Category: Coffee

“Ah coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today’s tasks.” ― Holly Black, Ironside: A Modern Faery’s Tale It has been two years since I attended Tokyo’s biggest coffee event since 2017. Since I was in the US for my work last year, I missed the one in 2018. The annual festival features 60 stalls selling coffee and lets visitors taste a wide variety of coffee with an original mug of the festival. As always, the venue was United Nations University in Shibuya, Tokyo. What is interesting about the event is that you can actually interact with those coffee sellers and learn the background stories of coffee beans.

“A photograph shouldn’t be just a picture, it should be a philosophy.” ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words On July 23rd, after my friends and I visited Ghibli Museum for the first time, we had a chance to walk around the town of Kichijoji, a neighborhood in the city of Musashino, Tokyo. As is often the case with other local towns, there was nothing standing out in the area. But it was nice to walk around the cozy neighborhood with my friends on lazy Sunday afternoon.

“As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?” ― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes Tokyo Coffee Festival was originally started in 2015 and has been held at the farmer’s market of United Nations University. In the event, you can taste various kinds of coffee gathered from around the world. Along with that, a purpose of the annual event is to let us have a glimpse into the stories behind a cup of coffee, including producers, roasters and such. Coffee has a permissive atmosphere, and there is no certain way to enjoy a cup of coffee. There is no better moment than to relax and … Continue ReadingTokyo Coffee Festival 2017