Forest Roast
Medium roast · Cocoa, roasted almond, soft spice
A rounded, cocoa-led profile with a warm nutty middle and a gentle suggestion of spice.
Prepare a Forest Roast briefBuying for Tokyo
Plan a Tokyo coffee-service or retail brief around preparation, packaging and the questions to review with your importer.
Bring the local service and receiving questions into a brief connected to the country review.
Shape the local brief
A coffee-service brief shaped around the preparation, presentation and local buyer.
GO TOKYO’s Kiyosumi Shirakawa guide describes a neighborhood coffee-shop setting. For a buyer planning a Tokyo coffee service, that local context suggests a practical starting point: define the preparation, the intended coffee experience and the way the product will be presented. It is not evidence of a Rimba location, customer or market demand.
Bring the actual brewer or service method, requested pack and importer contact into the sample brief. Keep local service choices distinct from the national product review outlined below. If the coffee is for retail presentation, include who will review the artwork and consumer-facing information.
A defined preparation
Compare the sample in the coffee service your team actually intends to offer, rather than judging a profile from its name.
Presentation and language
Describe the pack, menu or retail context and who will review local-facing copy. Keep sourcing claims within their evidence.
Receiving and review
Ask the importer or logistics partner to confirm the receiving point, handover responsibilities and applicable review route. No fixed delivery route or timing is assumed.
Japan: the country context
Japan’s health ministry describes an import-notification process for food intended for sale or business use. JETRO’s coffee Q&A separately discusses coffee forms and plant-related review. These are distinct areas to confirm with the responsible importer and authorities for the proposed product.
Describe the exact coffee form, its handling and intended commercial use before requesting shipment terms. The cited general guidance does not establish that a particular civet-coffee product or consignment is eligible. Ask the importer to confirm classification, applicable review and labeling requirements before an order is agreed.
Useful references
Japan MHLW: food import procedure
General food import procedure for sale/business use; not civet-coffee eligibility approval.
JETRO: coffee import Q&A
Coffee-form questions and review context. Confirm current applicability with the responsible authority.
Reviewed 5 November 2026.
Bring to your brief
- Which Tokyo service or retail setting is the brief for?
- Which equipment, format and pack should be evaluated?
- Who connects the local buying brief with the Japan import review?
Useful references
GO TOKYO: Kiyosumi Shirakawa
Official local coffee and neighborhood context; not sales, demand or company-location evidence.
Reviewed 5 November 2026.
Heritage Roast
Medium-dark roast · Dark chocolate, toasted hazelnut, brown sugar
A deeper expression, bringing dark-chocolate character and a fuller roast direction to the cup.
Prepare a Heritage Roast brief
Green Beans
Unroasted green coffee
An unroasted starting point for roasters and importers who want to shape their own coffee expression.
Prepare a Green Beans briefThe preparation in focus
A local sample record
Record the intended Tokyo service or retail setting, product, preparation, cup or pack presentation and who will review the result. Keep this buying record with the importer’s separate product-review questions. No office, receiving warehouse or delivery time is assumed.
Read the Japan guideUseful next questions
What should I include in my first brief?
Name the product and format, intended use, quantity, destination and the questions your team needs answered. Review the sample, supporting information and commercial scope separately.
Does this confirm an order or delivery?
No. A buying brief records your requirements. Product availability, eligibility, documentation and final terms need order-specific review before an order is agreed.
Keep exploring
Continue with the product, sourcing and commercial questions that matter to your decision.