Koenji Temple

After 50 years of dedication to gyoza, Akaten, a famous bar with five counter seats located on the Koenji Koshin-dori shopping street, will be closing at the end of this month. The aging of the building is the reason for the closure, but the restaurant is apparently searching for a new location. The restaurant serves small gyoza dumplings dipped in a special miso sauce. They have found a new location and are looking for a new location...

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....