-
Kyoto-roasted coffee has a connection to one of the city oldest, most beautiful summer ceremonies
投稿日 2019年8月19日 00:00:04 (ニュース)
-
続・お知らせ。海外セレブゴシップ&ニュース
-
お知らせ
-
We spot the legendary dekotora Aki Kannon, dedicated to actress and singer Aki Yashiro
-
New Pokémon GU collaboration dresses all the family, including babies for the first time
-
How do European Cup Noodles taste to a Japanese palate?
-
We’ve been doing it wrong – Japanese genius shows us how we should all be making sandwiches【Pics】
-
The future is now with full face sunglasses
-
Natto-infused ramen is a thing — we tried it, we love it【Taste test】
-
Jellyfish and Halloween in perfect harmony at Sumida Aquarium event
-
Japanese toilet paper collection opens our minds as we open our butts
-
Aomori police on the lookout for man shouting unsolicited advice at kids about dating and ramen
-
Former Arashi members Sho Sakurai and Masaki Aiba get married… Wait, that didn’t come out right
-
Creator of Japan’s longest-running manga, Golgo 13, passes away, leaves fans one last gift
-
Crazy cheap cosplay at Daiso? How to transform into Dragon Ball’s Vegeta at the discount shop
-
7 Halloween-themed afternoon teas you won’t want to miss this year
-
Krispy Kreme Japan creates doughnut burgers that are a meal and two desserts all in one【Photos】
-
Get in the damn drift car, Shinji? Evangelion Tomika toy brings D1 machine home in miniature form
-
Demon Slayer Nichiren Blades ready for new duty: Slicing through your sweets as dessert knives
-
Man in Japan arrested for breaking into ex-girlfriend’s apartment to steal her Nintendo Switch
-
The Japanese Internet chooses the top too-sexy-for-their-own-good male voices in anime
-
First-ever Studio Ghibli x Russell Athletic range pays homage to My Neighbour Totoro
-
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan announces first expansion with new Donkey Kong area
-
Cup Noodle pouch satisfies our never-ending need for instant ramen
-
Retro Japanese train is our new favourite office space
-
How do Japanese fans feel about Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop opening sequence?
-
We try Uniqlo coffee at first-ever cafe inside Ginza flagship store
-
The number of elderly people in Japan this year has yet again smashed multiple records
-
Mr. Sato broadens his home drinking horizons at Kaldi【Japan’s Best Home Senbero】
-
We try Japanese Twitter’s newest trend the Penguin Egg, end up hatching something very disturbing
-
Takoyaki makers surprisingly good at grilling meat for yakiniku too
Sponsored Link
Gozan no Okuribi fire festival inspires new line of gourmet coffee.
Kyoto is a beautiful city no matter when you visit, but Japan’s former capital sports an especially dynamic look one night each summer. As part of the Obon celebration, in which your ancestors’ spirits are said to return home to visit the rest of the family, huge fires are lit on five of the mountains that border Kyoto, in the shape of kanji characters or auspicious drawings.
Called Gozan no Okuribi, the practice has been carried out for centuries, and Kyoto coffee company World Coffee is offering a unique beverage-based way to connect to this part of Japanese culture. Through a crowd-funding website Makuake, World Coffee is offering a new line of five different coffee blends, named after the mountains/characters used for the bonfires each year.
▼ Package for the Nyoigatake Dai (“Big”) kanji coffee
Sponsored Link
The various coffees have varying strengths and flavor balances, but what really makes them special is that they’re roasted with the very same charcoal the Gozan no Okuribi artists use for their mountainside fire layouts.
World Coffee has obtained a supply of charcoal from the Gozan no Okuribi ceremony organizers, and it’s also returning the favor, as it plans to donate a portion of the money raised in the crowdfunding campaign back to the Gozan no Okuribi organizers to help cover the costs of keeping the tradition going into the future.
Reward tiers for a five-blend set (100 grams [3.5 ounces] of each) start at 5,000 yen (US$46), and the Kyoto Gozan Okuribi Coffee campaign page can be found here.
Source, images: Makuake/株式会社ワールドコーヒー
● Want to hear about SoraNews24’s latest articles as soon as they’re published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
Source: SORA NEWS24
Sponsored Link
最新情報