Just outside the south exit of JR Ashiya Station, a new prefab building has gone up on the vacant lot next to the station building (south of the platforms).

↑It’s a single-story building, but it looks pretty big.
Here’s our article from July this year, when the construction plan sign had just been put up↓

↑The front looks like it has automatic doors.

↑As we guessed when it was still just a sign, the building itself really does look similar to the 7-Eleven diagonally across the street. Is it relocating? Or could it possibly be a second location?

↑By the way, this is what it looks like from the back side (station side). It seems to have quite a bit of depth too.

↑Also, the bicycle parking area planned for the same site looks like it’ll be accessed by going up the slope on the right side when facing the prefab building.
Here’s the map↓
The address is around 1-32 Funadocho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.



