LEAVES COFFEE is located in a traditional Tokyo neighborhood with the charm of a bygone era. Under the slogan “From the town roastery to the world”, owner Yasuo Ishii aspires to become the world champion in coffee roasting. To make LEAVES COFFEE a thriving business even after he is gone, and to carry it into its 100th year and beyond, Ishii continues to grow and regenerate.

Mameporepore is a roastery and coffee shop based in Okinawa City, southwestern Japan. An Okinawa native, owner Yoshiyuki Nakamura has a stellar resume of accomplishments, including a second-place finish in an international roasting competition. Though he has now reached an extraordinary height, a young Nakamura longed to be “just another ordinary kid.”

GLITCH COFFEE & ROASTERS opened in 2015 in Tokyo’s Jimbo-cho, home to Japan’s traditional kissa culture. Specializing in single-origin coffee, the brand is working to spread Japan’s coffee culture abroad. It roasts coffee in a way that brings out wonderful characters unique to each origin, trying to convey the continuous effort and bottomless passion of coffee farmers.