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Tag Archives: Japan
Merging historical culture with Starbucks in Japan
Back in April I wrote a blog post about how Starbucks was trying something new in Japan, ‘Neighborhood and Coffee’ stores which had less obvious Starbucks branding, and were more focused on becoming the local neighbourhood coffee shop. Now, again … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Cafe types, Coffee, coffee culture, High Streets, Japan, Starbucks
Tagged architecture, Cafe, coffee, coffee shop, culture, Japan, Kyoto, Starbucks, tatami, tourist, townhouse, traditional, traditional garden
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Neighborhood and Coffee: Starbucks in Japan
Starbucks, the global coffee chain company is starting to try and do things a little differently. Famous for introducing its stores with their similar style and operations across the globe, with increasing competition the company has had to think about … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Cafe types, coffee culture, community, Starbucks
Tagged coffee, Japan, Neighborhood and Coffee, neighbourhood, Premium, Reserve, roaster, Starbucks
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Coffee and a furball: the rise of animal cafes
It was reported this week that Bristol is the next city in the UK to get its first cat cafe, a cafe where visitors can spend time with cats roaming around while they have their coffee. Bristol is one … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Cafe types, community, USA, Use of cafe spaces
Tagged animal cafe, animals, Bristol, Cafes, cat cafe, cats, Japan, London, pets, rabbits, reptiles, tokyo, Tourism, UK
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Top 10 Books on Coffee, Cafes and Cafe Culture
I’ve developed a nice collection of books about cafe culture, coffee and cafés, some of which I have already blogged about, but many that I have read and just haven’t had time to write about yet. So in preparation for International Coffee … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Cafe Culture, Coffee, General
Tagged books, Cafe, coffee, coffee culture, coffee house, coffee life, Coffee obsession, coffee table books, Europe, Japan, London Coffee Guide, Northern Independent Coffee Guide, reference, Social life of coffee, square mile roasters, third places
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