There are very few things in this world that are universally and non-discriminatorily embraced, unbounded by language, race, gender or political preferences. Music and dance are probably the best representatives. Coffee, as it turns out, has similar traits of music and dance that make it another universal language.
Trait #1: every city or country has their own coffee drinking culture.
Trait #2: coffee is multi-purpose. People drink it for the caffeine. Coffee chat and coffee date are terms that you hear more often now.
Trait #3: different parts of the world produce their own unique coffee beans that have distinctive texture, aroma, and taste.
Trait #4: it’s fun!
These four traits are the source of motivation for me to write this blog. Settling in Tokyo after visiting and living in many other cities and countries, I noticed what differentiates the Japanese coffee culture. Let it be a small coffee stand or a fully-equipped cafe, the ambience, or the vibe (a word that we overuse nowadays), is taken very seriously in most cases. It is difficult to find a Dunkin’ Donuts equivalent in Japan where you can get a cheap coffee-for-to-go. Hand-dripped coffee is very popular and thus are available in a lot of the local coffee shops. In my personal experience, I think there are more hand-dripped coffee experts than espresso experts. And Japanese people like iced coffee and black coffee, not mutually exclusive! I want to introduce you to all these hidden gems by sharing my experience of visiting them.
No matter what it is that brings you to coffee, I am sure you will find the right coffee shop (potentially more than one) for your from this site.
Enjoy your coffee ☕️
Not Enough Coffee 