We've all heard the tale of a pie man selling his wares to a certain Simple Simon. But this time, the pie man is selling the whole shop.

"The main reason is I'm 66 and I want to retire," says Gerry O'Donnell, owner and chef of Kyoto shop Jerry's Pies, perhaps Japan's best-known purveyor of British-style savory and sweet pies.

"I have my heart set on the Philippines. Japan is great but it's too expensive for someone without a pension like me."