Maruichi Japanese Food Store Opened: 2022 Owner: Masakatsu Watarai Previous Tenants: unknown > The Gap Cooperative: none Location: 306 Harvard St, Brookline, MA Photographed: August 30, 2023; January 15, 2024; January 16, 2024; and June 18, 2024 Contributor: Maya K. and Jacob V. Welcome to The Market Report's very first Japanese food store! I've been to a couple myself, but this actually isn't one of them, so first up very special thanks to our contributors Jacob V. and Maya K., both of whom sent in pictures of this store. As Brookline's Asian population grows, so does its selection of Asian grocers . The Brookline H Mart is not in the Coolidge Corner area, though, and is about a mile east of here -- closer to the Longwood area of Boston . Maruichi, which opened in February 2020 across the street, moved into this location previously occupied by the Gap in 2022. The previous Maruichi space across the street is now Maruichi Select , primarily a cafe...