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It Begins: English Spoken Here

Our adult conversational English classes are every Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:30 to 7:30.

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Roaster’s Notebook

Greetings coffee lovers! Coming up this April Black Ship Coffee is proud to introduce a very special single-origin coffee that we have a limited supply of, Ethiopian Harrar Longberry Grade 4. 

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Featured Single Origin Coffees

This spring we’re featuring two of my favorite single origin coffees, Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, and Guatemala Antigua. Later this season we’ll have some rare speciality coffees you’ll more hear about soon.

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Black Ship Coffee

About

The story of coffee in Japan begins in the 1800s when it arrived on Dutch trading ships, and was prepared and served in the original Japanese coffee shops, 喫茶店きっさてん. The kissaten, “tea tasting shop”, or “coffee lounge”, has a rich history in Japan.

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Cafe News

Golden Week is Here!

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Happy Constitution Memorial Day! Many Japanese workers get about a week off around the end of April and beginning of May. This is because there is cluster of national holidays during this time. The week starts on April 29, a national holiday that used to be celebrated as the birthday of Emperor Showa …

Testimonials

  • Hey!! I was in Tōno with my father learning about Doburoku and we have so lucky to find this place and enjoy with the best coffee I try in Japan. Michael and his wife treat us so well. We came from Spain! Ion Astiazaran
    Ion Astiazaran from Spain