Ito-Yokado Closes Store Known as Anime Model
Kasukabe, Saitama Pref., Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese supermarket chain Ito-Yokado Co. on Sunday closed its store in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, that is known as the model for the "Sato-Kokonokado" store that appears in the popular anime series "Crayon Shin-chan."
Many customers and fans gathered and showered applause and words of gratitude when the store was closed.
"Sato-Kokonokado is still operating in the anime," the studio that makes Crayon Shin-chan said in a statement.
The closure was part of efforts by Ito-Yokado's parent, Seven & i Holdings Co., to restructure its struggling supermarket operations.
The Kasukabe store opened in 1972 and moved to the current location in 1996.
(2024/11/25-11:10)
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