This is like no other Starbucks you’ve been to.
The American coffee giant is opening its latest outlet on Friday, in a century-old Japanese townhouse, complete with tatami rooms and hanging scrolls.
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The store is located in heritage-filled Kyoto, near the Kiyomizu Temple, one of 17 UNESCO World Heritage sites in the former capital of Japan.
The new store is the 27th Starbucks in Kyoto, adding to its 1,260 other stores in Japan alone.
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Mashable understands that Starbucks is renting the two-storey building, which previously housed traditional entertainers like geisha. Read more…
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