A preview was held ahead of the opening of the Kansai region’s first antenna shop, “SUPER LOCAL SHOP Tosatosa.” As the core of the Kansai strategy, the shop will disseminate various information about Kochi.

(Reporting by Kento Fukui)
“The second floor of KITTE Osaka will be lined with stores selling local specialties from about 20 places around the country, from Hokkaido to Okinawa, and SUPER LOCAL SHOP Tosatosa will be located in one corner of the store. There are two days left until the opening, and preparations are mostly complete.”

“SUPER LOCAL SHOP Tosatosa” was established as a foreign trade base for the “Kansai Strategy,” an economic policy that aims to revitalize Kochi through economic cooperation with the Kansai region. It is located in “KITTE Osaka,” a commercial facility built in Umeda, the center of Osaka City, directly connected to JR Osaka Station. The store has set a goal of achieving annual sales of 180 million yen, centering on 900 specialty products such as processed bonito and yuzu.

The concept of the store is “Kochi, the finest countryside.” The interior is made with plenty of local cedar and cypress. Traditional crafts such as Tosa-made knives and pottery from Harano in Aki City are on display, and lighting objects made of Tosa washi paper depicting the store’s proud agricultural products create a warm atmosphere.

Digital signage monitors will display videos about culture, nature, and food to convey the attractions of the area, and the event space will be utilised to disseminate a variety of information, with the aim of promoting tourism and increasing foreign trade.

(Yoshino Fuminori, Director of the Prefectural Local Production and Consumption and Foreign Trade Division)
“Of course, we want to deliver the best products from Kochi to the people of the Kansai region, but we also think of this as a store for all the people of the prefecture, so we want to work together with the people of the prefecture to take good care of it, share information together, and let the people of the Kansai region experience the good things about Kochi. I hope we can continue to do that.”

“SUPER LOCAL SHOP Tosatosa” will have its grand opening on the 31st.