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    Why coffee in Aomori? More than just apples, Aomori's culture

    Why coffee in Aomori? More than just apples, Aomori's culture

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    In Aomori, winter brings too much snow and extremely cold weather. In the cold, a warm cup of coffee is what you need to take a break. Canned coffee is what apple farmers in Aomori are drinking during their break snack time. In fact, Aomori Prefecture ranks first in Japan in terms of consumption of canned and bottled coffee. In Aomori, where most people live by car, coffee is a natural part of life, such as to wake you up on long trips. It's an area with that many coffee lovers, so there are many coffee shops and many events related to coffee. We'll introduce you to some of the most recommended shops and events in Aomori's unique coffee culture.

    Himawari

    Hirosaki is a coffee town

    Hirosaki, a town where long-established coffee shops and new cafes coexist

    Hirosaki City in Aomori Prefecture is famous for its cherry blossoms, but you can still feel the retro atmosphere of the city with its many old Western-style buildings and buildings. Especially in the area around Dote-cho, Hirosaki City, there are many long-established coffee shops, and you can walk around them. There are many historic coffee shops, including Meikyoku to Coffee Himawari, a coffee shop where you can experience the brewing of coffee that Tsugaru clansmen used to drink, Manchon, a coffee shop frequented by the famous Japanese novelist Dazai Osamu, and Kanaiya-Puruma, a coffee shop where you can sit back and relax with high-quality, carefully selected tableware. There are also new cafes on the rise these days. There are also many newer cafes, such as the "Toki no Oto ESPRESSO," which opened in 2012, and the "antique & café ROTTO," which uses home-roasted, carefully selected coffee beans. The old atmosphere and the newness of the city of Hirosaki are combined to create the atmosphere of the city. Why don't you walk around Hirosaki city and find your favorite shop?

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    A long-established coffee shop in Hirosaki for over 60 years Enjoy classical music and coffee
    A service that Hirosaki's coffee shop "Himawari" moved 60 years after its founding
    Manchan

    Cafe Marron

    Cafe Marron

    There's a coffee shop in Aomori that's been around for 50 years! A famous restaurant loved by the locals

    There is also a historic coffee shop in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture. Maron is a coffee shop located about 10 minutes walk from Aomori Station. There are a lot of retro sundries in the store. There are old telephones, many hanging clocks, and antique glassware, making it feel like a time slip back to old Japan. At Café Marron, you can taste the original blended coffee brewed by hand drip. Home-roasted, it has a firm bitterness, but a gentle aftertaste and fullness. In addition to coffee, they also serve toast, parfaits, spaghetti, and other products that only a Japanese coffee shop can offer, so be sure to stop by.

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    Also pay attention to retro interior goods! Long-established coffee shop in Aomori city

    CAFÉ Water and Coffee

    CAFÉ Water and Coffee

    Coffee made with water from the Shirakami Mountains, a World Heritage Site!

    CAFE Water and Coffee is located in the roadside station in Ajigasawa, Aomori Prefecture. You can taste the coffee brewed with water from the Shirakami Mountains, a world heritage site with one of the largest natural beech forests in the world. The water from the Shirakami Mountains is ultra-soft and has a gentle taste and is characterized by its ability to retain the flavor of the coffee. The beans used are roasted by a master roaster in Aomori. You can also eat other cakes that go well with your coffee. You can buy it in the store, to take home, or as a souvenir, so feel free to stop by depending on your situation!

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    Disseminate Aomori coffee to the world and develop original products
    Stick to water and beans! A cafe where you can drink coffee brewed with water from the Shirakami Mountains
    World Heritage Site, Shirakami Sanchi

    Shirokami Roasting Company

    Shirokami Roasting Company

    Develop original products! Sending Aomori's coffee to the world

    In Nishimeya Village, located about 30 minutes by car from Hirosaki City in Aomori Prefecture, you can taste the brand coffee "Shirakami Roasted Charcoal Coffee". There is a roasting factory and a shop in the roadside station "Beach Nishimeya" in Nishimeya village. The charcoal is made at the "Shirakami Charcoal Studio Charcoal Warehouse", one of the largest charcoal production facilities in the prefecture, and is roasted at a stable heat level. A craftsman with 30 years of roasting experience carefully roasts the beans. Please come and taste the coffee made by Shirakami Roasting Company who is stoic in developing and researching original coffee.

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    Aomori\/Nishimeya Roadside Station is renewed Experience roasting coffee using locally produced charcoal
    SHIRAKAMI ROASTING LABO

    Kanohana Quay Morning Market

    Kanohana Quay Morning Market

    Coffees in a super huge morning market that suddenly appears every Sunday

    From dawn until 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, the 800-meter-long giant market, with more than 300 stores, attracts many visitors even in the early morning hours of the morning. As a matter of fact, it is a feature of the Tatehana Morning Market that many coffee shops gather in addition to the seafood at the morning market. It is often brought to the morning market with a pot of drip coffee, and the warm coffee soaks in when your body is chilled by the sea breeze.

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    The phantom town that appears once a week Hachinohe's quay becomes Japan's largest morning market
    Tatehana Wharf Morning Market

    Aomori, where coffee culture has taken root, is not only home to many coffee shops and cafes, but also to many other coffee-related events, such as the annual "Coffee Festival" held around September or October. When you travel to Aomori, there are many ways to have fun, such as finding a shop you'll want to tell your friends about, or participating in an unusual event! Why don't you find your favorite drink?

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    AOMORI COFFEE FESTIVAL