Matsuya Route 8 Nagahama Store Shifts South by 0.000001° Again, 27 Hours Later

At 17:12 on May 22, 2026, the store data on Matsuya’s official website was updated to show the latitude of “Matsuya Route 8 Nagahama Store (2224)” (402-1 Kobori-cho, co-located with Matsunoya) in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, shifting from “35.3870895 → 35.3870885” (-0.0000010°). This came about 26 hours and 55 minutes after the same-pattern shift at 14:18 the previous day, May 21, marking the second solo southward shift on consecutive days. The cumulative total since April 25 has reached 6 shifts, equivalent to approximately 66.6 cm southward at ground level.

Details of This Change

Item	Before	After	Difference
Latitude	35.3870895	35.3870885	-0.0000010° (approx. 11 cm south)
Longitude	136.2842973	136.2842973	No change

The longitude, store name, business hours, and co-located brand remained unchanged — only the latitude shifted south by 0.000001° again this time. The correction value exactly matches the “-0.0000010°” used through the fifth shift.

The Six Consecutive Southward Shifts Since April 25 (Same-Day Corrections and Cumulative Progression)

Since its first southward shift at 11:30 on April 25, the latitude of Route 8 Nagahama Store has now moved south six times in a row, each time by the same correction value of “-0.0000010°.” The cumulative difference stands at 0.0000060°, equivalent to approximately 66.6 cm southward at ground level. The table below lists, in chronological order, the latitude before and after each correction, the cumulative difference, the time elapsed since the previous correction, and any other stores corrected on the same day.

Correction Date/Time	Latitude Before	Latitude After	Cumulative Difference	Time Since Previous	Other Stores Corrected Same Day
April 25, 2026 11:30	35.3870945	35.3870935	-0.0000010	—	Miyakojima Tomobuchi-cho Store (2214), Sendai Ichibancho Store (2260), Iwamotocho Store (2274)
May 1, 2026 10:04	35.3870935	35.3870925	-0.0000020	approx. 5 days 23 hours	Miyakojima Tomobuchi-cho Store
May 1, 2026 16:04	35.3870925	35.3870915	-0.0000030	approx. 6 hours	Miyakojima Tomobuchi-cho Store
May 7, 2026 18:44	35.3870915	35.3870905	-0.0000040	approx. 6 days 3 hours	Miyakojima Tomobuchi-cho Store, Sendai Ichibancho Store
May 21, 2026 14:18	35.3870905	35.3870895	-0.0000050	approx. 13 days 19 hours	None (Route 8 Nagahama Store only)
May 22, 2026 17:12 (this time)	35.3870895	35.3870885	-0.0000060	approx. 26 hours 55 minutes (consecutive day)	None (Route 8 Nagahama Store only)

The two most recent shifts (the fifth and sixth) have both involved Route 8 Nagahama Store moving alone, back to back. This latest same-day correction marks the second-shortest interval in the cycle since April, behind only the roughly 6 hours between 10:04 and 16:04 on May 1 (the second shift that day). The rhythm shifted abruptly into consecutive-day corrections on May 21 and May 22, right after a roughly 14-day gap between May 7 and May 21.

Current Status of the 4 Stores That Shifted South Together on April 25

Comparing the cumulative southward shift, as of 17:00 on May 22, of the four stores that received their first correction on April 25, Route 8 Nagahama Store — which has kept receiving same-day corrections — now stands well apart from the other three.

Store	Location	Before April 25 Correction	As of May 22	Cumulative Southward Shift
Matsuya Miyakojima Tomobuchi-cho Store	Miyakojima Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture	34.7123975	34.7123935	approx. 44 cm
Matsuya Route 8 Nagahama Store (this article)	Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture	35.3870945	35.3870885	approx. 66.6 cm
Matsuya Sendai Ichibancho Store	Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture	38.2621431	38.2621411	approx. 22 cm
Matsuya Iwamotocho Store	Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo	35.6945556	35.6945546	approx. 11 cm

As of May 7, Miyakojima Tomobuchi-cho Store and Route 8 Nagahama Store had been moving in step at the same approximate 44 cm, but the consecutive-day solo shifts on May 21 and May 22 have put Route 8 Nagahama Store roughly 22 cm ahead. The cumulative gap with Iwamotocho Store has widened to approximately 55 cm.