Paulownia Mall
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Paulownia Mall is a location in Persona 3. It is a mall located on Tatsumi Port Island and serves as a central hub to update equipment and stats.
Gameplay
Club Escapade
- Main article: Club Escapade
Club Escapade is a club located inside of Paulownia Mall. It's closed during the day and opens at night. Mutatsu, the Tower social link, is available at night time on the upper level. In Persona 3 Reload, the protagonist can visit a fortune teller at Escapade to get readings that have different effects.
Chagall Cafe
- Main article: Chagall Cafe
The Chagall Cafe is a restaurant located inside the mall. In Persona 3 and Persona 3 FES, the protagonist can drink coffee there to get points towards their Charm stat. In Persona 3 Portable and Persona 3 Reload, the protagonists can also work there.
Be blue V
- Main article: Be Blue V
Be Blue V is an accessory shop in Persona 3, a part-time job in Persona 3 Portable, and a skill changing service for party members in Persona 3 Reload.
Police Station
- Main article: Tatsumi East Police Station
Tatsumi East Police Station located in Paulownia Mall is the only place in Persona 3 to purchase equipment from Kurosawa other than completing Elizabeth's quests or finding equipment in Tartarus. If you purchase equipment on certain days, you will get a discount. Kurosawa is unavailable to sell equipment in the evenings.
Bulletin Board
The bulletin board was introduced in Persona 3 Portable and re-appears in Persona 3 Reload. It has quests to rescue victims from Tartarus. Not completing these quests will result in the townspeople becoming The Lost.
Velvet Room
- Main article: Velvet Room
The protagonists can enter the Velvet Room to fuse Personas and speak to Elizabeth. In Persona 3 Reload, instead of needing to enter the Velvet Room to access Elizabeth Requests, Elizabeth now stands outside the Velvet Room.
Mandragora
Mandragora is a karaoke studio located inside the mall. Going to karaoke increases the Protagonist's Charm stat and costs ¥800. On certain days, Mandragora will be too crowded to enter.
In Reload, Mandragora costs ¥800 and increases Courage +2.
Mayoido Antiques
- Main article: Mayoido Antiques
The protagonist can visit the antiques store to trade for items. In Persona 3 FES, the store added weapon fusion using Personas and Nihil items. In Persona 3 Reload, there's more types of equipment to fuse, and a new type of fusion (in addition to Nihil items) that uses gemstones instead of Personas.
Aohige Pharmacy
- Main article: Aohige Pharmacy
Aohige Pharmacy is a location inside Paulownia Mall where the player can purchase recovery and support items that are useful in Tartarus. There is a sale on Saturdays.
Game Parade
Game Panic or Game Parade is an arcade located inside the mall. Game Panic was renamed to Game Parade in Persona 3 Portable and all future releases. The games available inside the arcade will change every day and provide different stat bonuses such as academics, Persona speed, Persona strength, etc.
Arcade Schedule | |||
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Game | Available Days | Stats | Price |
Lucky Fortune | Increase Persona Magic Stat | 1500 ¥ | |
Print Club | Increase Charm Stat | 1500 ¥ | |
Quiz Game | Increase Intelligence Stat | 1500 ¥ | |
Mole Whackers | Increase Persona Speed Stat | 2000 ¥ | |
Punching Bag | Increase Persona Strength Stat | 2000 ¥ | |
Horror House | Increase Courage Stat | 3000 ¥ |
In Reload, the games were all changed to digital arcade games which give the following stats.
Game | Price | Stat | Days |
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High School of Youth | ¥1500 | Charm +4 | Mon, Wed |
House of the Deceased | ¥3000 | Courage +4 | Tue, Fri |
You’re the Answer | ¥3000 | Academics +4 | Wed, Sat |
? | ¥2000 | Persona's Str +3 | Mon, Thur, Sun |
? | ¥2000 | Persona's Ag +3 | Tue, Fri, Sun |
? | ¥2000 | Persona's Ma +3 | Wed, Sat, Sun |
Crane Machine
In Reload, 1 play costs ¥200 and you have a 30% chance to get a prize. After 5 fails, you will automatically get the bank or the doll.
Crane Machine Schedule | ||
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Prize | Days | |
Ganesha Bank | Monday - Thursday | |
Jack Frost Doll | Friday - Sunday |
Power Records
Power Records, called Kenneth Arnold in Persona 3 Reload, is a music store located inside the mall. It is completely inaccessible. The protagonist can be seen entering Power Records during a cutscene once during the Star Social Link.
Game Appearances
Persona 3
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Persona 3 Reload
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Persona 4 Golden
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Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight
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Audio Drama Appearances
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Novel Appearances
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Anime Appearances
Persona 3 The Movie: Spring of Birth
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Persona 3 The Movie: Midsummer Knight's Dream
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Persona 3 The Movie: Falling Down
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Persona 3 The Movie: Winter of Rebirth
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Manga Appearances
Persona 3
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Other Appearances
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List of People
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- President Tanaka - CEO of Tanaka's Amazing Commodities, Devil Social Link
- Elizabeth
- Mutatsu, Tower Social Link
- Nozomi Suemitsu, Moon Social Link
Trivia
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- Paulownia Mall is modeled after VenusFort [ja], a mall on the artificial island of Odaiba that closed in 2022.
- The music that plays when using the Crane Machine in Persona 3 Reload is a remix of the theme of Satomi Tadashi Pharmacy.
Nomenclature
The name of the mall comes from the first character of the Kirijo family name, 桐 kiri, which means "paulownia".[1]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ポロニアンモール Poronianmōru | Paulownian Mall |
Brazilian Portuguese | Kiri Shopping | Kiri Mall |
Gallery
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Velvet Room
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Tatsumi East Police Station
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Aohige Pharmacy
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Mayoido Antiques
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Be Blue V
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Mandragora
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Chagall Cafe
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Game Parade
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Club Escapade
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Kenneth Arnold
Notes
References
- ↑ "Fuuka Yamagishi: Did you know part of the Kirijo name comes from the character for 'paulownia tree'? I looked online, and since this mall belongs to the Kirijo Group, it was actually named after them." Persona 3 Reload. Developed by Atlus Creative Department 2nd Production. Published by Sega.