Taiji Hayashi is the master roaster and owner of Arise Coffee in the up-and-coming Tokyo “coffeetown” neighborhood of Kiyosumi Shirakawa in the eastern Tokyo 下町 area. He runs two businesses in the neighborhood, Arise Coffee Roasters, where he roasts and sells beans and personally serves up handpours, and Arise Coffee Entangle, a cafe that serves his delicious varietals. Arise has about forty different beans on hand which Hayashi-san rotates through to keep ten or more types of  roasted beans for sale. Hayashi-san speaks English so tell him what kind of flavors you prefer and he’ll pick and brew something you will love.