The small walk up window of About Life Coffee Brewers on a Dogenzaka street corner in Shibuya

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From aged beans poured into champagne glasses in Ginza to single origin drips in Jimbocho, Tokyo runs on two coffee cultures at once.

The small walk up window of About Life Coffee Brewers on a Dogenzaka street corner in Shibuya

About Life Coffee Brewers

Shibuya · Tokyo

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The green tiled corner storefront of Arise Coffee Roasters with colorful chairs out front and the Tokyo Skytree in the distance

Arise Coffee Roasters

Kiyosumi Shirakawa · Tokyo

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The weathered white facade of Bear Pond Espresso with a glowing neon bear sign above the open window counter

Bear Pond Espresso

Shimokitazawa · Tokyo

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The illuminated Cafe de l'Ambre entrance at night, reading Coffee Only and The Original 1948, Own Roast Hand Drip

Cafe de l'Ambre

Ginza · Tokyo

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Fuglen Tokyo

Tomigaya · Tokyo

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A row of black Glitch branded cupping glasses lit dramatically on the wooden counter, an espresso machine in shadow behind

Glitch Coffee & Roasters

Jimbocho · Tokyo

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Inside Koffee Mameya, a staff member stands below the wall of labeled bean canisters beneath a warm wood ceiling

Koffee Mameya

Omotesando · Tokyo

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Obscura Coffee Roasters

Sangenjaya · Tokyo

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The wooden storefront of Onibus Coffee with retail cups and pour over gear displayed in a window case beside the entrance

Onibus Coffee

Nakameguro · Tokyo

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The Paddlers Coffee team standing at the counter below a hand chalked menu board of espresso drinks and sandwiches

Paddlers Coffee

Nishihara · Tokyo

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A barista working the counter at Sarutahiko Coffee's Ebisu flagship, shelves of branded retail bean bags lining the wall beside the register

Sarutahiko Coffee

Ebisu · Tokyo

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Switch Coffee Tokyo

Meguro · Tokyo

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