Joining a Japanese Coffee Contest: With Photos!

Kia ora Koutou, Tim Bunting, Kiwi Yamabushi here on the Japan you never knew you wanted to know.

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Last Friday I posted about my latest video:

I joined a Japanese coffee contest.

However, I must have got the settings wrong as not many people saw it. Here it is in case you missed it, and if you didn’t, I’m sorry if you’re seeing this twice.

Here is the original article:

Joining a Local Japanese Coffee Brewing Competition

And here are some photos from the day:

With Junichi, The Dark Horse, and Kaede-san.

Kaede had an awesome t-shirt!

With Kaede-san, a true inspiration!

2Goshitsu from the outside. Very unsuspecting, but very cool inside!

The certificates came with these awesome cups!

Kaede’s path to the final, she had to win four rounds, not the usual three!

The following are photos by Odera-san

Follow her Instagram here! She posts some really cool stuff from Yamagata and the surrounding areas, including many cafes.

All 9 participants.

My trusty red Kettle, called a Tsuki Usagi ‘Rabbit on The Moon’.

Ryota-san obviously couldn’t wait to try some of my amazing coffee.

This guy was intense, I learned so much from him!

What else would you like to know about coffee in Japan? Let me know, I’ll see what I can dig up :)

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Daily Yamabushi for This Week

Daily Yamabushi posts for the week of August 2 to 8, 2024.

Read Daily Yamabushi for free at timbunting.com/blog or Medium.com.

1. A once in a lifetime moment

2. Forced meditation

3. The barrier to entry

4. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it does have to be

5. Try new stuff

6. Take a moment to take a moment

7. Make the stars align

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Mountains of Wisdom: Tell Your Friends!

On Saturday we went to check out the projection mapping on Mt. Haguro! The mountain has an amazing atmosphere anytime you go, but this night was especially magical :)

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Tim.