Hamayu

Hamayu (株式会社浜木綿, HAMAYUU CO.,LTD.) is a Japanese restaurant company that operates Chinese-cuisine restaurants, principally under its eponymous Hamayu brand. The company is headquartered in Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market and the Nagoya Stock Exchange Main Market. Its business centres on Chinese-style dining in Japan, with a family-oriented positioning built around two stated concepts: 'Shisei Dōdō' (four generations of a family gathering to dine together) and 'Yushoku Dōgen' (food and space that heal from the body's foundations). Vegetarian-friendly menus are also offered. The company traces its origins to 1967, when Masushige Hayashi opened an individually run Chinese restaurant called 'Hamayu' in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya. The following year the Yamate-dori main store was opened in Showa-ku and the business was incorporated as Hamayu Co., Ltd., with that location serving as its head office. Over the following decades the company expanded and diversified its formats, adding the Shikitei all-private-room Chinese restaurant, the Tōriskei and Tōriskei Casual brands, and, historically, formats such as Chinese Restaurant Peu à Peu, Happy Kitchen, Hamayu Shunsaikan and Menyamu. As of November 2022 it operated 40 directly managed stores, of which 32 were Hamayu, 3 Shikitei, 4 Tōriskei and 1 Tōriskei Casual. Hamayu's menu spans a broad range of Chinese dishes, with seasonal offerings and fair/event menus promoted through its website and stores. The company also runs a monthly 'Hamayu Day' on the 13th of each month and regularly introduces seasonal menus, such as autumn dishes from mid-September. Its main store on Yamate-dori has undergone renovation, temporarily closing for renewal work. The company recruits store property information and maintains corporate functions including IR information, recruitment and privacy policy management.

Hamayu's history begins in February 1967, when Masushige Hayashi opened an individually operated Chinese restaurant named 'Hamayu' in Shinzuibashi, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. The following year, the company opened the Chinese restaurant 'Hamayu' Yamate-dori main store in Showa-ku, Nagoya, establishing it as the 'main store', and at the same time incorporated the business as Hamayu Co., Ltd., with that location as its head office. In 1970 the company created menus with photographs, an initiative said to be the first in the Nagoya area. In November 1985 it opened a Chinese tea house called 'Tenshin' in Showa-ku, Nagoya. In 1990 it opened the Hamayu Suemori store themed around dim sum (yum cha). In 1997 it opened the Shikitei Takinomizu store in Midori-ku, Nagoya. In 1998 it established the Ueda central kitchen factory. In 2001 it opened the Happy Kitchen Sakae Nishikidōri store in Naka-ku, Nagoya. In 2002 the Happy Kitchen Sakae Nishikidōri store was converted into 'Hamayu Shunsaikan' Nishiki store. In 2003 it opened 'Chinese Restaurant Peu à Peu' Okazaki store in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture. In October 2005 it opened its first Kanto-region store in Kokubunji, Tokyo. By November 2022 the company operated 40 directly managed stores: 32 Hamayu, 3 Shikitei, 4 Tōriskei and 1 Tōriskei Casual. Shikitei is an all-private-room Chinese restaurant format. Former formats included Chinese Restaurant Peu à Peu (named after the French term for slow food), Happy Kitchen, Hamayu Shunsaikan, and Menyamu, which closed on September 30, 2022. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market and the Nagoya Stock Exchange Main Market, and continues to develop new formats while operating its core Chinese-cuisine brands.

• 2022

  Menyamu closes on September 30; as of November, operates 40 directly managed stores.

• 2005

  Opens first Kanto-region store in Kokubunji, Tokyo.

• 2003

  Opens Chinese Restaurant Peu à Peu Okazaki store in Okazaki, Aichi.

• 2002

  Converts Happy Kitchen Sakae Nishikidōri store into Hamayu Shunsaikan Nishiki store.

• 2001

  Opens Happy Kitchen Sakae Nishikidōri store in Naka-ku, Nagoya.

• 1998

  Establishes the Ueda central kitchen factory.

• 1997

  Opens Shikitei Takinomizu store in Midori-ku, Nagoya.

• 1990

  Opens Hamayu Suemori store themed around dim sum.

• 1985

  Opens Chinese tea house 'Tenshin' in Showa-ku, Nagoya.

• 1970

  Creates menus with photographs, said to be the first in the Nagoya area.

• 1968

  Opens Hamayu Yamate-dori main store in Showa-ku, Nagoya, and incorporates as Hamayu Co., Ltd.

• 1967

  Masushige Hayashi opens an individually operated Chinese restaurant 'Hamayu' in Shinzuibashi, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya.

Family-oriented Chinese-cuisine restaurant chain offering seasonal menus and private-room dining formats.

• Hamayu (浜木綿)

  Core Chinese-cuisine restaurant brand, 32 stores as of November 2022.

• Shikitei (四季亭)

  All-private-room Chinese restaurant format, 3 stores as of November 2022.

• Tōriskei (桃李蹊)

  Chinese restaurant brand, 4 stores as of November 2022.

• Tōriskei Casual (桃李蹊カジュアル)

  Casual Chinese restaurant format, 1 store as of November 2022.

• Chinese Restaurant Peu à Peu (プーアープー)

  Former format, named after the French term for slow food.

• Happy Kitchen (ハッピーキッチン)

  Former format.

• Hamayu Shunsaikan (浜木綿・旬菜館)

  Former format.

• Menyamu (メンヤム)

  Former format, closed on September 30, 2022.

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2. 2株式会社 浜木綿 会社案内hamayuu.co.jp
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