Hokuriku's First Store! Bandai Namco's Experiential Retail Facility "Bandai Namco Cross Store Aeon Mall Takaoka" Opens on Friday, April 24, 2026!

Bandai Namco Experience Inc. and Bandai Namco Amusement Inc. will open the experiential retail facility "Bandai Namco Cross Store Aeon Mall Takaoka" at Aeon Mall Takaoka (Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture) on Friday, April 24, 2026. The "Bandai Namco Cross Store" provides a new entertainment experience where various contents and customers "cross" through the facility as a real touchpoint to "see," "touch," and "experience" characters and products developed by each company of the Bandai Namco Group. Since its opening in Yokohama and Hakata in July 2022, the store has expanded to 12 domestic and 3 overseas locations. The "Bandai Namco Cross Store Aeon Mall Takaoka" opening this time will be the first store in the Hokuriku region. Eight official shops will open: "Ichiban Kuji Official Shop," "Gashapon Bandai Official Shop," "Sunstar Stationery Shop," "Shop Nui," "BANDAI CANDY OFFICIAL SHOP," "BN Pictures Store," "Lifestyle Bandai Official Shop," and "ONE PIECE Card Game Official Shop," along with "Gashapon Department Store." Additionally, the amusement facility "Namco" will open this spring (※1). In the event area, to commemorate the opening, the "Sgt. Frog Official Store 'Keroro! Mart'" will open for a limited time from Friday, April 24 to Sunday, June 14. Please look forward to future experiential retail facilities based on the Bandai Namco Group's IP※2-axis strategy. ※1 Namco will open with permission under the Act on Regulation of Adult Entertainment Businesses, etc. and Optimization of Business Operations. ※2 IP... intellectual property. Here, it refers to anime, games, movies, idols, etc. ### #### ■Ichiban Kuji Official Shop "Ichiban Kuji Official Shop" is the official shop for "Ichiban Kuji," a character lottery with no losing tickets where you can win original goods. At this shop, in addition to the inherent "excitement of not knowing what you'll get" from the lottery, customers can enjoy a safe lottery experience with an overwhelming "product lineup" and high-quality products.