Japan's Only* Coffee Museum Powers Up into a 'Coffee Theme Park' Where Adults and Children Can Learn and Enjoy! 'UCC Coffee Museum' to Reopen on Wednesday, July 1st

The UCC Coffee Museum (Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture), Japan's only specialized coffee museum*1, will reopen on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, after a 6-year renovation. Admission will be by reservation only, with bookings opening on a dedicated website from noon on Friday, May 15, 2026.

This renovation aimed at the inheritance, evolution, and creation of coffee knowledge, involving construction and refurbishment of the building structure, interior, and exterior. While leveraging existing exhibits, new exhibition areas and experiential content have been added. The museum will reopen with the concept of a 'coffee theme park' where everyone, from coffee lovers to children, can learn and enjoy. The UCC Coffee Museum, along with the UCC Innovation Center, UCC Coffee Academy, and UCC Kobe Headquarters, will collaborate as the 'UCC Kobe Coffee Village,' a creative base for the 'knowledge' and 'skills' cultivated by the UCC Group since its founding, to convey the charm of coffee to as many people as possible.

*1 According to UCC research (as of May 2026)

Click here for the official UCC Coffee Museum website: https://www.ucc.co.jp/museum/ (Reservation required)

*Reservations for admission will be accepted from noon on Friday, May 15, with ticket sales for July beginning then.

Highlights of the renewed UCC Coffee Museum:

In addition to the traditional exhibition of all information related to coffee, such as its origin, cultivation, appraisal, roasting, extraction, and culture, the following two points have been enhanced!

① Experiential Lab to Understand the Science and Future of Coffee

An experiential exhibition will be introduced that unravels the 'science' and 'sustainability' of coffee, utilizing UCC's research and development insights.

② Diverse Coffee Experiential Content, from Premium Coffee Experiences to 3D Latte Art Enjoyable by Children

~Including pairing experiences that change your perception of coffee, paper drip experiences, blend making, roasting, 3D latte art, and more~

'Lounge by UCC COFFEE ACADEMY,' offering experiential programs centered on coffee food pairing by UCC Group's coffee professionals, will be newly established. Furthermore, 'Cube by UCC COFFEE ACADEMY,' providing paper drip, blend making, and 3D latte art experiences, will also be newly opened. In addition, a wide variety of experiential content, such as hand-roasting experiences and coffee tastings, are available for coffee beginners and children to enjoy together.

The UCC Group aims to realize its purpose, 'Unleashing the power of coffee for a better world,' by pursuing new possibilities for coffee and challenging the creation of unprecedented coffee value.

The 'UCC Coffee Museum' was born in Kobe, the birthplace of UCC, on October 1, 1987 (Coffee Day*2), from the passionate desire of UCC Group founder Tadao Ueshima to 'convey the wonder of coffee to as many people as possible.' As Japan's only specialized coffee museum*1, covering a wide range of coffee-related information, it has welcomed over 1.5 million visitors from Japan and abroad for more than 35 years, introducing the history and culture of coffee, as well as its diverse and profound charms. The museum closed in March 2020 due to the spread of the new coronavirus and has since welcomed visitors by reservation only for seminars and other limited events since March 2021.

This renovation aimed at the inheritance, evolution, and creation of coffee knowledge, involving construction and refurbishment of the building structure, interior, and exterior. In addition to introducing all information related to coffee, such as its origin, cultivation, appraisal, roasting, extraction, and culture, which were existing exhibits, a new 'Experiential Lab to Understand the Science and Future of Coffee' has been established. Furthermore, a rich variety of diverse coffee experiential content, from premium coffee experiences to 3D latte art enjoyable by children, has been prepared. Under the concept of a 'coffee theme park,' coffee fans, as well as those who do not usually drink coffee and children, can experience mechanisms and content that allow them to learn and enjoy. The exterior design has also been evolved to welcome many coffee-loving visitors with a warm atmosphere. In addition, a training area has been newly established to utilize the museum as a place for human resource development within the UCC Group.