The Hayashi Department Store (Chinese: 林百貨; pinyin: Línbǎihuò) is a department store in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.
Commonly called “Five-story Building” (Chinese: 五層樓仔; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gō͘-chàn-lâu-á), was situated in Suehirochō (末廣町), 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 function was restored and reopened on 14 June 2014 in a ceremony presided by Tainan Mayor William Lai.
You will find lots of great shopping and kawaii overload across the five floors. The building still has remnants of the WWII bombing that can be seen on the top floor, which is also worth a stop for the expansive view of the district.
