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A Udon Shop with only 5 Seats and Open for 3 Hours on Weekends Is Gaining Popularity; the Reason Why the Owner, a 7th Dan in Kendo, Started It: Asahi Shimbun

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I heard about a udon shop with only 5 seats and open only for 3 hours on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, so I went to check it out. The owner is a master of kendo with a 7th dan rank. He started the shop because of the depopulation of the town. It's located in the back of a convenience store parking lot in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, in a tiny space of about 3 tsubo (approximately...

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A Udon Shop with only 5 Seats and Open for 3 Hours on Weekends Is Gaining Popularity; the Reason Why the Owner, a 7th Dan in Kendo, Started It: Asahi Shimbun

I heard about a udon shop with only 5 seats and open only for 3 hours on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, so I went to check it out. The owner is a master of kendo with a 7th dan rank. He started the shop because of the depopulation of the town. It's located in the back of a convenience store parking lot in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, in a tiny space of about 3 tsubo (approximately...

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Asahi broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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