FACTORY KAFE Kousen
Wondering around Kyoto, Japan, along Karasuma street, a arty but very analog sign will catch your eyes. Factory Kafe Kosen is one of the well known a "third waver" in Kyoto ( The States definition of "third wave" is applied here). Hidden in a old, retro looking building near Kyoto Imperial Palace, near Kawasuma-Imadegawa bus stop, there are 2 indications to find this coffee "factory": 1) Hand printed sign shown on right, 2) Number of bicycles in the hallway. Certainly, this coffee roaster has cafe space, cozy and nice, about 6 to 8 seats with a counter table, which allow us to enjoy a fresh hand brewed cup. Woody and retro looking inside relaxes us and makes us forget about time. At the end corner, there are bicycles and roasting machine. Atmosphere at Kafe Kosen is similar to one of SF coffee roaster.
Roasting degree at Factory Kafe Kosen is rather dark, although they say "medium". Influenced by Seattle style roasting, I am assuming, their beans loudly speaks capability issues of roasting machines. Since Seattle style dark roast techniques has been achieved with the high volume/capability machines, it is difficult to apply technique to small size machines often found in Japan. Sorry to say, Japanese Dark roast coffee beans often taste like "charcoal"...Charcoal enough to feel sorry for COE winning beans..
Wondering around Kyoto, Japan, along Karasuma street, a arty but very analog sign will catch your eyes. Factory Kafe Kosen is one of the well known a "third waver" in Kyoto ( The States definition of "third wave" is applied here). Hidden in a old, retro looking building near Kyoto Imperial Palace, near Kawasuma-Imadegawa bus stop, there are 2 indications to find this coffee "factory": 1) Hand printed sign shown on right, 2) Number of bicycles in the hallway. Certainly, this coffee roaster has cafe space, cozy and nice, about 6 to 8 seats with a counter table, which allow us to enjoy a fresh hand brewed cup. Woody and retro looking inside relaxes us and makes us forget about time. At the end corner, there are bicycles and roasting machine. Atmosphere at Kafe Kosen is similar to one of SF coffee roaster. 
Roasting degree at Factory Kafe Kosen is rather dark, although they say "medium". Influenced by Seattle style roasting, I am assuming, their beans loudly speaks capability issues of roasting machines. Since Seattle style dark roast techniques has been achieved with the high volume/capability machines, it is difficult to apply technique to small size machines often found in Japan. Sorry to say, Japanese Dark roast coffee beans often taste like "charcoal"...Charcoal enough to feel sorry for COE winning beans.. 
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