This article reveals the top 5 Japanese coffee brands, and what makes them so special.
Coffee is a gift! It’s tasty, easy to make, and essential to every coffee aficionado’s survival. Without it, we are barely functional zombies who struggle to find the bathroom in the morning. But after drinking a cup of joe, we transform into super productive superheroes.
If you’ve been drinking the same coffee for a while now, it’s time to mix it up. Life is too short to drink the same coffee over and over again.
Luckily, this post will help you choose a gift for coffee lovers or start the new year off with a bang.
1. Maruyama Coffee Will Give You That Extra Kick
Maruyama Coffee was founded by Kentaro Maruyama in 1991 in Karuizawa. Ever since, they’ve been growing, roasting, and producing top-shelf coffee beans for an international audience.
Kentaro personally selects the best-grown coffee beans and roasts them using several different roasting techniques that gives his coffee a strong, rich, and flavorful taste.
Every year, coffee competitions are held to determine the best-grown and roasted coffee, and no other aficionado has been invited to more coffee competitions than Kentaro. So you know Maruyama coffee beans are high-quality.
Maruyama has a wide array of exclusive beans from around the world but getting your hands on them can be a challenge. They don’t have an online store, but you can contact them through their website and place an order.
2. Kurasu Kyoto’s Coffee Is Freshest
Founded by Yozo Otsuki, Kurasu Kyoto mainly focused on coffee hardware at first. It wasn’t until August 2016 that they opened their first coffee store in Kyoto and soon expanded to Bangkok and Singapore.
They also sell and ship their coffee beans internationally via their online store.
They sell top-shelf Ethiopian, Colombian, and Honduran coffee available in ground form, coffee beans, and drip coffee bags.
Their coffee beans are roasted weekly at their roastery plant which is only a few minutes away from their store in Kyoto. This ensures that all their coffee beans are as fresh as possible.
3. Onibus Coffee Sells High-Quality Coffee In Bulk
Onibus coffee sells everything coffee. From coffee equipment to coffee beans, grounds, and drip coffee bags.
They are popular in Japan because of their cozy coffee shops. There isn’t much space to sit and relax but it’s great for drinking a cup of coffee, getting that kick, and heading off to work or school.
Their online store ships internationally and sells Honduran, Colombian, Rwandan, and Kenyan coffee blends. They even sell a coffee tasting set that’s great for new customers not willing to spend much, but who wants a taster of what’s on offer.
Their online store also sells 100g, 200g, 500g, and 1 kg coffee bags.
4. Wife & Husband Coffee is Super Romantic
Wife and Husband were founded by Kyoichi and Ikumi Yoshida in 2015. They bought an old shop that was empty for a while and filled it with collectibles and antiques gathered throughout their travels.
They have two coffee blends available on their online store. Both are cutely named, “Son” and “Daughter”. They also sell blends and beans from 5 other countries that come in a tidy 200g pouch.
This coffee is perfect if you and your significant other are coffee aficionados who love top-shelf coffee. It’s not only tasty and delivers a caffeine fix, but it’s romantic.
5. Passage Coffee Will Connect You With Your New Best Friend
A passage is used to connect two things and this is what Passage Coffee is great at. It connects coffee lovers to great, affordable coffee.
Shuichi Sasaki is the owner of Passage Coffee and is the 2014 World AeroPress Champion.
Sasaki started out as a student working for Starbucks to earn some extra money but quickly fell in love with coffee and moved to Doutor. After working at Doutor for some time, Sasaki founded Passage Coffee.
Their coffee beans mainly come from South American countries like Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Nicaragua. Their online store also sells a unique Passage Blend that’s sourced from Brazil, Kenya, and Ethiopia. These blends are available in 100g, 250g, and 500g packages.
In addition to selling awesome coffee, they sell cute accessories like coffee handbags, filters, cups, and kettles.
If you find yourself in Japan, it’ll be a sin not to get your friends and family one of these cute gifts.
The Final Word on 5 Best Japanese Coffee Brands
Japan is just one of many countries with a rich history of coffee. Variety is the spice of life. If you’ve been drinking one type of coffee for a long time, then you’re doing yourself a disservice by not mixing things up with these awesome Japanese coffees.
