JAPAN
Starbucks recently opened the fifth in its series of high-end Reserve roasteries, this time in Tokyo.
The four-story facility in Tokyo’s Nakameguro neighborhood features glass walls, terraced floors and the bean-to-cup demonstration that has become the centerpiece of each Reserve Roastery.
Plans call for the facility to be Starbucks’ first Specialty Coffee Association-certified training location in Japan.
“As the first international market outside of North America, Starbucks Japan has contributed 23 years of innovation for our company globally,” Kevin Johnson, Starbucks c.e.o., said in a statement. “The opening of the Tokyo Roastery will further amplify what Starbucks Japan has done across all stores in the market for more than two decades.”