[August 2021] Akihabara store closings

As it was the year-end party season, many people were seen visiting Akihabara at the end of the year.
It seems that the coronavirus situation has calmed down and customer traffic has returned, but some stores have closed this month.
Here is a list of Akihabara stores that closed in December 2021.

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Akihabara store closures in August 2021 (in chronological order)

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Final Store

Opening date: Thursday, March 12, 2019
Closing date: Sunday, June 19, 2021

Audio manufacturer final's direct store, "final store," opened in Akihabara in 2019, but closed after two years.
Although it will no longer be in Akihabara, a new store will open in Kawasaki on January 24, 2022.

Miyoshi Wireless

Opening date: 1957
Closing date: Monday, May 20, 2021

Mitsuyoshi Wireless, located in Akihabara Radio Center, has closed its doors after 64 years of operation.
Some of you may know this as the store that sold P-Chan earphones.
It seems that sales of the products will be taken over by Ikenotani Radio Shokai, which is also located within the Radio Center.

Teanun Akihabara store

Opening date: 2015
Closing date: Sunday, June 26, 2021

"Teenun," a restaurant serving Thai dishes such as gapow rice and khao man gai on the 8th floor of Yodobashi Akiba, will close on the 26th.
With this restaurant closing, there are now only four Thai restaurants left in Akihabara.
It seems that Tinun has stores in Otemachi and Kinshicho, which are close to Akihabara.

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THE ALLEY Akihabara store

Opening date: Wednesday, November 9, 2019
Closing date: Sunday, June 30, 2021

THE ALLEY is a tapioca shop famous for its deer logo.
It closed about three years after opening during the tapioca boom of 2019.
The number of tapioca shops is steadily decreasing, and there are now only a few left in Akihabara.

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The rush of store closures due to the coronavirus pandemic appears to be calming down, with only a small number of stores closing this month.
The number of tapioca shops that once sprung up has decreased, and "THE ALLEY," which once had endless lines, has also closed.
The end of the boom is in sight.
In addition, Miyoshi Wireless, which has been in business for over 60 years, will close in December.
The number of hobby item shops inside Akihabara Radio Center is increasing, and the scene is changing from a row of electronic parts stores.

2021 was a year with little positive news for Akihabara, but hopefully 2022 will be a year that will shake that off.