Matsuya Okinawa Hiyane Store: Opening Date Reverts from "Early October" Back to September 18 at 10 AM

Regarding the opening schedule for Matsuya’s new store “Matsuya Okinawa Hiyane Store (2311),” the store list on Matsuya’s official website showed, as of September 9, “Matsuya Okinawa Hiyane Store (with Matsunoya co-located) *Opening September 18 at 10 AM.” The listing had briefly changed to “Opening early October” the previous day, but the specific date and time of September 18 at 10 AM has been restored.

Timeline of Changes

The opening announcement for this store has changed three times so far. When it was first added to the store list on August 27, it was listed as “Opening September 18 at 10 AM.” Then, on September 8, the listing changed to “Opening early October,” leaving the specific opening date and time unspecified. However, as of September 9, it reverted to the original “Opening September 18 at 10 AM,” with the listing once again showing the specific time.

11th Store in Okinawa Prefecture, 2nd in Okinawa City After the Chibana Store

If Okinawa Hiyane Store opens as scheduled on September 18, Matsuya will have 11 stores in Okinawa Prefecture. Within Okinawa City, it will be the 2nd store after Matsuya Okinawa Chibana Store, with the two stores roughly 5.9 km apart in a straight line. Within the prefecture, the breakdown is: 2 stores in Uruma City (Ishikawa Store and Akamichi Store), 3 stores in Naha City (Shintoshin Store, Kojima Store, and Oroku Store), 2 stores in Okinawa City (Chibana Store and Hiyane Store), and 1 store each in Chatan Town, Tomigusuku City, Haebaru Town, and Ginowan City.

As indicated by the “with Matsunoya co-located” notation in its name, Okinawa Hiyane Store will have the tonkatsu specialty restaurant “Matsunoya” co-located. Of the 11 Matsuya stores in Okinawa Prefecture, 10 are co-located with Matsunoya, with My Curry Shokudo co-located only at the Shintoshin Store. Hiyane Store follows the prefecture’s predominant Matsunoya co-located format. Incidentally, Okinawa Prefecture’s count of 11 stores puts it on par with Tochigi Prefecture and Ehime Prefecture nationwide.