ABOUT DOUG’S BURGER

On December 2, 2011, Yes, I know. While you are sitting in this small burger shop in Japan, your mind is racing with thoughts, you’re wondering, “Doug?”, and I must admit, your question is quite reasonable. So let me begin by introducing Doug. Doug actually is a real person (surprised!?) and he is the Founder of Doug’s Burger chain of restaurants, which was founded in Miyako-jima, Okinawa, Japan, in 2011.

Doug is a Japanese person by birth, but he currently resides in California, carries a U.S. passport, and is a corporate attorney by trade. Doug’s Burger was born from Doug’s deep love for Miyakojima, inspired by his unique background and experiences.

Miyako-jima (The Island of Miyako) is located about 180 miles south of the Main Island of Okinawa, and is 24 degrees north of the Equator; therefore, it just misses the Tropic of Cancer by a very slim margin. Because of this, the Island is abundantly blessed with incredibly beautiful coral reef and year-round tropical-like weather. It is also known among big game nglers as the ultimate destination to go after huge yellow-fin tuna, and Doug has been an angler since he was a child.

So while he was travelling between SFO and Tokyo on his business trips, he began to add Miyako-jima as his weekend getaway destination. Then this hobby of Doug’s became an obsession. He began to go from 40 Lbs. tuna to 80 Lbs., then to 160 Lbs., and… There simply was no end in sight. There was always a bigger tuna to dream about, right?

And he truly fell in LOVE, not just with the big game fishing, but with the Island itself. Visiting Miyako-jima became the center of his life. However, at the same time, he also saw the limitations of this small Island with a population of a mere 53,000 and 400,000 (as of 2011) tourists annually. So he began to seriously consider various possibilities of how he could help to ignite the economy of the Island. As a result, on December 2nd, 2011, Doug’s Burger was officially in business.

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