Aomori Prefecture Welcomes Its First Starbucks Coffee

Aomori Prefecture is well known in Japan for its delicious apples, farming and beautiful countryside, and of course the Japanese Women’s Olympic Curling Team.

This unique and somewhat out of the way prefecture is coming up now as it welcomes its first Starbucks Coffee shop in Goshogawara City.

Hundreds of people were lined up from as early in the morning as 4am to be among the first to try the shop after its 10am opening on August 27th.

This shop is Japan’s 888th Starbucks in 44 of its prefectures. The shop was offering a limited edition tumbler for sale in addition to its regular foods, drinks, and merchandise.

The official name of the store is the Starbucks Coffee – Aomori Elm Shop, as it is located in the Elm shopping area. The photo below shows a Starbucks tasting done in the Elm area of Aomori on August 7th, creating buzz for the pending opening.

Starbucks plans to continue to expand in Aomori Prefecture, and throughout Japan.