The poster explaining the reason for the closure of the family-run business is breaking hearts around the internet.
▼ Twitter user @Ki_46ozzie took this photo of the poster outside the Maruka soba restaurant.
Now, we will be closed temporarily due to worsening of the storekeeper’s soba buckwheat allergy.
We sincerely thank you.”Given that soba noodles are made from buckwheat, a buckwheat allergy is a significant concern to anyone working at a soba restaurant.
Not being able to succeed in your father’s footsteps with the family soba business due to an allergy is an absolute tragedy.”“Having a soba allergy myself, I know how painful it can be.