It looks like the baked sweet potato specialty shop “Imo Pippi. Ashiya” is scheduled to open around March on the basement 1st floor of the East Building of “La Porte,” the shopping mall directly connected to JR Ashiya Station〜
Screenshot from TownWork
↑ A job listing was posted!
Screenshot from the La Porte Floor Map
↑ Right now, there’s a vacant tenant space on the basement 1st floor of the East Building next to “Ashiya Ryuugetsudo Tamagawa,” so it seems likely they’ll be moving in there.
Screenshot from the Imo Pippi. official website
“Imo Pippi.” is a baked sweet potato specialty shop with its main store in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture. Its signature item appears to be the “Gokumitsu Aged Baked Sweet Potato,” made by slowly baking sweet potatoes that have been long-aged for three months at a low temperature.
They’ve opened stores in Okayama and Kumamoto prefectures so far, and this Ashiya location will probably be their first store in Hyogo Prefecture〜
It’s right in front of Co-op, so it looks like it’ll be convenient for a snack or souvenir after shopping! We’re looking forward to the opening♪
Here’s the map for La Porte East Building↓
The address is 9-1 Oharacho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.





