Matsuya Miyakojima Tomobuchicho and Sendai Ichibancho Stores Both Shift 0.000001 Degrees South in Latitude

Matsuya Miyakojima Tomobuchicho (2214) and Matsuya Sendai Ichibancho (2260) both had their listed latitude shift south by 0.000001 degrees on July 22, 2026. Though the two stores are far apart — one in Osaka, the other in Miyagi — this is not the first time they have moved south by the same amount on the same date; the pair has repeatedly appeared together in this exact scenario before.

How Far Each Store Moved

This time the change affects only latitude; longitude remains unchanged for both stores. A decrease in latitude corresponds to a southward shift on the map, and in both cases the movement is roughly 0.1 meters — far too small to be noticeable on a map or at the actual location.

Store	Latitude Before	Latitude After	Direction & Distance Moved
Miyakojima Tomobuchicho	34.7123845	34.7123835	About 0.1 meters south
Sendai Ichibancho	38.2621331	38.2621321	About 0.1 meters south

Longitude remains unchanged at 135.5284081 for Miyakojima Tomobuchicho and 140.8711560 for Sendai Ichibancho. The address, operating status, and co-located brand are also unchanged for both stores — only the last digit of the latitude has moved.

A Southward Drift in the Same Increment Since April 25

Since April 25, 2026, the latitude for these two stores has steadily decreased by exactly 0.000001 degrees with each update. This latest change marks the 14th such shift for Miyakojima Tomobuchicho, which has moved a cumulative 0.0000140 degrees — from 34.7123975 to its current 34.7123835 — working out to roughly 1.6 meters south. For Sendai Ichibancho, this is the 11th shift, moving a cumulative 0.0000110 degrees from 38.2621431 to 38.2621321, or roughly 1.2 meters south. These are approximate figures calculated using 1 degree of latitude ≈ 111.3 kilometers.

Nor is this the first time the two stores have shifted south together. Both were among the seven stores that moved south simultaneously on July 16, and among the eight stores that did so together on July 14. Despite having entirely separate circumstances in Osaka and Miyagi, the two stores keep repeating this identical pattern — latitude alone dropping by the same increment at the same time.

Moreover, this pattern — latitude alone decreasing uniformly by 0.000001 degrees — is not unique to these two stores. Starting around the same period, multiple Matsuya locations have shown the same kind of southward shift, and these two stores appear to be part of that recurring phenomenon.

The Only Matsunoya Co-located Store in Both Osaka and Miyagi

Miyakojima Tomobuchicho and Sendai Ichibancho also share the fact that both are co-located with a Matsunoya. Of Matsuya’s 111 locations in Osaka Prefecture, 37 are co-located with a Matsunoya, and of the 16 locations in Miyagi Prefecture, 7 are co-located with one.

Within Miyakojima Ward in Osaka City, where Miyakojima Tomobuchicho is located, there are four Matsuya stores (Keihan Kyobashi, Kyobashi Katamachi, Miyakojima Kema, and Miyakojima Tomobuchicho), but Miyakojima Tomobuchicho is the only one co-located with a Matsunoya. Likewise, of the two Matsuya stores in Ichibancho, Aoba Ward, Sendai City (Sendai Minamimachidori and Sendai Ichibancho), Sendai Ichibancho is the only one with a co-located Matsunoya. In their respective areas, both stores hold the unique position of being “the one place where you can also get Matsunoya.”