UCC Coffee Museum

The UCC Coffee Museum is an educational venue with six exhibition rooms that cover coffee cultivation, classification, roasting processes, brewing methods, and global production. The spaces provide comprehensive information about each step from farm to cup.

Tadao Ueshima, founder of Ueshima Coffee Company, opened this venue in 1987 to share knowledge about coffee with Japanese society. The museum arose from a coffee company's desire to educate people about its craft.

The museum displays how coffee is prepared and enjoyed across different cultures, with particular focus on Ethiopian coffee ceremonies. Visitors can observe how people in various parts of the world approach the same ingredient in distinctly different ways.

Visitors can enjoy two complimentary coffee tastings at the sampling counter and learn to distinguish flavors and aromas from different origin regions. The tastings help develop a sense for the differences between various coffee varieties.

The museum features a striking collection of historical devices and modern brewing equipment that shows how coffee preparation has changed over time. This side-by-side presentation of old and new allows visitors to trace the evolution of the technology.

Location: Minatojima Nakamachi

Inception: October 1, 1987

Official opening: October 1, 1987

Address: 〒650-0046　兵庫県神戸市中央区港島中町6丁目6-2

Phone: +81783028880

Website: https://ucc.co.jp/museum/english

GPS coordinates: 34.66528,135.21694

Latest update: December 8, 2025 19:55