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Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
- Casey Baseel
Nov 2, 2023 - Tweet
Shibuya Scramble Starbucks is closed, and it’s all because of online video streaming.
- Japan
- (coffee • COK • Shibuya • Shibuya Scramble • Shibuya Starbucks • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tsutaya)
Local Japanese coffee business teams up with local sake brewers to make Sake Coffee drip packs
- Shannon
Oct 5, 2023
It’s a caffeine boost and a microdose of Japanese culture all in one.
- Japan
- (coffee • drip coffee • Gunma • Japanese sake • local ingredients • sake • Sake Coffee • unique)
Maid street in Akihabara gets a new vending machine that’s sweeter than usual
- Oona McGee
Oct 5, 2023
An assassin has infiltrated the famous otaku neighbourhood in Tokyo.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • coffee • COK • cool • drinks • Egawa Tasuku • Japanese vending machines • maid cafes • maids • Max Coffee • new • SNJO • taste test • vending machine • vending machines)
Detective Pikachu coffee coming to cafes in Japan, plus special sweets as Poké-sleuth returns【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 4, 2023
Pokémon fans will want to get to Pronto quickly.
- Japan
- (anime • cafes • coffee • cute • Detective Pikachu • Detective Pikachu Returns • drinks • food • Pokemon • Pronto • restaurants • sweets • video games)
Muji flagship store in Tokyo’s Ginza reopens after renovation and puts the focus on food【Photos】
- SoraNews24
Oct 4, 2023
Coffee, fresh-baked bread, and a whole lot of curries and cakes.
- Japan
- (coffee • COK • curry • food • Ginza • instant curry • muji • Mujirushi • Mujirushi Ryohin • restaurants • SNJO • sweets)
We get a taste of Starbucks Japan’s new coffees and sweets, including one that’s here to stay
- Oona McGee
Sep 29, 2023
From moussed lattes to matcha mochi balls, this collection is filled with surprising flavours.
- Japan
- (autumn • cappuccino • coffee • COK • cool • drinks • Frappuccino • International Coffee Day • latte • limited edition • matcha • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets • taste test)
Starbucks Japan vs. its two big rivals – Who’s got the best Mont Blanc chestnut sweets?
- Casey Baseel
Sep 27, 2023
The fall classic dessert is here for this three-way taste-test showdown.
- Japan
- (cafes • chestnut • coffee • COK • Dotour • food • Mont Blanc • restaurants • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test • Tully's • Tully's Coffee)
Japanese convenience store’s sweet potato dessert drinks and coffee may have you skip Starbucks
- Casey Baseel
Sep 25, 2023
Lawson rolls out new sweet potato drinks at its special cafe-menu stores.
- Japan
- (coffee • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Lawson • Machi Cafe • Machi Cafe Plus • SNJO • sweet potatoes • sweets • taste test)
Matcha mocchiri balls appear at Starbucks in Japan for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Sep 21, 2023
Grown with fertiliser made from used coffee grounds, this is just one of the stars of Coffee Fun Week.
- Japan
- (coffee • COK • cool • drinks • Frappuccino • International Coffee Day • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets)
We take a giraffe nap in a standing sleep pod at a cafe in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 25, 2023
Testing the benefits of vertical sleep and coffee in Harajuku.
- Japan
- (cafes • coffee • coffee nap • COK • cool • crazy • Egawa Tasuku • giraffe • giraffenap • Harajuku • interior • nap • Nescafe • pods • sleep • SNJO • standing nap • standing sleep • Tokyo • weird)
New Legend of Zelda Boss is a canned coffee, gives you a chance at awesome jacket loot【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 12, 2023
Nintendo and Suntory team up to keep you caffeinated on your adventures in life.
- Japan
- (BOSS • Boss coffee • canned coffee • coffee • cool • drinks • fashion • jacket • Legend of Zelda • nintendo • Suntory • Tears of the Kingdom • video games • Zelda)
This themed Starbucks in Seoul is hidden away in possibly the coolest location ever
- Dale Roll
Aug 4, 2023
Getting there was like traveling through several dimensions–but it was so worth it!
- Korea
- (coffee • coffee shop • Coffee Shops in Korea • cool places • Go Hatori • Korea • Seoul • sightseeing • Starbucks • starbucks korea • urban exploring)
Tokyo’s newest ultra-cheap, no-barista cafe has a secret【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 19, 2023
After learning The Secret of Drip, we think we need to have an important conversation with our boss.
- Japan
- (cafes • coffee • COK • drinks • Harajuku • ice coffee • kitchen gadgets • Omotesando • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • UCC coffee)
3 reasons why all Starbucks fans should visit a Starbucks Tea & Cafe in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jul 19, 2023
Only 10 of these special branches exist nationwide, and they each have a vibe that’s like stepping into a traditional chashitsu tea room.
- Japan
- (chashitsu • coffee • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • herbal tea • Japanese tea ceremony • K. Masami • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Tea & Cafe • taste test • tea • Teavana • Tokyo)
Vending machine serves coffee by a Japanese actor with Surfin’ USA music and video while you wait
- Oona McGee
Jul 18, 2023
Much more entertaining than buying a coffee at a cafe.
- Japan
- (coffee • COK • cool • crazy • Japanese vending machines • Kenji Sakaguchi • service area • SNJO • surfing • The Rising Sun Coffee • vending machines • weird)
A story of how Starbucks Reserve Roastery products always make us forget about money management
- Dale Roll
Jul 17, 2023
Who knows how they’ve turned us against our wallets?
- Japan
- (coffee • coffee cup • coffee mug • COK • drinkware • expensive • interior • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • tableware • Yuichiro Wasai)
We stop by the first-ever Fender Flagship store in Tokyo for a ham sandwich
- Master Blaster
Jul 10, 2023
These sandwiches have some good action.
- Japan
- (coffee • cortado • Fender • Fender Cafe • Fender Flagship Tokyo • food • guitars • Harajuku • Mr. Sato • Tokyo)
Sweet! Godiva Cafes in Tokyo now have delicious, surprisingly affordable breakfast sets
- SoraNews24
Jul 3, 2023
It’s OK to eat chocolate for breakfast as long as you have some fruit with it too, right?
- Japan
- (breakfast • cafes • chocolate • coffee • COK • crepes • food • Godiva • Godiva Cafe • restaurants • SNJO • sweets)
Starbucks Japan’s new clear coffee is like coffee for people who don’t like coffee
- Oona McGee
Jun 28, 2023
The Coffeeade offers a new type of refreshment this summer.
- Japan
- (citrus • coffee • Coffeeade • COK • drinks • K. Masami • lime • limited edition • new • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)
Starbucks Japan teams up with Japanese bag brand Porter for stylish, sophisticated collection
- Dale Roll
Jun 25, 2023
Five stylish bags and five sophisticated bottles make this a desirable collection for Starbucks fans!
- Japan
- (accessories • bags • coffee • coffee tumbler • handbags • Porter • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • water bottle)
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