SAZA COFFEE Main Store

Hitachinaka City

Central Ibaraki

Cafes

SAZA COFFEE, launched in 1969, is an Ibaraki coffee brand comprised of 17 shop locations, two factories, and two farms. The staff travels to production areas in Brazil, Panama, and Kenya to personally select coffee beans. They also grow their own coffee plants in Columbia and sell and serve high-quality coffee roasted in-house.

The SAZA COFFEE Main Store displays a collection of masks and embroideries. There is a quaint, spacious space inside the store surrounded by the aroma of coffee with terrace seats decorated in soothing greenery that is popular among customers. There's even a gallery where various special exhibitions are held.

Information

Address: 8-18 Kyoeicho, Hitachinaka City
Access: By public transport:
7 minutes on foot from Katsuta Station
By car:
15 minutes from the Hitachinaka IC on the Kita-Kanto Expressway
15 minutes from the Hitachi Seaside Park IC on the Hitachinaka Toll Road
Business Hours: 10:00 - 20:00 (L.O. 19:00)
Website: https://saza.co.jp/
Contact: 029-270-1151
Parking: Standard-sized cars: 30
Microbuses: Not allowed
Large buses: Not allowed

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