About 100 meters east from the back gate of the tourist facility "Gosho Inaba Honke". The store, located in a quiet corner of Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture, looks just like one of the rows of private houses, with the exception of a round electric sign made from a small vase, and it blends into its surroundings so well that you can't help but walk past it. When I entered the store, I felt nostalgic as I saw the old wood paneled walls with a retro Showa era feel, reminiscent of when the store first opened.

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Articles are excerpts from reports and news in the Kyoto Shimbun. Due to automatic translation, some expressions may not be accurate.