Near JR Ashiya Station, the shoe store “Shoe Gallery Ota Ashiya”, which had been located along the Yamate Kansen road, had closed.
↑A closure notice was posted. There was no date on it, but the inside of the shop was dark and it appeared to have already closed.
↑Exterior after “Shoe Gallery Ota Ashiya” closed
Here’s the map↓
The address is 12-28 Oharacho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Area around “Shoe Gallery Ota Ashiya”
↑It was a street-level shop on the first floor of a building on the north side of Yamate Kansen. “GLOSA ORGANIC ASHIYA” was on the left, “Au Bon Sandwich Bigot” was on the right, and the second floor of the same building houses places such as “Noma Aya Ballet School” and the hair salon “KUVEL.”
↑If you go this way (east), you’ll find “MUFG Bank Ashiya Branch,” “Mutsumi Pharmacy,” “Awaji Beef, Charcoal and Wine Papare,” “Gallery Crane,” and more. Cross the Miyagawa River and you’ll be headed toward Shinnozukacho and Midorigaokacho.
↑If you go the opposite way (west), there is “Laporte North Building,” which includes shops such as “BRAND OFF Laporte Ashiya,” a brand-name goods buying specialty shop, “panya Ashiya Main Store,” “Komeda’s Coffee Ashiya Laporte,” and “7-Eleven Ashiya Station North Exit.”
↑Across the street, there are places such as the antique shop “Atelier Mu,” the hair salon “AMBER,” and the tofu shop “Yamaichi.”
Finally
The official “Shoe Gallery Ota” website is still up, but there are no updates about the closure. Its Instagram and Facebook page accounts seem to have already been deleted, and we couldn’t find them. It looks like the closure was sudden…
