Shirokiya facing demise after centuries-long existence
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Shirokiya, a venerable retailer in Hawaii and conduit of Japanese culture for over 60 years, appears on the brink of permanent closure. The longtime anchor tenant at Ala Moana Center is battling its landlord in a legal dispute over unpaid rent and has been barred from accessing its shuttered Japan Village Walk complex and two Vintage Cave restaurants at the state’s largest shopping center after closing last year due to COVID-19 restrictions.2/24
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Closed storefronts are seen in July at Shirokiya Japan Village Walk.3/24
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Closed storefronts are seen in July at Shirokiya Japan Village Walk.4/24
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Tadatoshi Suzuki, president of Shirokiya, stands on the escalator of the Ala Moana store in 2002.5/24
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Toshio Narita, of Niigata, Japan, makes onigiri in the food department of Shirokiya as part of the Niigata Food Festival in 2002.6/24
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Shirokiya employee Joshua Baldovi helps Hiro Hikida in the electronics departmen in 2002.7/24
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The doors are closed at Shirokiya Japan Village Walk.8/24
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Workers craft musubi in the kitchen of the Musubi Cafe Iyasume at the Shirokiya Japan Village Walk in 2016.9/24
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The S&S Thai Kitchen counter at the Shirokiya Japan Village Walk in 2016.10/24
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Wagyu with ponzu sauce, onion and peppers from the Wagyu Plaza at the Shirokiya Japan Village Walk.11/24
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A musubi from the Musubi Cafe Iyasume at the new Shirokiya Japan Village Walk.12/24
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Varieties of ramen, soba, udon, musubi and tempura were sold at the Shirokiya Japan Village Walk.13/24
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Vintage Cave food stations line the perimeter of the Shirokiya Japan Village Walk located in Ala Moana Center in 2016.14/24
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The dining area at Shirokiya Japan Village Walk in 2016.15/24
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Maguro Zanmai sushi chef Yoji Hotta prepares his creamy salmon bento at Shirokiya Yataimura in 2013.16/24
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Shirokiya's Yataimura food area had happy hour specials in 2013.17/24
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Shirokiya's Yataimura food area in 2013.18/24
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The food section on the second floor of Shirokiya in 2009.19/24
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The food section on the second floor of Shirokiya in 2009.20/24
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Caroline Miyata looks over some dolls for Girls Day at Shirokiya in 2014.21/24
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A jam packed crowd of Kikaida fans of all ages marvel as some of their favorite Kikaida characters, including vocalist Miyauchi Hiroshi, middle, and the character Kamen Rider V3, perform in 2012 at Shirokiya in the Ala Moana Center.22/24
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A jam packed crowd of Kikaida fans of all ages marvel as Kikaida makes an appearance to perform in 2012 at Shirokiya in the Ala Moana Center.23/24
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The Shirokiya Japan Village Walk during pau hana in 2015.24/24
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The Shirokiya Japan Village Walk during pau hana in 2015.
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