Hankyu Department Store, a Japanese department store chain owned by H2O Retailing Corporation, opens in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province on April 16. [Photo/IC]

Hankyu Department Store, a Japanese department store chain owned by H2O Retailing Corporation, opened in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province on April 16.

As H2O Retailing's first venture outside Japan, the department store spans 23,000 square meters and is designed to be a new luxury shopping destination in the city.

The location houses luxury fashion boutiques, including Jimmy Choo, Celine, and Moncler's first outposts in Ningbo, alongside premium beauty stores and Michelin star restaurants.