Sakura Japanese restaurant to close doors Friday

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INDIANAPOLIS — Sakura Japanese Restaurant has served Indianapolis’ north side for decades. After announcing it will close Nov. 13, with its final service scheduled for Nov. 12, the restaurant is drawing an outpouring of support.

About 30 minutes before the restaurant opened Sunday evening, a line of nearly 40 people stretched from the front of the building to its side. Customers waited for one last meal at a restaurant many said had become a favorite gathering place.

“I think it’s sad, but 40 years, so I can see the owner getting tired, and it’s a good way to exit, but their fans are going nuts,” Mary VanHoy, a longtime customer, said…