Coffee on tatami! Starbucks Kyoto Erning Sakasaka Tea House is a century-old house

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When the vast majority of brands are building chain stores, in order to highlight the brand iconic, they basically adopt a unified decoration style and make some fine-tuning according to the store layout; however, this kind of space design technique, which can be recognized at a glance and does not have too many similarities and differences, seems to be too stereotyped and lack of unique personality for customers. Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain, seems to have long been aware of this. While expanding new stores, it also knows how to combine local flavor to choose store style and integrate coffee culture into local life.

In antique Kyoto, Japan, there is also such an excellent Fenghua Starbucks store full of humanities, so that tourists walking in the old streets of Qingshui Temple can have a rest and at the same time savor the beautiful little world of charming nostalgic customs in Kyoto. Located on the old street of Erning Saka in Kyoto, the brand new Erning Sakura teahouse is different from other Starbucks storefronts. In this century-old town, the first thing to catch sight of is the Starbucks Mermaid logo, which is different from other dark green exclusive navy blue cloth curtains. In order to prevent this historic building from forming a strong conflict with the surrounding buildings, the original appearance and layout of the old house were preserved to the maximum extent both in appearance and interior. So this brand new Starbucks branch has become the first store in the world that allows customers to drink coffee on tatami mats.

Here, when tourists walk into the store through the warmth in front of the door, the slender corridor is like a time tunnel, leading travelers on a shuttle trip between ancient and modern times. Then on the second floor, there are three tatami dining areas. In the seat area, brocade cushions are used in the seat area, so that customers can enjoy the smell of coffee in the antique atmosphere. Starbucks Kyoto Erning Sakura teahouse, which skillfully combines eastern and western cultures, opened on June 30, and it is believed that this store, which has the reputation of "tatami Starbucks" in the world, will attract many people to go on a pilgrimage.

Starbucks Erning Saka Teahouse in Kyoto

The south gate of Gaotai Temple in Dongshan District of Beijing City leads to Xiahe Yuan and enters 349 Fanwu-cho.

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