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Local business and restaurant closures in Japan

Overview

Various local businesses and dining establishments across different regions in Japan have announced closures throughout late 2026. In Okayama City, several businesses in the Kita Ward have ceased operations or scheduled closures, including Domino’s Pizza Okayama Tamachi (closed August 30), Menya Rakucho (closed September 2), and Maneki Eco Okayama Minami (scheduled for September 29). The ‘Kurashiki Gyoza Okayama Ima’ branch is set to close on October 25, 2026. Regional closures include Genta Sushi at Aeon Mall Iwaki Onahama and Utsunomiya’s Kita no Butadon, both closed on August 31. In Akita City, Gyukakuji will end physical storefront operations in the Jasmack Building on September 30, 2026, though it intends to continue via a kitchen car. In Shiga Prefecture, Yakiniku Sudaku Kazokutei Ritto is scheduled to close on October 12, 2026, with its functions integrating into the Yakiniku Sudaku Shiga Kenshu Center. In Kanagawa Prefecture, the night parfait shop ‘21-ji ni Ice Shonan Fujisawa’ will close on October 11, 2026. In Utsunomiya, the ramen restaurant ‘Jidori Keikotsu Awaya Koshido’ is set to close on October 31, 2026, after 17 years of operation. Other notable closures include the Hakodate soba restaurant Nezaki Yatariya on September 30, the Shokusai-kan Motoyoshida supermarket in Mito on October 18, and the bicycle shop BICICLETTA DI MARU in Itami on October 31. In Saitama, the izakaya Sakaba Sumikko is scheduled to close on December 31, 2026. Recent yakiniku-related closures include ‘Horumon Takasaki’ in Takasaki City, which closed on September 27, 2026. In Kurume City, the yakiniku pub ‘Yakiniku Horumon Hiroya’ is scheduled to close on October 31, 2026; a new wagyu-focused restaurant, ‘Yakiniku Goen’, is expected to open at that location in mid-November. Additional closures include the fruit and vegetable shop Sato Seika in Hakodate, which closed on September 30, 2026.

Entities

Hakodate · Fujisawa · Dogo Shopping Street · Moriguchi · Aeon Mall Iwaki Onahama

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Local businesses close in Hakodate and Ichinomiya

    Sato Seika, a produce shop in Hakodate, closed on September 30, 2026, while Horibe Shoten, a meat specialist in Ichinomiya, is scheduled to close on October 31, 2026.

  2. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Multiple local businesses close in Matsuyama and Moriguchi

    Local businesses including an izakaya in Matsuyama’s Dogo Shopping Street and an unmanned dumpling shop in Moriguchi have recently closed.

  3. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Local Japanese yakiniku restaurants announce closures

    Popular yakiniku restaurants ‘Horumon Takasaki’ in Takasaki and ‘Yakiniku Horumon Hiroya’ in Kurume have announced their closures.

  4. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Local business changes reported in Fujisawa and Okayama

    New specialty purchase shop Otakaraya to open in Fujisawa on October 26, while Kurashiki Gyoza's Okayama Ima branch closes on October 25.

  5. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Local businesses close in Hakodate and Mito

    Long-standing local businesses in Japan are closing, including the Nezaki Yatariya soba restaurant in Hakodate and the Shokusai-kan Motoyoshida supermarket.

  6. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Local businesses in Japan announce upcoming closures

    Two Japanese businesses, the bicycle shop BICICLETTA DI MARU in Itami and the restaurant Tobidase! Nikumaru-kun! in Edogawa, have announced they will close in October 2026.

  7. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Popular Japanese restaurants announce upcoming closures

    Popular Japanese restaurants ‘21-ji ni Ice Shonan Fujisawa’ and ‘Jidori Keikotsu Awaya Koshido’ have announced they will close in October 2026.

  8. [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Japanese restaurants Gyukakuji and Yakiniku Sudaku announce closures

    Gyukakuji in Akita City and Yakiniku Sudaku Kazokutei in Ritto City have announced upcoming restaurant closures, with the former transitioning to a kitchen car model.

  9. [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Local Japanese restaurants announce closures

    Multiple local restaurants in Japan, including Genta Sushi, Kita no Butadon, and Sakaba Sumikko, have announced or completed their closures.

  10. [BUSINESS] 5 sources
    Okayama City businesses announce multiple closures

    Multiple businesses in Okayama City's Kita Ward, including Domino's Pizza, Maneki Eco, and Menya Rakucho, have announced or completed their closures.

Sources

akitashi.goguynet.jp · edogawa.goguynet.jp · fujisawa.goguynet.jp · hakodate.goguynet.jp · higashiyodogawaku.goguynet.jp · ichi-24.jp · ichinomiya.goguynet.jp · itami.goguynet.jp · iwaki.goguynet.jp · jugem.jp · kurume.goguynet.jp · kusatsuritto.goguynet.jp · matsumoto.goguynet.jp · matsuyama.goguynet.jp · moriguchikadoma.goguynet.jp · okayamanakaku-minamiku-higashiku.goguynet.jp · qatarges.com · saitama-city-marathon.jp · takasaki.goguynet.jp · utsunomiya.goguynet.jp

This summary has been updated 8 times: see revision history