The Meijiya Building stands in a corner of Sakaisuji Honmachi, where an expressway runs through and many high-rise buildings are lined up. Completed in 1924. It is a neo-renaissance style building designed by Sone Chujo Architects, with great attention to detail. At that time, the first floor was Meijiya Store, Japan's first store specializing in imported foods and Western alcoholic beverages, which was founded in Yokohama in 1885, the fourth and fifth floors were rental offices, and the sixth and seventh floors were high-color Western style stores. There was also a restaurant called Chuotei, which was said to be crowded with people buying Western food. It was unusual for a building of the time to take into account lighting, ventilation, and disaster prevention, and it was well-received for its ease of use. Another story is that the Great Kanto Earthquake occurred about a month after construction began, and those involved hurriedly changed the steel material to one made by the American company Bethlehem, which was stronger. From 2006, Lawson opened on the first floor, replacing Meijiya.