A Myrtle Beach, SC Japanese restaurant closed after 45 years in business

A Myrtle Beach area Japanese restaurant announced its closing today.

Nakato Japanese Restaurant announced via its Facebook page that the eatery was closing.

“We can’t thank you enough for supporting us during the past 45 years,” The restaurant wrote on its Facebook page. “Many of you have become our family and friends and included Nakato as a part of your family’s tradition. We will truly miss that.”

The restaurant added that it had been in litigation with its insurance company after a 2019 fire that damaged the property.

Ultimately, the dispute made it difficult for the restaurant to re-open, which had been a part of Myrtle Beach for nearly half a century.

This story was originally published December 5, 2023 at 3:43 PM.

Ben Morse

The Sun News

Ben Morse is the Retail and Leisure Reporter for The Sun News. Morse covers local business and Coastal Carolina University football and was awarded third place in the 2023 South Carolina Press Association News Contest for sports beat reporting and second place for sports video in the all-daily division. Morse previously worked for The Island Packet, covering local government. Morse graduated from American University in 2023 with a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism and economics and is originally from Prospect, Kentucky.