open and closed businesses

Although it does not serve alcohol, Azuma, a long-established sweet store in the Nakadori shopping arcade, will close on Saturday, December 30. All of their sweets, including anmitsu and zenzai, are under 500 yen (tax included). They also serve Chinese noodles, curry rice, yakisimeshi (grilled rice), and in summer, chilled chilled chuka and shaved ice....

Founded in 1973 (Showa 48), Ekimae Hanten, a long-established local Chinese restaurant located near JR Tokuan Station in Higashi-Osaka City, will be closing on Wednesday, December 27th. Thank you for your hard work over the past 50 years. X @sakurasingeki [Ekimae Hanten Inada Branch] 577-00...

"BIG Daddy Sakaba Kabuki with Family," the izakaya run by professional wrestler The Great Kabuki, nicknamed the Mysterious Orient and popular for his unique character, including kabuki-style makeup, poison mist, and nunchucks, will be closing on Wednesday, December 27th.

Shinano, a long-established soba noodle restaurant near Kashiwa Station in Chiba Prefecture, will be closing on New Year's Eve, Sunday, December 31st. They are still accepting orders for toshikoshi soba, so if you live nearby, why not stop by? Thank you for your hard work over the past 46 years. Shinano Ins...

Asahiya Shokudo, a restaurant in front of the Utsunomiya Central Wholesale Market that has been filling the stomachs of market workers, closed its doors on Tuesday, December 12. 50 years of hard work. Click here for information ↓↓↓ "X" @lights68637862 [a...

Hormone Ayajo, a famous 50-year-old grilled offal restaurant located near Takasaki's G-Messe Gunma, closed in November. This famous bar, which has been featured on television and in other media, thanked the restaurant for its long history. For more information, please see below: Takasaki News [...]

Yamani, a long-established restaurant in Kachidoki, near Tsukiji and Toyosu, for 70 years and popular for its fugu dishes and negima nabe, will close on Saturday, December 30. Thank you for your long service. Yamani facebook↓↓ facebook↓ facebook Yamani [Yamani] 〒104...

Kadoko, a famous broiled offal and ramen restaurant in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, will be closing on Saturday, December 30th. Thank you for your continued support. For more information, please click here: "X" @aomori_jct [Kadoko] 〒039-...

Founded in 1986 (Showa 61), Ichien Mitaka South Exit Branch, popular for its jumbo gyoza dumplings, will be closing on Sunday, December 10th due to eviction. Around this time last year in 2022, the Ichien Main Branch on Kichijoji Nakamichi Street closed, causing a shock. One year later, the Mitaka South Exit Branch has also closed...

Manpuku, a popular local Chinese restaurant in Kaisei Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, which has satisfied the stomachs and hearts of locals, will be closing on Wednesday, December 13th. Thank you for your hard work over the years. "X" @imocchan0114 [Manpuku] 〒258-0021 Kaisei Town, Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture...

Founded in 1946, Toriko, a long-established bar located along Senzoku-dori Street in Asakusa, known for its popular and often difficult-to-book eel, yakitori, and hotpot dishes with excellent value for money, closed on Thursday, November 28th due to the owner's advanced age. Thank you for your hard work over the past 77 years. [Toriko Shoten...]

Marukiya Shoten, a famous corner store in Kamiyamacho, Shibuya-ku, known by those in the know for its homemade food, will close on Friday, December 29. We will miss that unique space where you give your name when ordering and the proprietress calls you by name. We thank you for your long...

Deigo Shokudo, a long-established restaurant in Sakaemachi, Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, will close its doors on Sunday, December 24th, after 45 years of business. Thank you for your hard work over the years. For more details, please click here ↓↓↓ Ryukyu Shimpo [Deigo Shokudo] 21-1 Shinsakaemachi, Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture 907-0014...

The popular local Chinese restaurant "Yaki" located at the west exit of Yokohama Station will close on Friday, December 29th. Thank you for your hard work over the past 38 years. "X" @22000iwa [Yaki] 1-12-14 Okano, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, 220-0073

Windjammer, a long-established jazz cocktail lounge in Yokohama Chinatown, will close its doors on Sunday, January 28th next year after 51 years of business due to the deterioration of its building. Instagram Windjammer [W...