KOHODO Enters Hong Kong With YATA Retail Sales and Kanesaka Adoption
The Hong Kong entry pairs retail pickup at YATA with fine-dining adoption at Kanesaka Hong Kong, extending KOHODO's Japan-cultivated meal-pairing concept overseas.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
KOHODO Co., Ltd. has begun business expansion in Hong Kong, its first overseas market. Since July 20, 2026, ginger ale and ginger syrup are sold at two YATA stores, Sha Tin and Tseung Kwan O. KOHODO ginger ale will also be adopted at Kanesaka Hong Kong, the Hong Kong branch of Tokyo's two-Michelin-starred Sushi Kanesaka, with service scheduled within 2026.
KOHODO's Hong Kong entry is a two-track move: retail shelf presence and fine-dining placement. Since July 20, the ginger ale and ginger syrup have been on sale at the YATA branches in Sha Tin and Tseung Kwan O. In-store tasting sessions sold 100 bottles over two days.
The restaurant side is set. Kanesaka Hong Kong, the Central outpost of the Ginza sushi group with two Michelin stars, will serve KOHODO ginger ale as an in-house drink, with service planned within 2026. KOHODO reports its ginger ale is used at over 200 establishments in Japan, 32 of them Michelin-starred.
- YATA Sha Tin: Selling KOHODO ginger ale and ginger syrup since July 20, 2026
- YATA Tseung Kwan O: Selling KOHODO ginger ale and ginger syrup since July 20, 2026
- Kanesaka Hong Kong: Will adopt KOHODO ginger ale as an in-house drink, service within 2026
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.