Age.3 HIDA TAKAYAMA (アゲサン ヒダタカヤマ) is set to open on Sunday, May 3, 2026, in the heart of Hida Takayama, Gifu Prefecture. The shop brings the brand's signature deep-fried sandwiches (揚げサンド) — made fresh to order — to one of Japan's most popular destinations for food walks and sightseeing.
Store Information
| Store Name | Age.3 HIDA TAKAYAMA (アゲサン ヒダタカヤマ) |
| Address | 80 Honmachi 2-chome, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, 〒506-0011 |
| Opening Date | Sunday, May 3, 2026 |
| https://www.instagram.com/age.3_hidatakayama/ |
Hida Takayama's Central Food Walk Area
Hida Takayama is known for its well-preserved historic streetscapes and lively food walk culture, drawing visitors from both within Japan and overseas. Age.3's new location sits in the central area of town, where guests can pick up a freshly fried sandwich and enjoy it while strolling through the neighborhood.
About Age.3 and Its Deep-Fried Sandwiches
Age.3 is a deep-fried sandwich specialty brand that grew out of FRUITS SAND THREE, a sweets brand founded in Kama City, Fukuoka. In 2023, the brand opened its first Age.3 location in Ginza, Tokyo, introducing the 揚げサンド (age-sando) — a novel sweet pairing low-sugar fresh whipped cream with a crispy, chewy fried bread, fried to order one at a time.
The concept is designed as a five-senses experience: each sandwich is fried to order so customers can enjoy the distinctive texture and aroma of something truly fresh. This approach has found a natural home in food walk culture, and the brand has since expanded to multiple locations across Japan and internationally — including Shanghai, Sydney, Manila, Dubai, and Hong Kong — attracting long lines and social media buzz in each city.
With inbound tourism continuing to grow and food walk culture thriving at Japan's historic destinations, Age.3 is opening in Hida Takayama as a new base for its "freshly fried" experience.
Produced by a Chef Trained at Hotel Okura Tokyo, Kyoto, and Fukuoka
The menu is produced by Executive Vice President Matsushita Kohei, who trained at Hotel Okura Tokyo, Hotel Okura Kyoto, and Hotel Okura Fukuoka.
Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1994, Matsushita developed a love of cooking as a child and went on to study at a culinary and confectionery school. In 2014, he began his career at the Japanese restaurant Yamazato at Hotel Okura Tokyo, before moving to Hotel Okura Kyoto to study Kyoto kaiseki cuisine — a style that expresses seasonality through ingredients, arrangement, and color. After further experience at Hotel Okura Tokyo and Hotel Okura Fukuoka, he joined FRUITS SAND THREE as head chef in 2023. He now serves as both representative and head chef, applying traditional Japanese culinary techniques to sweets development and new product creation for Age.3.
Age.3 Locations
Age.3 HIDA TAKAYAMA (アゲサン 飛騨高山)
Address: 80 Honmachi 2-chome, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, 〒506-0011
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/age.3_hidatakayama/
Age.3 GINZA (アゲサン 銀座)
Address: Sugiura Building 1F, 24-11 Ginza 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 〒104-0061
Tel: 070-1317-7334
Hours: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/age.3_ginza/
FRUITS SAND THREE / Age.3 KAMA (アゲサン 嘉麻)
Address: 883-1 Ushikuma, Kama City, Fukuoka Prefecture, 〒820-0301 (inside Bus Kuru Kama tenant)
Tel: 070-4310-4439
Hours: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fruits_sand_three/
Age.3 ASAKUSA (アゲサン 浅草)
Address: 2-7-22 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 〒111-0032
Tel: 03-6284-7136
Hours: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/age.3_asakusa/
Age.3 HARAJUKU / Age.3×Q (アゲサンキュー)
Address: Q-ROOMS. 1F Room 3, 2-27-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 〒150-0001
Tel: 070-9236-1965
Hours: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/age.3_harajuku/
