open and closed businesses

Founded in 1971, Okutadami Terminal, a retailer of the local specialty kenchinjiru soup and souvenirs at Lake Okutadami, which straddles Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, and Fukushima Prefecture, will close on Sunday, November 5th. Due to a lack of successors and worsening business conditions due to the effects of COVID-19, the store will close after 52 years of history. Thank you for your continued hard work.

The thatched-roof restaurant "Mingei Chaya Magobei" will close at the end of November. The owner has been juggling two tasks: preserving the original manuscript of Matsuo Basho's "Oku no Hosomichi," a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, and running the "teahouse on the mountain pass" on the Shiga Prefecture border. However, due to physical reasons, he has decided to close the restaurant to mark the 50th anniversary...

The restaurant "Senen Hikarimachi Branch" located on the second floor of the "Fujisan Hikarimachi Branch" supermarket in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, will be closing on Tuesday, October 31st, the same day as the supermarket. Thank you for your hard work over the years. "X" @tibikko65 [Senen Hikarimachi Branch]

Moriuntei, a 40-year-old local Chinese restaurant in Minami-Azabu, Minato Ward, closed on Tuesday, October 25th. It was a popular restaurant known for its ramen and ginger pork, frequented by many celebrities, including Tamori. Thank you for your continued support. X @JAM_7873 [Moriuntei]...

Takanobu, a popular local Chinese restaurant in Nakameguro, closed its doors on Wednesday, October 18th, after 40 years of business. Thank you for your hard work over the years. For more details, please click here: Gogai NET [Takanobu Chinese Restaurant] 2-18-9 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0051...

Kakikin, a long-established Amagasaki restaurant with over 100 years of history that is only open from November to March when oysters are at their best, will be closing in November. Thank you for your continued support. [Kakikin] 1-6-3-1 Kanda Kitadori, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture 660-0883...

Maneki Sushi, a sushi restaurant in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, founded in 1980 (Showa 55), will be closing on Tuesday, April 30th of next year. While there are still six months until the closure, if you live nearby or have a special connection to the restaurant, please consider stopping by! For more details, please click here ↓↓↓ (1)...

It has been officially announced that the popular Jimbocho restaurant "Rosiatei," which has been in business for 28 years, will be closing on Tuesday, the 31st of this month. "We will be closing on October 31st. On July 3, 1995, Rosiatei was unable to celebrate its 28th anniversary amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian military invasion of Ukraine..."

Founded in 1908 (Taisho 5), this 100-year-old restaurant in Kofu, Soriya Shokudo, known for its popular menu items ranging from ramen and udon to omelet rice and curry rice, will close its doors on Saturday, October 28th, marking the end of its 107-year history. Thank you for your hard work over the years. X @Ga...

Established in 1967. Thank you for your 48 years of service. X Teuchi Udon Sanukiya [Teuchi Udon Sanukiya] 1-chome, Nakada, Yao, Osaka 581-0014, Japan...

Founded in 1868, the long-established eel restaurant "Akebono" located in "Iroha Yokocho" in Sendai City has closed its doors after 155 years of history. The owner became ill in the summer and had to close the restaurant, but recently announced the closure. Thank you very much for your long time service. ...

Tontontei, a popular yakiniku buffet restaurant in Kotoni, Nishi Ward, Sapporo, which has been in business for about 40 years, will be closing at the end of the year due to the aging of the building. Tontontei Website [Kotoni Tontontei] 2-7-2-18 Kotoni, Nishi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 063-0812...

Although it's not a bar, "Tokyo Chikarameshi" once had over 130 stores, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area, but its last store in the Kanto region, the Shin-Kamagaya store, will be closing on November 4th. The only remaining store in Japan is in Namba, Osaka.

Kishimen Kadoya" in Hyogo Ward, Kobe City has closed. Thank you for your long time service. X @hold88 [Kadoya] 26-1 Minatoyama-cho, Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 652-0012, Japan