# Italia Mura

Minato-ku, Japan · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-4f54a6ecbd` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/japan/minato-ku-italia-mura/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | used for PCR testing for COVID-19 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 2005 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2008 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 7.7 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Nagoya Port Authority and Cest la vie Holdings (株式会社セラヴィホールディングス, Kabushiki-gaisha Se Ra Vi Hōrudingusu) | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Italia Mura opened on 2 April 2005.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italia_Mura
- **year_closed**: “Due to increasing debt, the facility closed in May 2008.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italia_Mura
- **acres**: “The facility was about 31,000 square metres (7.7 acres) in size.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italia_Mura
- **original_developer**: “The park was developed by the Nagoya Port Authority and Cest la vie Holdings (株式会社セラヴィホールディングス, Kabushiki-gaisha Se Ra Vi Hōrudingusu).” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italia_Mura
- **after_notes**: “The former site of Italia Mura was used for PCR testing for COVID-19 in August 2020.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italia_Mura
- **status**: “Final demolition concluded in June 2015.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italia_Mura
- **site_acres**: “The facility was about 31,000 square metres (7.7 acres) in size.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **demolition_year**: “Final demolition concluded in June 2015.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Timeline

- 2005: Opened
- 2008: Closed
- 2014: Cosplay photo site
- 2015: Demolition completed
- 2020: PCR testing site

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Italia Mura  was a themed commercial complex operated within the Nagoya Port Garden area within Nagoya Port in Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It consisted of theme park attractions such gondola and horse-drawn carriage rides as well as Italian-themed stores and restaurants. Italia Mura opened in April 2005, about a month before Nagoya established a sister city relationship with Turin.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italia_Mura

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italia_Mura

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Italia Mura, Minato-ku, Japan." Record m-4f54a6ecbd, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/japan/minato-ku-italia-mura/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_minatokuitaliamura,
  title = {Italia Mura, Minato-ku, Japan},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/japan/minato-ku-italia-mura/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-4f54a6ecbd, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.