Specialty Coffee in Japan
While traveling to Japan usually dream of green tea and sake, coffee-lovers from around the world are also starting to note Japan's booming specialty coffee scene to take.
to take us into the world of the third wave coffee in Japan deeper, we spoke with Tokyo-based American Eric Tessier. Tessier runs Tokyo coffee, and is a great resource for the history and current trends of specialty coffee culture in Japan -. Not to mention great recommendations on where to go for a cup of coffee in Tokyo, Kyoto and Nagoya
(c) Streamer Coffee Company
coffee in Japan: A brief History
the history of coffee in Japan goes back further than one would think. was strictly regulated, if Japan is isolated from 1638-1858 (a period called Sakoku ), Access' foreign merchants to Japan. On the small island of Dejima in Nagasaki, drank coffee European traders, although among the Japanese people do not even start. If Sakoku ended and gave way to the Meiji Restoration, imported coffee began gradually, with the first coffee shop in Tokyo protested in 1888.
OpenWorld Wars I and II slows coffee imports but in the 1960s it became fashionable, and today Japan is one of the largest importers of coffee in the world, bringing in $ 1.4 billion in the value of 2014 alone.
Coffee Nishiya (c) Eric Tessier
you can from the big chains like Doutor (not particularly recommended!) And Starbucks (a good place for Wi-Fi in Japan), to the millions of machines on the Japan, almost all coffee get land that can be dispensed in hot and cold cans.
Specialty Coffee shops in Japan
There are no right or wrong way to get your coffee fix in Japan, but our focus is on specialty coffee shops, where-as Tessier says- "beans are ground to order and coffee are made with care by hand."
. For an interesting contrast, also be sure to visit Kissaten These are old school Japanese tea room / coffee shops, where students and salarymen take their coffee with breakfast or rice lunch sets Curry in gorgeous vintage environment.
(c) Sarutahiko coffee
Japan's best coffee shops to import beans from coffee producing countries around the world, such as Guatemala, Rwanda, Kenya, Indonesia and Thailand , Beans are roasted and ground to be on site usually in small amounts. Aero press, French press and drip paper (casting) are common methods of cooking.
coffee nerds is out geek when they see on the shelves of equipment at many shops below, and with plenty of storage space, it can be yours all! Other visits Eric instructions where coffee in Japan to buy.
You can also Japanese coffee equipment such as Hario Ceramic Coffee Drippers 
(c) coffee COBI
Japan's best coffee shops
Any "best of" list is subjective and may controversial, but even if we can all great coffee shop in Japan do not mention the cafes below - in Tokyo, Kyoto and Nagoya -. are a good starting point for coffee lovers
Tokyo Best Coffee Shops
one of Eric Favorites Onibus is a small, but bright room in Naka-Meguro, in January 2016th The minimalist interior of a large space makes open to linger over a cup of coffee. Set in a traditional style home, has Onibus the store with the requisite shiny espresso machine (Italian brand La Marzocco). Visitors to dip their toes in the pool of specialty coffee Japanese do well at Onibus. Owner Atsushi Sakao trained in Australia, and the chalkboard menu along with a diagram of how the beans made it into the cup (by local artist Chalk Boy) is in English.
The roasting of coffee Nozy is a great place for a stopover coffee pit, if you are from Shibuya to Harajuku along the pedestrian-only Cat Street on foot. The heavenly scent of roasted beans are to order results, once you walk through the door. Choose your single-origin bean and how you want to drink it (for Espresso, Americano, Latte) and watch as the nattily clad baristas work their magic. There are also some nice pastries here, including "N.Y. rings" (cronuts). The roastery also offers Wi-Fi, not always the case in cafes in Japan.
Latte Art Image of GoToVan / CC BY)
In artsy Kiyosumi Shirakawa area of eastern Tokyo (and near Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo ), see Arise . Arise is presented in one of Eric-san excellent coffee hikes. Located on the southern edge of the beautiful Kiyosumi garden, you can sit inside when it is cold or take your coffee for a walk through the garden. Arise used single-origin beans and has usually offer a choice of five, only hot, pour-over coffee. And while many specialty coffee shops would not look in Japan "Arts District misplaced in Los Angeles, owner Taiju Hayashi he says was inspired by cafes in Okinawa.
% Arabica (c Takumi Ota)
Where drinking coffee in Kyoto
% Arabica opened in 2014 near the Yasaka Pagoda (Yasaka-no-to) in . Kyoto beautiful Higashiyama district It immediately attracted such a large following that owner Kenneth Shoji opened a second branch in July 2015 western Kyoto beautiful Arashiyama area% Arabica has its own coffee farm in Hawaii and beans from there -. along with more than twenty other locations -. Are in place for each order fried
When Sentido , great coffee and English-speaking staff mean coffee newbies questions before enjoying a cup may have answered. Try the Ethiopian unmixed beans that make a really nice, expressive brew. There is a small selection of baked goods here, including prime blueberry muffins.
Where coffee in Nagoya to drink
Eric coffee at Trunk as "phenomenal describes me out of the water, one of the best cups of coffee I have ever had" had - high praise from someone who drinks essentially coffee for a living. Although many specialty coffee shops in Japan a spin put on industrial chic design (concrete floors, old wood, little color), Trunk has bright pendant lamps, a cheerful tile counters and a rainbow of dishes. Trunk is co-owned by Yasuo Suzuki and Kiyohito Tanaka, who were inspired by Scandinavian coffee culture (Suzuki worked as a barista in Denmark). Go pour in a pristine and over to get it on ice if it. Anytime during the sultry summer
(c) Eric Tessier
for coffee lovers to Japan travel, we hope this article has provided for your journey a good starting point available!
Ensure for more Japanese coffee tips and resources to check, Tokyo coffee, and Eric excellent Tokyo Coffee walks. Arigatou, Eric-san!
0 Response to "Specialty Coffee in Japan"
Posting Komentar