Yume Mart Kokura in Kitakyushu will close. When it operated as the former Maruwa Kokura, it was described as Japan's first 24-hour supermarket.
Yume Mart Kokura, a supermarket at the north entrance of Tanga Market and formerly known as Maruwa Kokura, will close because of aging facilities. The store has long been familiar to local residents as the area's “kitchen.”
The decision to close the store is reportedly being driven by the aging of its facilities, and measures toward closure are being considered in light of its many years of operation. When it operated under its former name, Maruwa Kokura, it was described as Japan's first 24-hour supermarket.
The store is located at the north entrance of Tanga Market and has long served as a convenient shopping destination for local residents. Its closure could affect the surrounding commercial environment and shopping patterns, and attention is turning to future replacement stores and successors.