Japan has a coffee culture that has changed with societal needs over time. Today, coffee shops serve as a niche within their urban cultures.[1] While it was introduced earlier in history, during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by Dutch and Portuguese traders, it rapidly gained popularity at the turn of the twentieth century.[1] It supports the social aspects of Japan, serving both as a space to connect but also to alleviate oneself from social pressures.[1] Coffee is also defined by class interactions and classicist behaviors[1] and has economic influence through the mass amount of import of coffee and the mass consumption of coffee in Japan in its many different forms.[2]