Monday, October 18, 2021

Oh Nooooooo! Ever since COVID Lockdown back in early 2020, Hokkaido Ramen Santouka in the Waikiki International Marketplace in the Mitsuya Store has been closed, and I've been patiently waiting for it to open again!
Santouka in better days:
With tourism starting up again slowly but surely, I made my way down to Waikiki this past weekend with fingers crossed that Santouka would be back up and running...but when I got there, I was to find they has closed up and shuttered their shop for good!!! NOOO!
Yes, I know that there are still Hokkaido Ramen Santoukas in town that I could go to, but it was that particular shoppe that made it special for me- I'd take a long walk to Waikiki, have dinner at Santouka, browse the shops and, after getting a cold drink, would make my way home. Now it's gone! 
PS: Holy Crap, I just realized that the Goma Tei in the International Marketplace closed, too! 
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