is a chain of restaurants, including , which sells

gyūdon , also known as , is a Cuisine of Japan, Japanese dish consisting of a bowl of rice topped with beef and onion, simmered in a mildly sweet sauce flavored with ''dashi'' (Bonito, fish and Kelp, seaweed stock), soy sauce and ''mirin'' (sweet rice ...

(or gyūmeshi),

Japanese curry Japanese curry (, ) is commonly served in three main forms: (curry over white rice), (curry over thick noodles), and (a curry-filled pastry). It is one of the most popular Japanese cuisine, dishes in Japan. The very common curry rice dish is m ...

, and

teishoku Japanese cuisine encompasses the regional and traditional foods of Japan, which have developed through centuries of political, economic, and social changes. The traditional cuisine of Japan (Japanese: ) is based on rice with miso soup and other ...

. Matsuya was established in Japan in 1966, founded by Toshio Kawarabuki. , Matsuya has 1,265 restaurants throughout 33 Japanese prefectures. Overseas stores can be found in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

and

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. In addition to Matsuya, the company operates a chain of restaurants including curry,

tonkatsu is a Japanese dish that consists of a breaded, Deep frying, deep-fried pork cutlet. It involves coating slices of pork with Bread crumbs#Panko, panko (bread crumbs), and then frying them in oil. The two main types are fillet and loin. Tonkatsu ...

sushi is a traditional Japanese dish made with , typically seasoned with sugar and salt, and combined with a variety of , such as seafood, vegetables, or meat: raw seafood is the most common, although some may be cooked. While sushi comes in n ...

, and

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restaurants.

In popular culture

Matsuya has been a long-time sponsor of the ''

Yakuza , also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media (by request of the police) call them , while the yakuza call themselves . The English equivalent for the term ''yak ...

'' videogame franchise, and the game's staple location of Kamurocho has always featured two Matsuya-based restaurants.

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{{Food chains in Japan Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Fast-food chains of Japan Restaurants established in 1966 Restaurants in China Japanese companies established in 1966

In popular culture

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