TOKYO, May 25 (News On Japan) –
The Hands Shibuya retailer, a longtime landmark in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, will shut in November this 12 months, bringing its 48-year historical past to an finish.
According to Hands, the shop in Shibuya Ward will stop operations in November as a result of expiration of its lease settlement.
The retailer initially opened in 1978 as Tokyu Hands Shibuya and have become broadly identified for its intensive product choice, attracting clients throughout generations.
In 2022, the enterprise got here beneath the umbrella of residence enchancment retailer CAINZ, after which the shop title was modified to Hands Shibuya whereas persevering with operations on the similar location.
The closure marks the disappearance of one other symbolic industrial facility in Shibuya. Earlier this 12 months, it was additionally introduced that the Seibu Shibuya retailer will shut on the finish of September.
Source: TBS