Kyoto's Edo-Style Starbucks Revisited 2019
It was only last 2018 that my wife, daughter, and I first got to visit Kyoto's famed Edo-style Starbucks . We revisited it again during the 4th day of our 2019 Japan trip . Edo-style Starbucks For those who are still unfamiliar with the Edo Style Starbucks , this branch is the first-ever Japanese-style Starbucks in the world. That means this branch is designed using Japanese aesthetics like tatami mats and Noren curtains. Since this branch is located in the historic Ninenzaka Area where the stores and establishments were preserved and still retain the traditional machiya-style Kyoto buildings, it is not a surprise that this branch is housed in one of those traditional buildings as well. Can you spot Kyoto's Edo-style Starbucks branch? Then look for this sign. Do you see it now? Here it is! Kyoto's Edo-style Starbucks ! The machiya where the Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Ninenzaka Chaya branch (its official name) was incorporated was actually built over 100 years ago. Su