Filter Notes Japan edition

The Friday Edit

Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.

Edition No. 11
2 October 2026

Shopping region

Local availability, prices and fresh coffee sources.

The Friday Edit

Excellent beans. Interesting objects. Once a week.

The new regional edit, every Friday. Nothing else.

01 / The cover story Object of the week

Control you can feel

A domestic electric syphon makes temperature and contact visible, followed by two freshly roasted coffees, compact Japanese brew tools and an especially practical final filter pair.

Gear spotlight

HARIO · Machines

Electric Coffee Syphon ECA-3-B

A three-cup electric syphon with controlled 100V heating and replaceable parts.

It keeps the theatre and tactile feedback of syphon brewing while removing the open flame from the equation.

¥19,800

In stock with add-to-cart on HARIO's current Japanese corporate shop.

Visit HARIO ↗

02 / Fresh coffee 2 bags to know

Beans for the week

A short regional edit of fresh coffees worth brewing now.

Premium Ecuador Leopoldo Andrade by Kurasu Kyoto

ProcessProducer-selected premium lot

Coffee · Producer-selected premium lot

Kurasu Kyoto · Coffee beans

Premium Ecuador Leopoldo Andrade

Ecuador · Producer-selected premium lot · Light · blue apple, red berry, papaya, pear cider, jasmine

A tiny premium lot opens the edit with unusually layered fruit and floral cues.

ProcessNatural with approximately 35-day slow drying

Coffee · Natural with approximately 35-day slow drying

Kurasu Kyoto · Coffee beans

El Salvador Don Jaime

Finca Don Jaime, San Ignacio, Chalatenango, El Salvador · Natural with approximately 35-day slow drying · Medium-light · floral, plum, passion fruit, prune,...

A slowly dried Pacas natural adds soft fermentation, producer continuity and a rounder roast contrast.

03 / The objects 5 more to know

The gear edit

The objects making brewing more precise, more enjoyable or simply better looking.

Hybrid grinder

Varia · Grinders

EVO Hybrid Grinder

A rechargeable grinder that switches between electric and hand operation across more than 140 settings.

The hybrid drive makes control and resilience part of the same compact grinder.

Precision scale

Varia · Tools & water

AKU mini Scale

A compact 0.01g scale with a 500g capacity and IPX6 protection.

Its finer resolution and small platform make tiny dose and yield changes immediately visible.

Mino-ware dripper

ORIGAMI · Manual brewing

ORIGAMI Dripper S Orange

A ribbed Mino-ware ceramic dripper in the small orange format.

The open rib structure lets paper choice become an explicit recipe variable in a locally made object.

Small find

LIGHT UP COFFEE · Manual brewing

LIGHT UP logo Kalita Wave HA155

A one-to-two-cup Hasami porcelain Kalita Wave 155 with LIGHT UP's bird mark.

Japanese porcelain, a quiet roaster mark and the familiar Wave geometry make this both local and immediately useful.

Small find

Kalita · Accessories & oddities

Wave Filter 155 (50 pack)

A domestic fifty-pack of Kalita Wave 155 papers.

The final item completes the preceding brewer instead of padding the list with an unrelated trinket.

Editorially selected, never paid placement. Prices and availability can change; affiliate links are always disclosed.

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