Mahjong Fairy Report: May
My time for running a mahjong parlor has come to an end. It was a short run, but I learned a lot. I did have a good time, but I can’t say I’ll miss the hours, the losing, or the wages.
Mahjong Fairy: Hachioji branch will be closing its doors on May 31st and reopening them on June 1st as Fusion: a speed Mahjong parlor that allows smoking. The speed Mahjong concept is starting to catch on throughout Tokyo and now they’re going to give it a try in Hachioji. The new pro faces on the parlor will be Rumi and Aki Nikaido.
Fairy was having trouble making enough to cover expenses, despite our loyal and non-smoke-loving customers. With all of the parlors in Hachioji (there are a lot!) there didn’t seem to be enough room for us. Hopefully Fusion will find a different market niche and hold on.
The good news is that my time will be freed up for Mahjong Fight Club, ReachMahjong.com and this year’s World Series of Mahjong, where ReachMahjong.com will once again be hosting the Reach/Riichi event. My first order of business is to open up our Japanese site (which will be the first test of our new site template) and organize the 3rd ReachMahjong.com Cup, which will take place on June 28th.
I am sad that I will no longer have my own parlor, but with my book coming out in a few months and all of you to keep me busy I still have a lot to look forward to. I also have my guest jobs and the PokerStars Japanese blog to take up my days, so I doubt you’ll see me taking any breaks. See you all on the forums!
