We are in a time to face the challenge. Just like any other restaurants and cafes, Starbucks Coffee stores in major Japanese cities are temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but its Koriyama Station store in Fukushima created a heartwarming handwritten poster to help the locals enjoy coffee at home. The poster titled “Basic 4 Rules for A Great Cup of Coffee” is...
Pour-Over Coffee Delivered to Your Home by Free Coffee Box Gourmet coffee subscription service Japan loves pour-over coffee because of the clean, superior taste. The country serves more than a billion pour-overs each year. That method of brewing is starting to catch on here in the US too, and the timing couldn’t be better for Masa Higashida, the chief executive officer at Free Coffee...
Ginza, one of Tokyo’s most famous neighborhoods, was originally a name given to a silver coinage mint of the Shogunate in the Edo Era (1603–1868). “Gin” means silver and “Za” means a group of merchants. Shortly after the huge Ginza Fire of 1872 burned down the area, the Japanese government appointed an English architect to re-design the town. Ginza was Westernized and reborn as...
The perfect way to start your morning in Kyoto? A specially blended cup of java and a hotel-quality breakfast (1,440 yen, or about $13) at Inoda Coffee. The breakfast includes scrambled eggs, ham, salad, juice, a croissant and, of course, coffee. An equivalent breakfast at a local hotel would cost twice the price. The café offers several kinds of original artisanal blends including its...
Second floor seating area A unique Starbucks opened in Kyoto on June 30, 2017. This is the first Starbucks in the world that has a noren curtain at the entrance and a tatami-mat seating area. It is located on Nineizaka, near one of the world heritage sites, Kiyomizudera. The opening of the café was international news. One and a half months later, the café...
