Opening this 2024, the Chunichi Building is a new landmark in the Sakae area that is central in Nagoya, a city located between Tokyo and Osaka. The corner site on the first floor of the building is the planned location of the Blue Bottle Coffee Nagoya Sakae Cafe.  With Hisaya-odori Park in front of the cafe, the area has many pedestrians coming and going from the subway, which meant the need for the cafe to be accessible for a diverse range of people.

Given the large pillars of the skyscraper building, three gates were created to separate the space. Since diverse guests are expected, each space has seating for one person, a couple, and a family of three or four. The central area is a space for couples to relax on sofas - enjoying the atmosphere of the park and looking at a mobile inspired by swaying tree branches hanging from the ceiling. The large gate, which acts as a picture frame, makes each room look like a landscape, creating a striking impression of the space.

Based on the concept of “Authentic & Cute”, the wall tiles used throughout the space have a warm and an elegant pink tone, creating a charming and relaxed space. OLIVE BRICKS, a tile manufacturer in Gifu Prefecture, produced the tiles in two shades to express the feeling of pastel colored cherry blossoms shining in daylight, toned down to a calm and warm color when the lights are on in the evening.Almost all of the furniture was made in collaboration with Karimoku Furniture of Aichi Prefecture, and two new coffee tables were designed for the cafe. The bespoke wall and pendant lamps were made of local Mino pottery. And for the first time, the signage of Blue Bottle Coffee was made with ceramics.

Despite being an interior space, the tiled pillars and beams give the impression of a strong, graceful space that is architectural. The view looks like an extension of the city landscape including the park, and is intended to function as a cafe for the urban city. This is the long-awaited first Blue Bottle Coffee to open in Nagoya, and we hope that it will be familiar to local residents for many years to come.