Hirosaki's cafe "Zilch" (Kamigawaga-cho, Hirosaki City) will close on February 28.

The notice of closure was suddenly made online on February 3rd. The message that begins with "Thank you for all of you" received many comments from both inside and outside the prefecture. “I started thinking about a year ago,” said store manager Chizuru Higashi. He said that he wanted to have time to input, as the reason for closing the store.

The same store opened on January 15, 2006. A lot of people were fascinated by the atmosphere inside the store, which Mr. Azuma imagined was a British favorite. Masami Shinohara, a former editor-in-chief of a free paper "VIVA" that lasted 17 years in the city, and one of the regular customers, said, "Jirchi is the first time to make a cafe in such a space in Hirosaki. He brought the wind. "

Mr. Higashi is from Goshogawara and he goes to Tokyo aiming to become a cake craftsman, but he is frustrated. “I wanted to live abroad,” he moved to Holloway Road, England, for about a year. I decided to return to England once again, but I will return to Aomori.

After returning to Japan, Higashi-san, who had no opportunity to leave Japan, said, “I realized that Hirosaki had a new culture of coffee in Hirosaki and felt familiar to him,” while working at a cafe in the city. Gradually, I started thinking of having my own store and decided to open it at the current location. "I'm glad I could continue for 9 years," said Higashi. He experienced life events as a woman, such as marriage, childbirth, and childcare, and continued to run with Jirchi.

It will be open as usual until it closes. Mr. Higashi says that “I want to continue something” regardless of the business format, such as catering, cooking classes, opening events, etc. “I have no regrets because it is a positive decision. I will continue to have fun,” he says with a smile.

Business hours are from 11:00 to 16:00. Last order is 15:00. Closed on Tuesdays and 2nd and 4th Wednesdays.