Coffee

When I first moved in with my husband, he brought along his coffee grinder, which introduced me to the world of pourover coffee. Trying out lots of different beans has made what was a simple morning habit into something a lot more fun. You can see my current setup here.

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  Matsue Roasting Place, Shimane

  20 Jan

  As we were wandering around the streets of Matsue city (after visiting its castle and taking some bird photos) we happened across a coffee roastery called the Matsue Roasting Place (松江焙煎所).
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  Cafes where I like to use my laptop in Tokyo

  18 Jan

  I work fully remotely, and usually from home, but sometimes it can be nice to get out of my apartment for a couple of hours if I feel like I can't focus.
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  Honey Beans, Sugamo

  15 Jan

  Near Sugamo station is a local coffee bean roaster called Honey Beans. Most helpfully they also have a recommended pour-over temperature noted on each bean which I've found to be pretty spot-on.
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  Sarutahiko Coffee, Ikebukuro

  15 Jan

  Sarutahiko Coffee (猿田彦珈琲) is an upscale coffee chain, and is where you would go if were looking for the Japanese equivalent of Starbucks. Arguably Sarutahiko might even be a little bit better - their interiors tend to be on the fancier side.
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  Coffee Pourover Technique

  Updated 3 Jan

  So I'd been diligently testing different grind sizes and temperatures when making my pourover coffee (it's fun, makes it like a science experiment), but had completely neglected looking into how I should be pouring.
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  My Coffee Corner

  Updated 2 Jan

  We recently moved into a slightly larger apartment, which has given me room to have a little coffee station in the corner of my living room. Spare space is quite hard to come by in Japanese apartments so I'm quite pleased with the setup for this one!
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  Peace Coffee

  Updated 12 Dec 2025

  So this pack of coffee beans wins the award for the absolutely cutest packaging! As a bit of backstory to how I bought these beans, recently I've been watching Peace Wanko's videos on YouTube.