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Starbucks Japan’s new sakura collection arrives in stores for hanami season 2023
- Oona McGee
Feb 15, 2023 - Tweet
Limited-edition cherry blossom goods celebrate the beauty of the spring flowers.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2023 • COK • cool • cups • cute • drinkware • flowers • hanami • mugs • sakura • sakura 2023 • sakura goods • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tumblers)
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo’s gorgeous sakura-inspired drinks and sweets are back
- Katie Pask
Feb 13, 2023
Enjoy the upcoming cherry blossom viewing season in style with these beautiful-looking drinks and sweets.
- Japan
- (cherry blossom • cherry blossom sweets • drinks • food • sakura • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • Tokyo)
Sakura Frappuccino arrives at Starbucks Japan with a slew of cherry blossom treats
- Oona McGee
Feb 8, 2023
It all looks blooming delicious!
- Japan
- (cakes • cherry blossom sweets • cherry blossoms • desserts • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • sakura • sakura 2023 • sakura Frappuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Is Starbucks Japan’s new Valentine’s Day Frappuccino worth the calories?
- Oona McGee
Feb 4, 2023
This decadent affair inspired by a French cake is difficult to resist.
- Japan
- (cakes • chocolate • COK • desserts • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test • valentine's chocolate • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate)
Starbucks unveils second Valentine’s Day Frappuccino in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jan 27, 2023
Inspired by a luxury French cake, this promises to be an indulgent affair.
- Japan
- (cakes • chocolate • desserts • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • valentine's chocolate • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate)
Starbucks Japan’s Valentine’s Day Frappuccino and Bouquet drink are here, but are we in love?
- Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2023
We’re not sure how you could pack much more chocolate or floral flavor into a single cup than Starbucks Japan has here.
- Japan
- (chocolate • COK • drinks • Earl grey • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test • tea • Valentine's Day)
Starbucks Japan’s new Valentine’s Day Frappuccino is a saucy nod to a Japanese tradition
- Oona McGee
Jan 13, 2023
The only date we need this Valentine’s Day.
- Japan
- (cakes • chocolate • desserts • drinks • fondant • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • valentine's chocolate • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate)
Comparing two Starbucks fukubukuro shows just how different lucky bags can be
- Oona McGee
Jan 5, 2023
Proof that lucky bags really are the luck of the draw.
- Japan
- (fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • Japanese New Year • lucky bag 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2023 • New Year 2023 • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Starbucks Japan’s New Year’s lucky bag is one of the most sought after fukubukuro of 2023
- Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2023
Only available to lottery winners, we take a look at the special goods inside this “phantom” box.
- Japan
- (COK • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • lucky bag • lucky bag 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2023 • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
The top five Starbucks Frappuccinos in Japan in 2022
- Oona McGee
Dec 30, 2022
It was a year of great flavours, but which ones were the best?
- Japan
- (COK • cute • dessert drinks • desserts • drinks • Frappuccinos • K. Masami • review • sakura • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Starbucks Japanese New Year’s Frappuccino: Too delicious to wait for January to drink【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 27, 2022
The ingredients of this Frappuccino, including kelp, don’t just taste great, traditional Japanese culture says they’ll give you blessings for the year to come.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • genmaicha • green tea • Japanese Frappuccinos • kelp • kombu • matcha • New Year's • osechi • Oshogatsu • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test)
Starbucks Japan releases cute new zodiac goods for Year of the Rabbit
- Oona McGee
Dec 23, 2022
“We Are Starbucks Coffee Rabbits — Living Somewhere in Coffee Tree Forests” is the theme for this new collection.
- Japan
- (animal Zodiac • cups • drinkware • Holiday Season • Japanese New Year • limited edition • mugs • new year • New Year 2023 • New Year's • Oshogatsu • rabbits • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tumblers cute • Year of the Rabbit)
Seaweed in your green tea Frappuccino? Starbucks Japan has a bold idea for its New Year’s drink
- Casey Baseel
Dec 20, 2022
Starbucks goes old school with the semi-secret ingredient in its newest matcha Frappuccino.
- Japan
- (chai • drinks • Frappuccinos • genmaicha • green tea • hoicha • Japanese Frappuccinos • kombu • matcha • seaweed • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)
We lost the Starbucks lucky bag lotto, so we went on a luxury Starbucks shopping spree instead
- Dale Roll
Dec 19, 2022
How much can 7,700 yen (US$58) buy you at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery?
- Japan
- (coffee • COK • Fukubukuro 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2023 • luxury items • shopping • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • tarbucks Reserve Roastery • Yuichiro Wasai)
Starbucks Reserve Roastery sells lucky Japanese figurines to ring in 2023
- Shannon
Dec 17, 2022
Mermaids, whales, and rabbits are in for 2023.
- Japan
- (culture • dolls • Gosho ningyo • interior • New Year 2023 • Shimada Kouen • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Jimoto Made • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • Year of the Rabbit)
Kyoto’s uniquely beautiful New Year’s tradition is being carried on by Starbucks Japan【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 16, 2022
Before all of Japan had gacha machines, Kyoto had fukudama, and the coffeehouse chain is helping make sure the city still does.
- Japan
- (beautiful • capsule toys • coffee • cool • culture • fukudama • Gion • Kyoto • New Yaar's • Oshogatsu • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Jimoto Made • Year of the Rabbit)
Starbucks Japan’s Christmas customisation is the festive treat you need to try these holidays
- Oona McGee
Dec 12, 2022
A very cute way to add a dash of Christmas flavour to your Frappuccino.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2022 • COK • cookies • customisation • customization • cute • dessert drinks • desserts • drinks • festive • Frappuccinos • gingerbread • Holiday Season • K. Masami • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Starbucks Japan releases its second festive Frappuccino for 2022, but is it as good as the first?
- Oona McGee
Dec 1, 2022
A surprising departure from your usual Christmas flavours.
- Japan
- (caramel • Christmas • Christmas 2022 • COK • dessert drinks • desserts • drinks • festive • Frappuccinos • Holiday Season • K. Masami • mille-feuille • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Starbucks Japan unveils second new Christmas Frappuccino for the 2022 holiday season
- Oona McGee
Nov 22, 2022
New limited-edition beverages spread golden festive cheer.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2022 • dessert drinks • desserts • drinks • festive • Frappuccinos • Holiday Season • limited edition • mille-fueille • pastries • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)
Christmas arrives at Starbucks Japan with first festive Frappuccino for 2022
- Oona McGee
Nov 2, 2022
A beverage that’ll have you humming Christmas jingles for the rest of the day.
- Japan
- (brownies • cakes • chocolate • Christmas • Christmas 2022 • COK • dessert drinks • desserts • drinks • festive • Frappuccinos • gingerbread • Holiday Season • K. Masami • red velvet • review • Santa • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
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