MGR Online – Restaurant “Hei Jin Ro”, a famous Chinese restaurant in Yokohama Chinatown, is known as the oldest Chinese restaurant in Japan. The 138-year-old filed for bankruptcy with over 300 million yen in debt due to years of poor sales. coupled with the protracted covid situation
On Friday, June 3, 2022, Mainishi newspaper reported that Heijinrou (聘珍樓), the oldest Chinese restaurant in Japan, has opened for 138 years since 1884 and is located in the city. Yokohama filed for bankruptcy With a debt of more than 305 million yen, or about 80 million baht, the Yokohama District Court has approved the procedure.
for Hei Jin Ro Chinese Restaurant Opened for the first time in the Meiji Era (1868-1912), it is located in Yokohama’s Chinatown. It is reputed to be the oldest Chinese restaurant in Japan. In May 2022, it ceased operations on the grounds that it was relocating to another location. However, recent reports confirm that the owner has filed for bankruptcy. by opening the way for other companies to operate instead. and will be back to open for business soon
About five years ago, in March 2017, the executive of the Hei Jin Ro restaurant Has experienced liquidity problems in the past due to the decline in sales. By letting another company that also uses the name “Hei Jin Ro” to manage instead. However, with the epidemic situation of COVID-19 that has been extended over the past two years eventually causing the management company Hei Jin Ro to raise the white flag. filed for bankruptcy
Incidentally, the original restaurant of Heijin Ro Restaurant was previously badly damaged by the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 and World War II. The seven-storey building that stands today was built in 1986 and is considered an important landmark in Chinatown. of Yokohama Which is considered the largest Chinatown in Japan. Bigger than the Chinatown in Kobe and Nagasaki.
