Experience SDGs coffee to the fullest

We stock our coffee beans from Saka no Tochu Co., Ltd. Saka no Tochu means "on the slope," and focuses on a theme of growing coffee beans in partnership with producing regions. Each producing region has its own residents and culture, with a complex web of stories linking them. At the same time, these regions struggle with issues ranging from environmental concerns like loss of forest areas to younger generations migrating to cities and competition from shifts toward a cash economy. They tailor their cultivation and production processes to each region, in order to support their needs and help produce solutions to these sorts of concerns. Then, finally, the precious beans they grow make their way to us at Kurashi Lamp. We handle the fresh beans with care, in order to enhance their flavor for an ideal brew. We start by sorting out any flawed beans that can cause bad notes in flavor. We then perform our in-house roasting process, and keeping a careful eye on the beans as they cook. Once the off flavors have cooked out of the beans, the true flavor of the beans comes out. This workshop teaches participants about these producing regions and the environment, as well as offering a chance to experience how coffee is made. The experience takes place in the registered Tangible Cultural Asset, the Nakano-ke House, a structure dating back to the late Edo era. Take the time for a truly unique experience in this atmospheric and venerable Japanese home.