{
  "id": 5606050,
  "title": "Starbucks Japan releases new coffee table book featuring 18 of the most unique stores around the country",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/starbucks-japan-releases-new-coffee-table-book-featuring-18-of-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T17:30:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SoraNews24",
    "slug": "soranews24",
    "url": "https://soranews24.com/2026/09/05/starbucks-japan-releases-new-coffee-table-book-featuring-18-of-the-most-unique-stores-around-the-country/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Starbucks Japan has launched a new photo book showcasing 18 of the country's most distinctive coffee shop locations. Titled \"Starbucks Coffee Japan Store Design Works 002,\" the publication follows the success of its predecessor, which highlighted 17 stores constructed or renovated between 2023 and 2024. The latest installment expands to encompass 18 stores built or refurbished between autumn 2024 and spring 2026.\n\nThe book, designed as a coffee table volume, delves deeper into the unique store designs and the local narratives that accompany each cafe. It features a variety of noteworthy locations, such as the Cafe & Art Gallery Yanaka Gotenzaka branch in Tokyo, which opened recently as a space merging coffee with contemporary art by emerging local artists.\n\nAnother featured store is the Yoshinogari Historical Park location in Saga, situated within an important archaeological site representing a major ancient settlement from the Yayoi Period (300 BC to 300 AD). Additionally, the Miyakonojo Kirishima Greenship store in Miyazaki is highlighted, having been developed through a collaborative effort with Kirishima Shuzo, a local distillery founded in 1916.\n\nThe book includes a visual preview of the Miyakonojo Kirishima store as it appeared during the design phase, offering an early glimpse of its distinctive aesthetic.",
  "summary": "Photo book takes you on a journey through some of the most iconic Starbucks stores in Japan. Japan is home to some of the most beautiful and distinctive Starbucks stores in the world, and now there’s an easy way to explore their unique design features, through a special photo book called Starbucks Coffee Japan Store […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Starbucks Japan releases \"Starbucks Coffee Japan Store Design Works 002\" book.",
    "Features 18 unique stores built/refurbished 2024-2026.",
    "Includes Tokyo's art gallery cafe and Saga's archaeological site cafe."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}