Iconic Portland restauranteur MASAHIKO (MASA) MIYAKE, known for local Japanese establishments MIYAKE and PAI MEN, is working on a new venture in West Bayside with his son, Reo, and his son, Reo, and his son’s partner, Helen Carter. The main restaurant, called AOMORI, will focus on Japanese soul food and classic izakaya dishes from the Tohoku region, while the adjacent AOMORI KITCHEN AND MARKET will be a konbini-inspired Japanese convenience store with ready-to-go hot and cold food and drinks. Aomori signed a ten-year lease with REVELER DEVELOPMENT and PORTA AND COMPANY and is set to open at THE ARMATURE at HANOVER WORKS this fall.