The exclusive Studio Ghibli Cafe is available online

SUMMARY

• Studio Ghibli coffee beans can be bought online if you act fast.
• The exclusive Straw Hat coffee blend, previously only available at the Ghibli Museum cafe, is now even easier to access online.
• Sold in 200g packs for 1,500 yen, the popular coffee beans are manageable and require grinding at home.

There are two things that otaku around the world love – Studio Ghibli and coffee. Now, these two things have come together to create a special blend of beans, perfect for those who want to curl up with a hot cup of coffee and watch a beautiful Studio Ghibli movie. Considering the cold weather has hit half of the world at the moment, that's a lot of people. The best news is that this special new coffee can be purchased online.

This special blend of coffee beans used to be more unique, and harder to come by. They are prepared in the same place all over Japan, and if you are not in that particular cafe, you cannot enjoy them. This lack is part of what makes the special beans put together for Studio Ghibli so sought after. Now they can be found on the Internet, it is easier to get them, but if you act fast, because they sell quickly.

Studio Ghibli Coffee Beans

Specialty coffee blends

This particular type of coffee bean is called Straw Hat coffee. The cafe is named after the Straw Hat Cafe, located inside the Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo. Coffee (and coffee beans) are not named One piece as you may have guessed at first, it's the straw hat that Sophie wears Game Howl's Moving Castlewhere he begins the story as a hater. The Straw Hat Cafe is difficult to get into, and there are often long queues.

One of the highlights of the Straw Hat Cafe's menu is the Straw Hat coffee. This original blend was created exclusively for the Studio Ghibli Museum, and was created by a shop in Kyoto, Japan called Tamaya Coffee. Tamaya Coffee is very passionate about brewing coffee, roasting and blending its own beans. This leads to high-quality coffee for use in coffee, one of Japan's favorite ways to enjoy black coffee.

Paired with the cafe's specialty menu, Straw Hat coffee has always been popular. In addition, the fact that it was very difficult added to its popularity. Only those willing to wait for it could enjoy it – and that doesn't even begin to describe the hardships of people who don't live in Tokyo. However, due to the popularity of the coffee, it is possible to order online.

How to buy Studio Ghibli coffee

Where to get the beans

Straw Hat coffee is sold through the Studio Ghibli Museum online store. It is sold in 200 gram (7 ounce) packages for 1,500 yen (US$10), and you only need to grind whole beans. The coffee beans come in a resealable paper bag with a straw cap on top, which reads “麦わらぼうし” in Japanese. It can be read as “mugiwaraboshi”, which means straw hat.

There are a few things you should know if you are planning to order Straw Hat coffee beans for yourself. First, the site is entirely in Japanese, so if you're not confident reading Japanese, make sure you have a translation app ready. Second, as mentioned above, Straw Hat coffee is very popular. It sold out very quickly once it was back online. If it's out of stock when you try to buy it, you can enter your email address to get notified when it's back in stock.

As is true with many things, scarcity and discrimination make things more popular. At least Straw Hat coffee may not have to worry about counterfeiters like other specialty items do, but that doesn't mean this coffee blend is easy to come by. However, it has become easier than before. A wonderful time with the one you love the most Studio Ghibli movie and a hot cup of Straw Hat coffee you can get.

Source: SoraNews24