Kokakuan, Akashi City's Long-established Sweet Soba Noodle Shop, Established 107 Years Ago Crowdfunding for a third goal

vocative hermitage (Head office: Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture; Representative: Akane Yokota) is challenging crowdfunding on CAMPFIRE from September 20, 2024 to keep Kokakuan, a long-established sweet buckwheat noodle restaurant in Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture, which was founded in 1917 and has a 107-year history, alive. Thanks to the warm support we have already received, we have already reached our initial goal of 1 million yen and are challenging our third goal of 3 million yen.

Crowdfunding site CAMPFIRE project page

https://camp-fire.jp/projects/790406/view

Crowdfunding

■Project Background

Since its establishment, our restaurant has survived World War II and the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, but around February of this year, we were informed by our predecessor that we had a large amount of debt. At one point we considered closing the restaurant, but we were encouraged by the supportive words of many people, including regular customers, staff, neighborhood residents, and local merchants, and we decided to continue.

With no experience in running a restaurant, we were groping in the dark, doing what we could, and we realized how encouraging it was to have everyone's support, which led us to the choice of crowdfunding.

We launched this project with the hope of bringing a nostalgic taste to those who have spent time in Akashi, and also to let those who have never visited our restaurant know about our traditional taste.

We hope that by reading the project page on CAMPFIRE, many people will learn that there are people in the town of Akashi who are willing to carry on the business with this kind of spirit.

About the return

(1) 4 packs of "New Year's Eve Soba" (including the cost of cool delivery) 6,000 yen

(2) 8 packs of "New Year's Eve Soba" 11,000 yen (including cool delivery charge)

For us, New Year's Eve soba has a special meaning.

No matter what the year has been like, it is considered an auspicious food to be eaten at the end of the year to express gratitude for events and life, and to wish for good health and peace in the coming year.

We are offering our signature "New Year's Eve Soba," which has been enjoyed by many visitors, especially neighborhood residents, every year, as a return for this project.

Kokakuan's New Year's Eve Soba contains five kinds of ingredients.

1. grilled conger eel from "Hayashiki," a famous grilled conger eel restaurant in Akashi's proud Uonotana shopping street

2. kamaboko from "Hasse Kamaboko" in Uonotana Shopping Arcade

3. bamboo rings from Hasse Kamaboko

4. fried eggs (teriyaki) from Hasse Kamaboko

5. our specialty, stewed kashiwa using kashiwa from Torihyaku, a famous chicken restaurant

This dish is a gem full of Akashi's charms and locally-sourced.

The broth has a firm and gentle sweet characteristic using fluffy dried bonito flakes in our original "Hana-katsu" from the Uonotana shopping street, creating a taste that lingers.

It is a comforting soba that everyone from children to the elderly can enjoy with peace of mind.

Delivery is by cool delivery. Ingredients, soba noodles, and soup stock are individually packaged for delivery.

New Year's Eve Soba Delivery Image

Other returns are as follows

(3) A thank-you message 3,000 yen

(4) 5,500 yen worth of food and beverage tickets for use at Kokakuan 5,000 yen

(5) 11,000 yen worth of food and beverage tickets for use at Kokakuan 10,000 yen

(6) Food and beverage ticket for 33,000 yen to be used at KOKAKU-AN: 30,000 yen

(7) [Advertisement space for individual sponsors] 10 cm (H) x 5 cm (W) 5,000 yen

(8) [Sponsorship ad space for individuals] 20 cm (H) x 5 cm (W) 10,000 yen

(9) [Corporate sponsorship ad space] 10 cm (H) x 5 cm (W) 10,000 yen

(10) [Corporate sponsorship ad space] 20 cm (H) x 5 cm (W) 20,000 yen

(11) [Corporate sponsorship ad space] 20 cm (H) x 10 cm (W) 30,000 yen

Please refer to the project page for details about returns.

Comment from the fourth-generation owner of the restaurant

I can only express my gratitude to everyone who has helped us to continue this long.

It is because of the cooperation of many people, including our staff, people in the community, and people from all over the country. Please stop by when you are in the neighborhood.

We will do our best to bring our 107 years of history and taste to you and to provide you with even more delicious food.

As of October 3, we have received 2,223,999 yen in crowdfunding support, and we have received warm messages from many people. We have also been featured in local news. My feelings have changed dramatically in response to this, and I am once again grateful to the community and our customers as we continue to operate our restaurant. We are now regaining the pride of a long-established restaurant through crowdfunding.

[Store Information

Kokakuan

Location ： 2-5-6 Honmachi, Akashi-shi, Hyogo

Business hours : 11:00-17:00

Closed: Thursday and 2nd Wednesday

Official website ： https://www.kokaku.co.jp/

Official Instagram ： https://www.instagram.com/kokakuan/

Store front