Matsuya Route 8 Nagahama Store: Latitude Drifts South by 0.000001 Degrees for the 10th Time

In Matsuya’s official store information, the latitude registered for Matsuya Route 8 Nagahama Store (2224) was updated on June 28, 2026 to a value 0.000001 degrees smaller. The change from 35.3870855 to 35.3870845 works out to a shift of roughly 11 centimeters south on the map. The longitude remains unchanged at 136.2842973, with the tiny movement continuing only in the north-south direction.

Cumulative Southward Drift Reaches Approximately 1.11 Meters

This latest southward shift marks the 10th since April 25, 2026. From the starting point of 35.3870945 to this update’s 35.3870845, the latitude has decreased by a total of 0.000010 degrees. Converted to distance, that’s approximately 1.11 meters — about 11 centimeters further south than the roughly 1-meter cumulative total recorded last time. Even after ten shifts, the direction has never once turned north.

A change of 1 degree of latitude corresponds to roughly 111 kilometers north-south, so a shift of 0.000001 degrees works out to about 11 centimeters. Each individual step is smaller than a shoe size, but ten of them stacked together add up to roughly the height of a person.

The previous (9th) update occurred around 4 PM on June 25, 2026, making the interval to this update approximately 2 days and 10 hours. Most recently, there was also a stretch on that same June 25 when the value moved twice in quick succession, around 2 PM and 4 PM. While the intervals between updates range from a few hours to nearly a month, the direction and step size have stayed perfectly consistent at 0.000001 degrees south each time.

History of the Southward Drift

No.	Date Confirmed	Latitude After Update	Cumulative from Start
1	April 25, 2026	35.3870935	approx. 11cm
2	May 1, 2026	35.3870925	approx. 22cm
3	May 1, 2026	35.3870915	approx. 33cm
4	May 7, 2026	35.3870905	approx. 44cm
5	May 21, 2026	35.3870895	approx. 56cm
6	May 22, 2026	35.3870885	approx. 67cm
7	June 19, 2026	35.3870875	approx. 78cm
8	June 25, 2026	35.3870865	approx. 89cm
9	June 25, 2026	35.3870855	approx. 100cm
10	June 28, 2026	35.3870845	approx. 111cm

Longitude Unchanged — Movement Confined to North-South

Across all ten updates, the longitude has never changed from 136.2842973, meaning there has been no east-west movement. Only the latitude keeps decreasing in fixed increments, so the registered position has been gradually sliding due south.

Matsuya Route 8 Nagahama Store is located at 402-1 Kobori-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture, and as its name suggests, sits along National Route 8, operating 24 hours a day. The actual store itself hasn’t moved, but the single point marked on the map has crept 11 centimeters south with each update, reaching a cumulative total of approximately 1.11 meters.