Matsuya Minami-Rinkan Store Reopens at 3 PM Today After 8-Day Temporary Closure

Matsuya Minami-Rinkan Store (0857) in Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture, reopened today, October 6, at 3 PM. The store had been temporarily closed since September 28 at 3 PM, and the reopening falls exactly on the date and time that had been announced before the closure. This is not a case of suspending operations during a specific time slot such as late night, but a reopening from a closure of the store itself. The closure period lasted 8 days.

Reopening as scheduled, as announced on September 14

The temporary closure of Minami-Rinkan Store was announced in the store information on the official website as of September 14. The schedule called for operations to be suspended at 3 PM on September 28 and resumed at 3 PM on October 6, an 8-day closure period. This time, the store resumed operations exactly on the announced date and time. The reason for the closure was not disclosed, but given that the reopening date was specified in advance for this short-term closure, it appears to be related to renovation or equipment updates.

During the closure, a note indicating the closure and planned reopening date had been added to the end of the store name, but with the reopening, the note has been removed and the name has returned to its normal form.

Four Matsuya stores in Yamato City; the nearest is about 677 meters away

In Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture, where Minami-Rinkan Store is located, four Matsuya stores operate: Minami-Rinkan Store itself, Tsuruma Store (1896), Yamato Store (0100), and Yamato Shibuya Store (1840). The closest to Minami-Rinkan Store is Tsuruma Store, only about 677 meters away in a straight line. Yamato Store is about 3.2 km away, and Yamato Shibuya Store about 6.7 km away, making the proximity between Minami-Rinkan Store and Tsuruma Store stand out even within the city.

Kanagawa Prefecture has 111 Matsuya stores, tied with Osaka Prefecture among the nation’s top

Kanagawa Prefecture, where Minami-Rinkan Store is located, has 111 Matsuya stores currently in operation. This is second only to Tokyo’s 337 stores, and ties with Osaka Prefecture’s 111 stores for the top ranks nationwide. It exceeds Saitama Prefecture’s 103 stores and Chiba Prefecture’s 77 stores, making Kanagawa one of the prefectures in the greater Tokyo area with the densest concentration of Matsuya stores.

With such a large number of stores, temporary closures for renovation or equipment updates occur in various locations. In the same Kanagawa Prefecture, Sakuragicho Store (0350) reopened at 3 PM on September 14 after about a 28-day closure, and Kawasaki Ginzagai Store (0154) after a 10-day closure. Compared to these, Minami-Rinkan Store’s 8-day closure is not particularly long or short. In each case, the reopening date had been announced in advance.