[AWAI WORKS LLC] A New Model Enabling Restaurants and Community Welfare to Coexist While Remaining Separate, "Sanshokudo" Begins Operations in Naha City, Okinawa
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- [AWAI WORKS LLC] A New Model Enabling Restaurants and Community Welfare to Coexist While Remaining Separate, "Sanshokudo" Begins Operations in Naha City, Okinawa
- AWAI WORKS LLC has started operating "Sanshokudo" in Naha City, Okinawa, a new model that allows restaurant operations and community welfare functions to coexist in the same space while remaining separate, in collaboration with Tacorice Lovers General Incorporated Association.
- Source: PR Times
- Date: April 2, 2026
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AWAI WORKS LLC has started operating "Sanshokudo" in Naha City, Okinawa, a new model that allows restaurant operations and community welfare functions to coexist in the same space while remaining separate, in collaboration with Tacorice Lovers General Incorporated Association.
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- April 2, 2026
AWAI WORKS LLC has started operating "Sanshokudo" in Naha City, Okinawa, a new model that allows restaurant operations and community welfare functions to coexist in the same space while remaining separate, in collaboration with Tacorice Lovers General Incorporated Association.
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AWAI WORKS LLC (Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, Representative: Saori Komori, hereinafter, AWAI WORKS) has participated in the operation of "Sanshokudo" in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, in collaboration with Tacorice Lovers General Incorporated Association (Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, Representative Director: Masami Motokariya, hereinafter, Tacorice Lovers). "Sanshokudo" is a new model that enables both food service operations and community welfare functions to exist in the same space.
This initiative is a new business model with a structure that allows for the coexistence of different institutional and revenue structures, namely food service (for-profit) and community welfare (public good), while keeping them separate.
The operation of "Sanshokudo" by AWAI WORKS will commence on April 15, 2026 (Wednesday).
｜Background: Why this initiative now?
Until now, food service and community welfare have been operated under different systems and revenue structures. Although both deal with "food," their differing conditions for establishment have made it difficult to sustainably operate them in the same space.
On the other hand, there is a demand in communities for multi-generational spaces that are not limited to specific targets or functions.
"Sanshokudo" addresses this division by implementing a new form of space through the collaboration of AWAI WORKS and Tacorice Lovers, designed to allow functions, revenue, and targets to coexist in the same space while remaining separate.
Furthermore, institutional collaboration with the government and connection with the community will be facilitated through Tacorice Lovers.
｜Features: How Sanshokudo works
1. Coexistence structure through separate design
By operating functions, responsibilities, and revenues separately in the same space, areas that were traditionally difficult to coexist are now made possible.
2. Operational foundation through fixed cost allocation
By clarifying and sharing the fixed costs required to maintain the space, an operational foundation is established that allows each entity to be sustainably involved.
3. Conditions for establishment as a for-profit business
The food service business operates on the premise of profit, with operating standards including withdrawal lines. By separating it from community welfare functions, business sustainability and judgment criteria are ensured.
4. Structure not dependent on subsidies
Based on a structure that is viable as a business without relying on subsidies, collaboration with the government strengthens connections with the community.
5. Space operation designed for time and target audience
Sanshokudo has a structure that switches functions according to time slots and target audiences.
・Restaurant operations
・A community space for multi-generational interaction
・Meal provision for specific after-school care users
By clearly separating targets while operating in the same space, it realizes a place that cannot be established with a single function.
｜Sanshokudo Concept
"My meal is connected to the town."
AWAI WORKS designs the nature of spaces with the core principle of "connecting people through food."
At Sanshokudo, meals provided under different systems and roles coexist in the same space.
Each meal is supported by an independent mechanism, while simultaneously creating a circulating relationship within the community.
People, relationships, and values intersect and circulate in this place.
Sanshokudo is a place established by this structure.
｜Future Outlook
The model constructed at Sanshokudo presents a new way of being for community spaces, serving as a design method for entities with different institutional and revenue structures to coexist.
Through this initiative, AWAI WORKS will continue to work on creating sustainable community spaces centered around food.
■About Sanshokudo
Location: 1-3-14 Izumizaki, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sanshokudo/
■About Tacorice Lovers General Incorporated Association
Tacorice Lovers General Incorporated Association is an organization that promotes the creation of community welfare mechanisms centered on children in Okinawa Prefecture. Focusing on the spread of "Mirai Ticket," a system where restaurant users pre-pay for children's meals, it develops initiatives that connect local restaurants with supporters.
Since its establishment in August 2019, in addition to promoting Mirai Ticket, it has provided learning support for elementary and junior high school students and operated children's safe spaces.
In the future, it aims to expand its efforts to include community welfare areas such as elderly support, promoting the creation of support mechanisms that transcend generations.
URL: https://tacoricelovers.com/
Representative Director: Masami Motokariya
■About AWAI WORKS LLC
AWAI WORKS LLC is a business that plans and operates spaces where people and community relationships intersect, starting with food, and provides business development support. Based on practical knowledge cultivated in the accommodation and food service industries, it is committed to designing and implementing mechanisms where different purposes and functions coexist. Focusing on the tourism sector, it aims to provide multifaceted business support in the region and build sustainable operating models.
Representative: Saori Komori
FAQ
What kind of facility is "Sanshokudo"?
It is a new facility in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, that integrates restaurant operations and community welfare functions in the same space. It aims for a model where profit and public good coexist while remaining separate.
What is the biggest feature of this model?
The biggest feature is the "coexistence structure through separate design," which allows for the coexistence of different systems and revenue structures, such as food service (for-profit) and community welfare (public good), in the same space while keeping them separate.
What does it mean to operate without relying on subsidies?
It means enhancing sustainability by operating based on a revenue structure that allows the business to stand on its own, without relying on subsidies. Collaboration with the government is for strengthening community connections.