After a much-needed refresh and revamp, the iconic Tsutaya store in Shibuya finally reopened on Thursday April 25. Along with the newly renovated retail space, Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks has also resumed business on the same date.
Before it closed for remodelling, this particular Starbucks was immensely popular, as it offered a great view overlooking Shibuya Scramble Crossing. Thankfully, the café has reopened in the exact same location as before, but with a fun new design concept.
Starbucks occupies the first and second floors, with the first floor offering only takeaway drinks from a barista counter at the entrance facing Koen-dori street.
The second floor features a café based on the 'Starbucks green ribbon' concept, with seats designed onto massive green ribbons snaking through the space.
One of the ribbons measures 71 metres and it curves around the floor, leading to the window where you can catch a view of the iconic Shibuya Crossing. The second green ribbon is a digital art piece that follows the curves of the store walls and displays images of coffee, Shibuya themes, and items of Japanese culture created by various artisans.
This renovated Starbucks café on the second floor has seating for 100 people and it opens from 7am to 10.30pm daily. The takeaway counter on the first floor operates from 8am to 10.30pm.
Another reason to visit this new and improved Starbucks is to get your hands on the merchandise that's available exclusively at this location. Among the items is this adorable Bearista Daruma Green Mini plush lucky charm (¥2,600) that's created to celebrate the store's rebirth.
For more information, visit the website.
The article was published on April 19 and updated on April 26.
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