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This quiet forest cafe in Japan lets you read all day in the house of a famous author
- Elliot Hale
Jan 8, 2026 - Tweet
Novelist Osamu Dazai’s relocated house now invites visitors in to drink coffee, and disappear into books.
- Japan
- (books • cafes • COK • drinks • food • gallery • Japan travel • Japanese literature • literature • Oita • Osamu Dazai • reading • restaurants • SNJO • tourism • travel • Yufuin)
Should you dip your cake in sake? One Japanese brewer says no, but actually yes【 Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 5, 2026
145-year-old Niigata brewery gives us some confusing but intriguing advice.
The best Starbucks Japan Frappuccinos we want to drink again in 2026
- Oona McGee
Jan 2, 2026
A round-up of the best limited-edition drinks Starbucks served up in Japan this past year.
- Japan
- (coffee • drinks • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Starbucks Japan ready to get Year of the Horse started with adorable drinkware and plushies【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 29, 2025
Cute culture in your cup.
- Japan
- (Bearista • Chinese zodiac • coffee • cute • drinks • drinkware • interior • kitchenware • plushies • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Year of the Horse)
Ultra-premium matcha, koji rice mold star in Starbucks Japanese New Year’s Frappuccino and drinks
- Casey Baseel
Dec 23, 2025
Starbucks Japan closes out the year with luxurious and innovative dessert drinks for the most Japanese holiday season of the year.
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccinos • green tea • gyokuro • Japanese Frappuccinos • koji • matcha • New Year's • Oshogatsu • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)
Starbucks Japan releases new zodiac chilled cup drink for 2026
- Oona McGee
Dec 23, 2025
Limited-edition drink celebrates the Year of the Horse with gorgeous Japanese details.
- Japan
- (chilled cup • drinks • latte • new year • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Year of the Horse • Zodiac)
Starbucks on a Shinkansen bullet train platform: 6 tips for using the automated store in Japan
- Oona McGee
Dec 21, 2025
Essential pointers to ensure you get your coffee without missing your train.
- Japan
- (bullet trains • cafes • coffee • cool • drinks • Japanese trains • Shin-Yokohama • shinkansen • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokaido Shinkansen • trains • travel • Yokohama)
Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?
- Oona McGee
Dec 20, 2025
Forest bathing adds unique Japanese charm to this special location in Osaka.
- Japan
- (cafes • coffee • drinks • forest bathing • Osaka • shinrinyoku • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Starbucks Japan quietly slips fans another Christmas present with Joyful Medley Strawberry Milk Tea
- Casey Baseel
Dec 14, 2025
Some extra joy that we weren’t expecting, but definitely enjoyed.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Joyful Medley • K. Masami • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • strawberries • strawberry • taste test • tea)
Tokyo station platform to transform into sake bar with hot drinks, hot oden, and hot kotatsu
- Casey Baseel
Dec 13, 2025
Limited-time event returns to Ryogoku this winter.
- Japan
- (alcohol • atsukan • cool • crazy.warm • drinks • food • hot sake • kotatsu • oden • Ryogoku • sake • stations • trains)
Once you hear this lady sing “Yooooooghurppe”, you may never stop hearing it
- Master Blaster
Dec 10, 2025
Sorry, I can’t hear you over this dairy girl in my head.
- Japan
- (commercials • cool • crazy • drinks • jingles • Minami Nihon Rakuno Kyodo • music • Yoghurppe)
Starbucks Japan’s new S’mores Frappuccino has something extra, but do we want to drink some more?
- Casey Baseel
Nov 27, 2025
We taste-test Starbuck’s latest Japanese S’mores Frappuccino, plus their first-ever hot apple cider.
- Japan
- (chocolate • COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • s'mores • SNJO • Starbucks • Staucks Japan • sweets • taste test)
Starbucks Japan opens first-ever branch on Shinkansen bullet train platform
- Casey Baseel
Nov 20, 2025
It’s not Tokyo, Kyoto, or Osaka that has it, though.
- Japan
- (bullet trains • cafes • coffee • drinks • Shin-Yokohama • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • stations.Shinkansen • trains • Yokohama)
Starbucks Japan unveils new S’mores Frappuccino and latte for Christmas 2025
- Oona McGee
Nov 19, 2025
With a new cake and hot apple cider joining the festivities, this is shaping up to be a delicious holiday season.
- Japan
- (apple cider • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • Christmas Frappuccino • drinks • food • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • new • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • winter)
Starbucks Japan releases the new Soupuccino, but is it everything it’s cracked up to be?
- Oona McGee
Nov 17, 2025
Rethinking soup as we know it.
- Japan
- (drinks • new • review • SNJO • soup • soups • Soupuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Starbucks Japan celebrates Christmas with multipurpose gingerbread cookies
- Oona McGee
Nov 16, 2025
Recreate the Starbucks life at home this holiday season.
- Japan
- (biscuits • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • COK • cookies • drinks • gingerbread • gingerbread cookies • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Starbucks Japan unveils the new Soupuccino
- Oona McGee
Nov 11, 2025
Straddling the line between food and cappuccino.
- Japan
- (cool • drinks • food • new • soup • Soupuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • truffle • winter)
Starbucks’ newest Japanese Frappuccino is here, but is this early Christmas present all we wanted?
- Casey Baseel
Nov 4, 2025
Taste-testing the Joyful Medley Tea Frappuccino and its companion latte.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinos • Joyful Medley • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test)
Starbucks Japan reveals this year’s lucky bag bundle, pre-order lottery opens tomorrow
- Casey Baseel
Nov 3, 2025
Starbucks gets a jump on Japan’s fukubukuro New Year’s tradition.
- Japan
- (coffee • drinks • drinkware • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2026 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2026 • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo releases exclusive Christmas goods in Japan
- Oona McGee
Nov 1, 2025
Golden snow globe is one of the stars of this limited-edition showtime collection.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2025 • coffee • cup • drinks • drinkware • glasses • limited edition • mug • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Japan tumbler • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • tumbler • tumblers)
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
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