordable prices, including not only staple items essential for everyday meals, but also seafood from the Seto Inland Sea, local gourmet foods, local products that reflect Hiroshima's food culture, and attractive private brand products that can only be purchased at Lopia, as well as products from group companies within the OIC Group. We aim to provide our local community with a shopping experience that is "delicious, fun, and satisfying."
McDonald 'spacela Motomachi Store [Fast Food / B1F / March 25, 2026 (Wednesday)]
A McDonald's is reopening in the same location where it was located until 2004, after more than 20 years. We will be offering familiar menu items such as hamburgers, fries, and drinks that you can easily enjoy. Please feel free to stop by while shopping or to spend time with family and friends. We are also planning an event on opening day where we will be giving away McDonald's merchandise to the first customers. *Quantities are limited, so it will end when supplies run out.
All of our staff look forward to your visit.
New store openings planned (store name [business type/floor number/planned opening date])
・Immersive Journey Hiroshima (tentative name) [Large-scale XR experience facility / 8th floor / Spring 2027]
IMMERSIVE JOURNEY Hiroshima, the first IMMERSIVE JOURNEY location in the West Japan area, will open in the spring of 2027. IMMERSIVE JOURNEY is a facility that uses the latest VR technology to provide immersive journeys through time and around the world. It aims to establish XR as a new culture in Japan by providing a place where everyone can enjoy new works together, whenever they want. This facility will follow the Yokohama location which opened in 2024, and the Nagoya location which opened in 2026.
XR is a collective term for "VR (Virtual Reality)," "AR (Augmented Reality)," and "MR (Mixed Reality)." Visitors wear head-mounted displays and can freely walk around a vast space, experiencing an immersive journey as if traveling to another world.
Regarding the renovation of the common areas pacela
In conjunction with the opening of the new store, we will be renovating the atrium space from the "Fureai Plaza" on the 1st floor to the "Sky Patio/Tsubasa Plaza" on the 6th floor in order to enhance the value and flow of visitors within the building.
With themes of strolling, lingering, and scenic views, the newly renovated "pacela" will be transformed into a semi-outdoor "multi-level park" by the end of March 2026, featuring newly installed fixtures and landscaping.
The newly installed benches will be repurposed from stone materials that were used as interior building materials before the renovation, and will be reborn as plaster benches. Some of the benches were made in collaboration with children from the local elementary school, providing them with an opportunity to experience and learn about the sustainable use of resources.
About pacela opening event
To commemorate the renewal, we will be holding events for two consecutive months in April and May.
From April 3rd (Fri) to 5th (Sun), we will be giving away original wind boats with seed paper (recycled paper with flower seeds embedded in it that will bloom when planted in soil) attached to the handle. (First come, first served, while supplies last)
Additionally, on the weekend of Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th, we will be holding balloon artist performances and giving away custom balloons.
In May, we are also planning to set up a photo spot featuring wings, which are the symbol of pacela, and a gift event where customers who spend a certain amount or more will have a chance to win wing-themed goods or gift certificates.
Event details will be announced on pacela official website as they become available.
pacela official SNS (2D barcode)
New "pacela" new opening floor
(Reference)List of stores located in pacela (including future plans)
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~In the fall of 2026, the first urban-style experiential store in the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu regions will open in the heart of Hiroshima City.~
(January 20, 2026) https://www.nttud.co.jp/news/detail/id/n27945.html - New "pacela" new store openings announced one after another
Four stores, including "Lopia," making its first appearance in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions, will open! The official opening date for the Hiroshima Motomachi Aquarium Food Hall has also been decided.
(August 27, 2025) https://www.nttud.co.jp/news/detail/id/n27805.html - The name of the newly renovated aquarium at "pacela" has been decided as "Hiroshima Motomachi Aquarium".
~A new aquarium featuring unique spatial design will open in the heart of Hiroshima in the fall of 2025~
(April 24, 2025) https://www.nttud.co.jp/news/detail/id/n26886.html - Motomachi Credo (the former site of the Sogo Hiroshima New Building) is being reborn!
~A new "pacela" opens in the Kamiyacho/Motomachi area of downtown Hiroshima City~
(October 16, 2023) https://www.nttud.co.jp/news/detail/id/n26622.html