This Man Brews the Best Cup of Coffee in Japan! (Here’s How)

I understand. It's just so good, I'm going very fast. Yeah, okay, slow down. I stumbled across this place last summer on a whim. Ever since then, I couldn't get it out of my head. I've wanted to come back here for eight months. Let's go. It's one man, one passion. Depth and ritual and total dedication to his craft. This is Kaikuro Coffee. And this is Yoshiko Sakai. And I promise you, it's one of the best cups of coffee you will ever have. 100 years old, made in Japan. Made in Japan. This mill came out of this house in Shinisei. It's fate. I think it was destined to come to Kaikodo. This even powder is important. The water is boiling. I'm going to leave it for a little while. It's going to start now. I've been doing this for a long time. I'm going to add a little bit of Japanese sugar. And it's done. Please try it. Thank you. Whoa. Good. Wow. No bitter. So smooth. Perfect medium roast cup of coffee. Wow. Around this time, I started to wonder what he did before he made coffee. Hotel man. Hotel man? Yes. Wow. So why change? Why coffee? I was drowned in coffee. So you loved coffee? Yes. Once the coffee was served, he kept repeating this word to me. Yoin. In this context, it can be translated as a lingering aftertaste. He said, for 30 minutes after you drink the coffee, no water, don't eat anything, just let the aroma of the coffee kind of fill you up so you can experience it. He was very specific for 30 minutes. But in a broader sense, it means a lingering memory, a reverberation, or the trailing note of a piece of music. What do you want? Mozart. The best. Wow. Requiem. He couldn't have pulled out a more perfect piece of music. The theme of the Requiem is the thoughts that go through a man's head as he's nearing the end of his life. Did he live it well? What's in store for him next? It's honestly hard to describe what it felt like to be in the room at this moment. But powerful is a pretty good word. So he's 81 years old, and I was asking him how he stays in shape. And apparently, he walks every morning. Can I go with you? Yes, sir. Yes. That's a yes. It's very beautiful. Wabi-sabi. You do a routine at home? Every day? Every day. Morning, evening. Squat. Keep legs strong. 50 squats every morning. That's why he looks this good. And the coffee. There are 39 inscriptions on this stone wall. This is a new stone wall, so there are no inscriptions on it. I asked if he prayed at the shrine, and he said one day a week, both this building and this building. So what is one thing about your life or your work that other interviewers, the people that have come here, haven't asked that you would like people to know? Is there anything about this experience you would like to know? I'll try my best to answer it. Leave a question in the comments below. Once again, as the days go by, my excitement about this moment has turned into reflection, a reverberation, a lingering aftertaste. For a man and his work, for this moment in time. Bye bye. Thank you. OK. That was amazing. For the coffee, for the music, for Japan. Oh my god. Yoin.