Blue Sky Laundry Opens 3 New Stores Nationwide in May, Disaster-Response Laundries Expand to 293 Locations
GIB Co., Ltd.'s Blue Sky Laundry brand is opening 3 new stores nationwide in May 2026, bringing the total to 407. The number of disaster-response laundries has expanded to 293, and children's clothing reuse booths to 208, promoting community contribution and enhanced convenience.
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GIB Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture; Representative Director: Mamoru Suzuki), which operates the coin laundry "Blue Sky Laundry," will open three new stores nationwide in May 2026.
With these new openings, the total number of Blue Sky Laundry stores has reached 407 nationwide.
Furthermore, "disaster-response laundries," capable of providing emergency cooking and temporary power supply during disasters, have expanded to 293 locations.
In addition, "children's clothing reuse booths" installed in each store have also expanded to 208 stores nationwide.
Blue Sky Laundry operates under the concept of "a lifestyle with coin laundries," aiming to reduce household burdens and effectively utilize time through time-saving large washing and drying machines and clean store operations.
■ New Stores Opening in May 2026
[Opening May 15th]
・Blue Sky Laundry Yoshizuya Y-Store JR Kiyosu Ekimae
Address: 9-2 Kiyosu Ekimae Land Readjustment Project Area, Kiyosu City, Aichi Prefecture
Business Hours: 24 hours
[Opening May 22nd]
・Blue Sky Laundry Akebono Store
Address: 6-1-6 Akebono-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Business Hours: 24 hours
*This store is not a disaster-response laundry.
[Opening May 29th]
・Blue Sky Laundry The Big Express Shizuoka Toyota Store
Address: 3-1-50 Toyota, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Business Hours: 24 hours
■ Community-Oriented Initiatives
In addition to daily convenience, Blue Sky Laundry is promoting initiatives that value connections with local communities.
Out of 407 stores nationwide, 293 are equipped as disaster-response laundries, capable of providing emergency cooking and temporary power supply during disasters.
Furthermore, 208 stores are conducting children's clothing reuse activities under the slogan "What's 'mottainai' for some is for someone else." By circulating unwanted children's clothes within the community, they are creating an environment where parenting households can support each other.
■ Future Outlook
Moving forward, we will continue to alleviate household burdens and enable effective use of time through coin laundries, which are familiar daily places. We will also promote community-oriented initiatives such as disaster response and children's clothing reuse activities.
Disaster-response laundry
Children's clothing reuse activities
Refresh Steamer
Achieves 100% mite extermination, 99.9% sterilization and deodorization with high-temperature steam in just 15 minutes.
With these new openings, the total number of Blue Sky Laundry stores has reached 407 nationwide.
Furthermore, "disaster-response laundries," capable of providing emergency cooking and temporary power supply during disasters, have expanded to 293 locations.
In addition, "children's clothing reuse booths" installed in each store have also expanded to 208 stores nationwide.
Blue Sky Laundry operates under the concept of "a lifestyle with coin laundries," aiming to reduce household burdens and effectively utilize time through time-saving large washing and drying machines and clean store operations.
■ New Stores Opening in May 2026
[Opening May 15th]
・Blue Sky Laundry Yoshizuya Y-Store JR Kiyosu Ekimae
Address: 9-2 Kiyosu Ekimae Land Readjustment Project Area, Kiyosu City, Aichi Prefecture
Business Hours: 24 hours
[Opening May 22nd]
・Blue Sky Laundry Akebono Store
Address: 6-1-6 Akebono-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Business Hours: 24 hours
*This store is not a disaster-response laundry.
[Opening May 29th]
・Blue Sky Laundry The Big Express Shizuoka Toyota Store
Address: 3-1-50 Toyota, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Business Hours: 24 hours
■ Community-Oriented Initiatives
In addition to daily convenience, Blue Sky Laundry is promoting initiatives that value connections with local communities.
Out of 407 stores nationwide, 293 are equipped as disaster-response laundries, capable of providing emergency cooking and temporary power supply during disasters.
Furthermore, 208 stores are conducting children's clothing reuse activities under the slogan "What's 'mottainai' for some is for someone else." By circulating unwanted children's clothes within the community, they are creating an environment where parenting households can support each other.
■ Future Outlook
Moving forward, we will continue to alleviate household burdens and enable effective use of time through coin laundries, which are familiar daily places. We will also promote community-oriented initiatives such as disaster response and children's clothing reuse activities.
Disaster-response laundry
Children's clothing reuse activities
Refresh Steamer
Achieves 100% mite extermination, 99.9% sterilization and deodorization with high-temperature steam in just 15 minutes.