| Hayashi Department Store | |
| Native Name: | 林百貨 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Location: | West Central, Tainan, Taiwan |
| Coordinates: | 22.9918°N 120.2025°W |
| Opening Date: | 14 June 2014 |
| Architect: | department store |
| Floors: | 6 |
The Hayashi Department Store is a department store in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.[1]
, commonly called "Five-story Building", was situated in, Tainan City, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan. It was originally completed and opened on 5 December 1932, during Japanese rule. Upon completion, the building was one of two such stores in Taiwan with state-of-the-art features of elevators. The building was bombed by the United States airplanes at the end of World War II. After refurbishment, the building began to be restored in 2006.[2] It was finally reopened on 14 June 2014 in a ceremony presided by Tainan Mayor William Lai.[3]
The department store is a five-story building.[4] It features exhibitions on local farming culture and handicraft on the top floor. There is also Western-style cafeterias and an observation deck.
The department store is accessible within walking distance south west of Tainan Station of Taiwan Railways.