SHIKISHIMA COFFEE FACTORY

Founded in 2020 in Shikishima-cho, Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, with the theme of "Bringing rich enjoyment to everyday life."
This coffee roaster is located in a natural setting adjacent to Shikishima Park, one of the largest parks in Gunma Prefecture. The store design is a reinterpretation of the Japanese aesthetic "KISSA," and focuses on siphon brewing, which, although originating overseas, is a symbol of Japanese cafe culture.

We have three roasting machines, large and small, and a cupping station in our air-conditioned roasting room, and we work hard every day to provide our customers with new discoveries and exciting coffee experiences through coffee.

Coffee is a luxury item, and as each customer has different tastes, the coffee we offer ranges from light to dark roasts.
We are conscious of the roasting method that is best suited to each type of bean, and strive to roast in a way that brings out the individuality of each coffee without overpowering its flavor characteristics and ingredients.In particular, we seek out the unique characteristics of the producing region and roast with a focus on the "texture" and "sweetness" of the coffee.

We also employ Q Arabica graders, international coffee appraisers certified by the Coffee Quality Institute. We store raw beans in a controlled temperature room and measure and record their moisture content. We check the roasting level with a roast color analyzer after each roast, and remove defective beans through a process called hand-picking to bring out a clean, distinctively rich flavor.

Nowadays, times have changed and it is possible to source from a variety of different routes. We aim to source from a variety of sources, from small-scale direct trade to many unique trading companies, even though we are a micro roaster.
While focusing on the origins of each season, we take a comprehensive look at the refining, variety, and roasting level to create a lineup that will enrich our customers' daily lives with the fun of coffee.


Our slogan is "LOCAL (small production areas) TO LOCAL (small consumption areas)," and we are conscious of picking up even the most fragmented small production areas and connecting them to small consumption areas like the one where our store is located.

In addition to the current large-scale trend, we believe that delivering the charm of coffee to small regions from small, intricate places like capillaries through flexible locations like micro roasters will increase the fulfillment, depth, and breadth of specialty coffee as a whole.We plan to further work on local consumption and what micro roasters can do in the future.