It was announced on October 7, 2025, that Honke Owariya, a long-established Kyoto soba restaurant in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, which has been in business for over 550 years, will close in January 2026. Due to labor shortages and rising prices following the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be difficult to maintain stable business operations, and the restaurant will downsize and transition to online sales of soba products. While the restaurant, one of the longest-established businesses in Kyoto, will maintain its name, it will be taking an extended break from restaurant operations.