Starbucks is a very popular coffee franchise in Japan but did you know that there are a lot of tumblers that can only be bought in certain Starbucks stores all around Japan. I would like to introduce some of them to you (not all of them because that would make this article six pages long).
When this tumbler is empty, it looks like there are airplanes leaving the airport around the Tokyo Bay area in the daytime but once you put some coffee inside, the half transparent design makes the whole scene look like it’s nighttime!
買ったの！スタバ スカイツリー限定タンブラー💙 綺麗な青だわー😍大事にします🙏🍬#スターバックス pic.twitter.com/t5Os0zqzKS
— ゆらりん (@sa_ku_ra_i_ro_) 2017年4月15日
This tumbler is modelled off of the Tokyo Sky Tree and can only be bought in the two Starbucks stores that are at the base of the Sky Tree.
職場の子に頂いた北海道スタバ限定のタンブラー😍可愛くてお気に入りです❤️ pic.twitter.com/RmGxLnZ48I
— ななゆき (@akitainu7) 2017年1月5日
Hokkaido is the most northern prefecture in Japan and there is a limited edition tumbler available there as well. The design is modelled after polar bears, snow, lavender fields and the traditional Ainu decorations (the Ainu are the native peoples of the Hokkaido region). The tumbler is decorated with shining pieces of silver to represent the shimmering snow.
即決！切手OK・新品 スターバックス 地域限定 東京 タンブラーhttp://t.co/izE5IAjuUS pic.twitter.com/RLovxcej8a
— タンブラー関連商品 (@tcj5gre2nee0huw) 2015年7月6日
The limited edition Tokyo tumbler can be bought at any Starbucks in Tokyo. The skyline of Tokyo is depicted on the sides and parts of the design sparkle in the light.
スタバの地域限定タンブラー集めてる時期がありまして、中でも京都ver.とか好きです。
沖縄とか札幌、空港限定ver.も良いです(*´ロ`*)☆
海外ver.もあるし。 pic.twitter.com/MAoUemagSd
— 八雲モンブラン☆D.D (@montblanc_star) 2017年3月17日
The Kyoto tumbler depicts many of Kyoto traditional shrines and tourist locations in a modern and pop way.
スタバでは念願の、仙台タンブラーげっとだぜ！ pic.twitter.com/A6AEfItg5a
— あさか (@asakav) 2016年7月28日
The paper used on this tumbler is a special opaque looking paper giving the whole tumbler a soft glow. The front side shows the Tanabata festival in Sendai while the back side shows the beautiful night sky in Sendai.
Although I did not post it above, most limited edition tumblers have a matching mug cup that is in the same design as well as the Starbucks gift cards that are special to the region. If you visit Japan, why not but a tumbler that you can only get in Japan?