Matsuya Sendai Ichibancho, Latitude Shifts South by 0.000001 Degrees for the 5th Time — Total Southward Move Reaches About 55cm
It has been confirmed that, as of 13:09 on June 24, 2026, on the Matsuya official website’s store list, the latitude of Matsuya Sendai Ichibancho (2260, Ichibancho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi) was revised 0.000001 degrees (about 11cm) toward the south. This is the store’s 5th southward latitude shift, bringing the cumulative move from its initial value to about 55cm south. The change came just about 2 days after the previous shift on June 22, further shortening what had been the shortest interval yet — 3 days.
Details of This Change
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Target Store | Matsuya Sendai Ichibancho (2260) |
| Address | Keiwa Building 1F, 3-10-17 Ichibancho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi |
| Changed Field | Latitude |
| Before | 38.2621391 |
| After | 38.2621381 |
| Change Amount | 0.0000010 degrees (about 11cm) southward |
| Longitude | 140.8711560 (unchanged) |
A decrease in the latitude value indicates a shift toward the south. Taking the distance per degree of latitude as roughly 111km, 0.0000010 degrees corresponds to about 11cm. The longitude remains unchanged at 140.8711560, meaning the shift is a tiny move due south. No other information, such as the address listing or 24-hour operation, has changed.
Latitude History of Matsuya Sendai Ichibancho
The store first appeared in the store list on March 28, 2026, when its latitude was 38.2621431. Since then, it has been revised southward five times, each time by 0.0000010 degrees.
| Occurrence | Date Confirmed | Latitude | Cumulative from Initial Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Value | 2026-03-28 | 38.2621431 | — |
| 1st | 2026-04-25 | 38.2621421 | About 11cm south |
| 2nd | 2026-05-07 | 38.2621411 | About 22cm south |
| 3rd | 2026-06-19 | 38.2621401 | About 33cm south |
| 4th | 2026-06-22 | 38.2621391 | About 44cm south |
| 5th | 2026-06-24 | 38.2621381 | About 55cm south |
Looking back at the intervals, the gap from the 1st to 2nd shift was 12 days, and from the 2nd to 3rd was as long as 43 days. By contrast, the 3rd to 4th shift came just 3 days apart, and this latest 4th to 5th shift came after only about 2 days — a sign that the southward moves have been happening in quick succession lately. This marks the shortest interval yet for the store’s southward shifts. The longitude has never moved, and all five shifts have consistently been due south.
Other Stores Showing the Same Pattern
This pattern of latitude shifting south by 0.0000010 degrees at a time is not unique to Sendai Ichibancho. Since it began simultaneously at multiple stores on April 25, stores across the country — including Miyakojima Tomobuchi-cho in Osaka, No. 8 Nagahama in Shiga, and Shin-Yurigaoka in Kanagawa — have continued to see similar step-by-step southward shifts in latitude alone. Most recently, on June 23, Shin-Yurigaoka reached a cumulative total of about 44cm south, and the pattern has developed into Shin-Yurigaoka and Sendai Ichibancho alternately racking up southward shifts.
Sendai Ichibancho is a Matsuya Shokudo location co-located with a Matsunoya, and signage in front indicates it supports takeout bento pickup. The building itself continues to stand in the same spot in Ichibancho, Aoba-ku, Sendai — only the coordinates on the map are moving. Though the difference remains less than a meter, with each revision the store’s position on the map creeps steadily further south.
Editor's Note
The building hasn't moved an inch from Ichibancho, yet the coordinates keep diligently creeping south every couple of days. It's hard not to wonder how many more centimeters it'll go next.