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..
Beans: The Agricultural Cooperative Chojzunil (Chojzunil)
Roasting degree: Medium dark
Roaster: Coffee Kobo Higuchi
Area of production: Chojzunil, santa eulalia,
Department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Grade: SHB
Screen: N/A
Altitude: ranges around ：1,300m～1,800m
Defects: N/A
Processing: hand picked, fully washed, sun-dried
Variety: Typica, Bourbon
FLO Certified organic, Fair trade
【Impression】
Full bodied, fresh roasted almond and cacao like sweet aroma, juicy vivid citrus flavor and tangy acidity of lime combined with condensed pomegranate syrupy sweetness, moderate bitterness of dark chocolate with pecan nuts crisp flavor, well-harmonized and balanced elegant flavor.
This will give good flavor with both Americano and Espresso, and may give good harmony with milk Hand brew for morning macchinetta in the afternoon.
【The Agricultural Cooperative Chojzunil 】
Located 269 km NW from Guatemala City, Huehuetenango is the home for high quality coffee beans where Chojzunil, santa eulalia village is hidden. This village is blessed with wonderful environments to cultivate coffee beans: foggy, larger difference of the morning and evening temperature. There are about 150 enthusiastic coffee farmers organize The Agricultural Cooperative Chojzunil and focus on organic farming. Although environmentally rich for coffee cultivation, their cultivation were not rich enough due to low level of knowledge in farming. So, some farmers voluntary formed co-op to learn agricultural technology from FEDECOCAGUA to improve quality of their cultivation.
The Agricultural Cooperative Chojzunil is now one of the best micro lot coffee farming estate/mill in Guatemala grows their coffee organically and supports their lives of the village.
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.. 
