Matsuya Sawara Store Adds “Matsunoya Co-located” to Store Name

As of 4:28 PM on May 12, the store data on Matsuya’s official website shows that the store name listing for “Matsuya Sawara Store” (Chiba Prefecture) has been updated to add “(Matsunoya Co-located).” This indicates that Matsunoya co-location will be added during the renovation of Sawara Store, which entered temporary closure at 3:00 PM today.

Item	Before	After (This Change)
Store Name	Matsuya Sawara Store *Temporarily closed from 3:00 PM on May 12, reopening 10:00 AM on May 26	Matsuya Sawara Store (Matsunoya Co-located) *Temporarily closed from 3:00 PM on May 12, reopening 10:00 AM on May 26
Temporary Closure Schedule	May 12, 3:00 PM – May 26, 10:00 AM (approx. 14 days)	Same as above (unchanged)
Co-located Brand	None	Matsunoya

The temporary closure schedule itself remains unchanged; the only change is the addition of the “Matsunoya Co-located” notation to the store name.

Co-location Announcement After Entering Temporary Closure

Sawara Store entered temporary closure at 3:00 PM today, May 12. The addition of “Matsunoya Co-located” to the store name was reflected about 1 hour 28 minutes later, at 4:28 PM.

Time	Development
May 12, 2026, 3:00 PM	Sawara Store enters temporary closure (until May 26, 10:00 AM)
May 12, 2026, 4:28 PM (This Change)	“Matsunoya Co-located” added to store name

Continuation of Matsunoya Co-location Announcements Since Yesterday, May 11

At 5:04 PM on May 11, Matsunoya co-location was announced simultaneously for four stores: three stores that entered temporary closure on May 11 (Aoto, Nangodori, and Asaka Hizaori) and Minowacho Store, which newly entered temporary closure. Today’s Sawara Store marks the fifth store to receive a Matsunoya co-location announcement, following those four.

Date/Time	Store	Temporary Closure Date	Matsunoya Co-location
May 11, 5:04 PM	Aoto Store (Tokyo)	5/11	New co-location
May 11, 5:04 PM	Nangodori Store (Hokkaido)	5/11	New co-location
May 11, 5:04 PM	Asaka Hizaori Store (Saitama)	5/11	Converted from My Curry
May 11, 5:04 PM	Minowacho Store (Nagano)	5/11	New co-location (temporary closure schedule also newly added simultaneously)
May 12, 4:28 PM (This Change)	Sawara Store (Chiba)	5/12	New co-location

Of the four stores that entered temporary closure on May 11, three received Matsunoya co-location. With Sawara Store, which entered temporary closure on May 12, now added to the list, the trend of Matsunoya co-location among stores renovating in May continues.

Gokasho Store, Which Entered Temporary Closure on May 12, Has Not Received Matsunoya Co-location

Two stores entered temporary closure today, May 12: Sawara Store and Gokasho Store. While Sawara Store received a Matsunoya co-location announcement this time, the other store, Gokasho Store (Shiga Prefecture, 6:00 PM on 5/12 – 3:00 PM on 5/21), had not received a Matsunoya co-location announcement as of 4:28 PM today.

Store	Prefecture	Temporary Closure Period	Matsunoya Co-location Announcement
Sawara Store	Chiba Prefecture	5/12 3:00 PM – 5/26 10:00 AM	Yes (This Change)
Gokasho Store	Shiga Prefecture	5/12 6:00 PM – 5/21 3:00 PM	No

Gokasho Store’s closure period is about 9 days, shorter than Sawara Store’s roughly 14 days. This suggests a possible correlation between the length of the closure period and whether Matsunoya co-location is added.