Blue Brew Coffee Roaster, Kyōjima

Name: BLUE BREW COFFEE ROASTER

Kind: Cafe + Restaurant

Free Wifi: Yes

Location: 35°42’46.71″ N 139°49’22.78″ E

Station: Omurai Station on the Tobu Kameido Line or Hikifune Station.

Hours: 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM (1:00 pm on Tues)

Address: 2-25-3 Kyōjima, Sumida, Tokyo

Site: bluebrew.jp

Phone: +81 70-9102-0566

Our Rating: ⭑⭑⭑ – ⭑⭑⭑⭑-ish

Worth it? If you’re in the area.

Kyōjima is a small Tokyo suburb on the north end of Tokyo Bay sandwiched in between the Sumida and Arakawa rivers. When you take the NE’X train from Narita Airport you’ll likely cross this area.

A newly opened cafe called Blue Brew Coffee Roaster is in Kyojima along Hikifune-takara Dori (Hikifune-takara St.) around 35°42’46.71″ N 139°49’22.78″ E. Nippon.com has an interesting article on the cafe’s owner, and how it came to be.

Believe it or not there’s still a working payphone booth in the park right across the street from the cafe.

Just to the west is Tokyo Sky Tree. And to the northwest, about the same distance away is Hikifune Station on the Tobu Railway.

The Blue Brew website has an online shop. You can also pick up orders by calling ahead.

Access

To get to the cafe, you’ll have to get to either Hikifune Station to the northwest, or else Omurai Station which is to the southeast. Both are less than 1/2 a mile from the cafe. Hikifune Station is near one of Tokyo’s most major thoroughfares: Meiji-Dori, also known as Meiji Dori Ave. If you chose Hikifune Station, head northeast for a couple blocks until you intersect Meiji Dori, then turn right. Meiji Dori‘s Route number is 306. At the next major intersection with a crosswalk, turn south (left) and walk about 1/4 mile. The cafe will be on a corner right in front of you. Alternatively you can head west out of the station, then turn left again on Hikifune-takara Dori, and head south for about .35 miles. The Keisei-Oshiage Line also stops at Hikifune Station which can take you back to Oshiage – the town Sky Tree is in.

Walking/Cycling

Just to the south are 2 more rivers: the Kitajukken and the Kyunaka. The Kitajukken River actually provides a fairly nice stroll for miles all the way from the Kyunaka River on the east, west past Sky Tree, and on into one of Tokyo’s most famous tourist spots: Asakusa. With the right conditions you can get some great photos of Sky Tree along the Kitajukken River.

*Walking along the Kitajukken River in Koto City, Tokyo.* ©2019 tenmintokyo,com

*Walking along the Kitajukken River in Koto City, Tokyo.* *Sky Tree is about 4 miles to the north. ©2019 tenmintokyo,com*

*Sky Tree as seen in Oshiage – in this case at local election time. ©2019 tenmintokyo,com*

Other Stuff to Do

As a footnote, just to the southeast down Hikifune-takara Dori from Blue Brew Coffee Roaster is another small cafe called off Coffee.

Although Kyōjima isn’t one of Tokyo’s major neighborhoods, it’s actually quite interesting, and you can spend weeks or even months exploring the area and not see it all. There are endless miles of backstreets with shops and restaurants. One of the most interesting things in the area are all the back-alley vendors selling everything from imported backpacks and handbags to vintage cameras. Some of the older proprietors of these shops have been in business since the end of World War 2. If you have some extra time it’s worth it to explore the area and wander down side streets just to see what you can discover.

Just to the south of the cafe is Sumida Satellite Campus, Chiba University .

Also in Hikifune is a very large newly built Hikifune Library around 35°43’00.29″ N 139°49’09.30″ E.

Across from the library is a new similar complex with shops on the corner, and just across from that a large, older Ito Yokado shopping mall.

Less than 1.5 miles to the south is the fabulous corner station and area called Kinshicho. Also about a mile south is the very nice Kinshi Park along Hokusai-Dori (Hokusai St.). In fact, if you’re in reasonable shape you can walk (or cycle) from the Kinshicho area up to Sky Tree in a few hours.

Sky Tree is the tallest free-standing tower in the world, and if you’re in Tokyo you won’t want to miss it. Just to the west a few miles is the Ryogoku area – where Tokyo’s famous Sumo Tournaments are held. Along the backstreets from Kinshicho to Ryōgoku is the very nice Sumida Hokusai Museum located at 35°41’46.75″ N 139°48’03.03″ E. If you’re cycling you can easily reach the Ryōgoku area from Kinshicho in about 30 minutes.

If you do get to Ryōgoku, also be sure not to miss the amazing, newly renovated Edo-Tokyo Museum.

Also at Sky Tree is an astonishing Postal Museum Japan containing the world’s largest stamp collection, and hundreds of historical artifacts. If you go to Sky Tree you won’t want to miss it.

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