Joy Plaza

Joy Plaza
悅えつ誠まこと廣場ひろば
Location	No. 427, Minzu 1st Road, Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°39′24″N 120°18′55″E / 22.65667°N 120.31528°E
Opening date	3 July 2019
Closing date	31 August 2022
No. of stores and services	120
No. of floors	3 floors above ground ; 2 floors below ground
Public transit access	Aozihdi metro station
Website	https://www.joyplaza.com.tw/

Joy Plaza (Chinese: 悅えつ誠まこと廣場ひろば) was a shopping center located in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The mall started trial operation on 5 June 2019,^[1] and officially opened on 3 July 2019. With a total floor area of 38,940 m² (419,100 sq ft), the mall houses 120 stores, in which the catering industry accounts for 40%. The main core stores are Eslite Life, Toys R Us and various themed restaurants. The annual revenue target for the first year is NT$ 1.5 billion.^[2]^[3]^[4] On August 31, 2022, due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire Joy Plaza was closed down.

Facilities

The overall space design of the mall is designed by a Japanese team, mainly composed of wood and planting.^[5] In the atrium of the entrance hall of Minzu Road, natural light is introduced into the building by a 100 m (330 ft)-long arch-shaped transparent lighting cover; beside the escalator, there are theater-style seating seats and a 15 m (49 ft)-high large book wall with a total of 40,000 books for reading in the mall.^[6] The surrounding trails and green plants extend all the way to the outdoor hiking area.^[7]