Near JR Ashiya Station, along Ekimae-dori on the 1st floor of Arpa Ashiya, the Chinese restaurant “CHI・i・NA” seems to be planning to open a new shop next to its current location〜
Screenshot from TownWork
↑ Job listings were posted for both the current shop and the new shop〜. It’s scheduled to open in April, and it looks like it’ll be a place where you can enjoy Chinese ethnic cuisine together with natural wine!
↑ The exterior of the current “CHI・i・NA” shop. With its chic black facade and gold logo, it has a stylish look, and it’s a popular spot where you can enjoy authentic Chinese dishes that pair well with wine〜
↑ The new shop is reportedly set to open next to the current location, so it’s likely going into the former “Omusubi Koron.” space〜
Here’s the map for the planned new location↓
The address is 1-25-111 Funadocho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Area around the new CHI・i・NA group shop
↑ On the 1st floor of Arpa Ashiya along Ekimae-dori. Facing the building, the current “CHI・i・NA” shop is on the left, and the shoe store “Elise” is on the right.
↑ If you go this way west, you’ll find places like “Ashiya Torikiyo,” “Nawa Shanti,” “haccihacci Ashiya Main Store,” and “La Rive Ashiya,” leading toward Ashiyagawa and Taisho Bridge.
↑ If you go the opposite way east, you’ll find “Grandir de Wakakusa,” “ALMARZA,” CHI・i・NA’s affiliated shop “hola,” “Okuda Sake Shop,” “Takoyoshi,” and more, leading out to the front of JR Ashiya Station.
↑ Across the street, there are places like “Kimono Road MICHIKO,” “Emur Ballet School,” “ALEGRE・HAIRRESORT,” and “Yakiniku Hanana.”
In closing
With authentic Chinese restaurant “CHI・i・NA,” authentic Cantonese cuisine and dim sum restaurant “hola,” and yakitori restaurant “Tori Ito,” the group already has three shops in Arpa Ashiya, and now it looks like a fourth new shop is on the way〜! All of their shops are very stylish and popular, so this new one is definitely worth keeping an eye on!
