# Joy Plaza

Sanmin District, Taiwan · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-10a0f674af` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/taiwan/sanmin-district-joy-plaza/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-10a0f674af.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-10a0f674af.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-10a0f674af

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 2019 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2022 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 120 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The mall started trial operation on 5 June 2019, and officially opened on 3 July 2019.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Plaza
- **year_closed**: “On August 31, 2022, due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire Joy Plaza was closed down.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Plaza
- **status**: “On August 31, 2022, due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire Joy Plaza was closed down.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Plaza

## Anchors

Eslite Life, Toys R Us, various themed restaurants

## Timeline

- 2019: Opened
- 2022: Closed

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

Joy Plaza was a shopping center located in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The mall started trial operation on 5 June 2019, 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. On August 31, 2022, due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire Joy Plaza was closed down.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Joy Plaza, Sanmin District, Taiwan." Record m-10a0f674af, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/taiwan/sanmin-district-joy-plaza/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_sanmindistrictjoyplaza,
  title = {Joy Plaza, Sanmin District, Taiwan},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/taiwan/sanmin-district-joy-plaza/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-10a0f674af, 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.