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Enjoy an elevated Starbucks experience at this famous tourist site.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Starbucks has a lot of beautiful branches in Japan, but the most impressive amongst them are the \u201cRegional Landmark Stores<\/strong>\u201c, of which there are only 29<\/strong> across the country. Located in iconic or culturally significant sites like historic buildings, these special stores have unique architectural elements designed to reflect local<\/strong> scenery<\/strong>, history<\/strong>, and traditions<\/strong>, with the aim of blending in seamlessly with their surroundings<\/strong>. They offer visitors an experience beyond what you\u2019d usually find at a regular Starbucks, and one impressive example can be found at Nagano Prefecture\u2019s famous tourist spot, Zenkoji<\/strong> Temple<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u25bc The Starbucks Shinshu Zenkoji Nakamise Street Store<\/strong> is one of the chain\u2019s rarest locations.<\/p>\n The first thing you\u2019ll notice when visiting the store is the wooden Japanese-style building it\u2019s housed in. With no evidence of the chain\u2019s iconic green hue on the old building itself, the store fits in beautifully with the surrounding streetscape, making it seem as if it\u2019s been in business at this location for centuries.<\/p>\n Step inside, though, and you\u2019ll find a spacious, two-storey interior with artwork featuring the crest of Zenkoji Temple<\/strong>, the standing hollyhock<\/strong>. Explore further and you\u2019ll come across even more surprising artworks \u2014 two approximately four-metre (13-foot) tall tapestries depicting coffee cherries and flowers.<\/p>\n \u25bc The hand-dyed tapestries are incredibly impressive in person as they stretch from floor to ceiling.<\/p>\n The interior utilises locally sourced wood, which gives the space a warm, calming vibe, and the open ceiling design enhances the relaxing atmosphere throughout.<\/p>\n \u25bc The heated recessed floor seating on the second floor is particularly sought after, especially in the colder months.<\/p>\n Despite being in a bustling tourist area, the store is like a relaxing haven away from the crowds, making it the perfect spot for a break during a day of sightseeing.\u00a0Regional Landmark Stores like this one deserve to be tourist destinations in their own right, and there are equally beautiful ones to be found in Kawagoe<\/a> and Kobe City<\/a>.<\/p>\n Store information Photos\u00a9SoraNews24<\/em> Enjoy an elevated Starbucks experience at this famous tourist site. Starbucks has a lot of beautiful branches in Japan, but the most impressive amongst them are the \u201cRegional Landmark Stores\u201c,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2560\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Starbucks-Japan-unusual-store-branch-Zenkoji-Temple-famous-tourist-site-Nagano-Prefecture-Shinshu-Nakamise-Street-Regional-Landmark-architecture-travel-news-1.jpg?w=640\")
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\nAddress: Nagano-ken, Nagano-shi, Motozen-cho 483
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\nOpen 7:00 a.m.\u20137:00 p.m.
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