Along with the full-sized mug, Starbucks has also released You Are Here Ornament – Japan v2 “Winter Edition”. Here’s something I’ve forgot to mention in my previous post – the new mug and ornament are light blue inside compared to red in the first edition. The string is also light blue.
Please also see side by side collage of v1 and v2:
Release of the Starbucks You Are Here – Japan v2 will probably be the most important news of November 2018. Starbucks calls it “Winter Version” of the existing mug. Following elements symbolizing Japan winter were added, replacing existing ones:
– camellia flowers (Camellia Japonica, common camellia, Japanese camellia or Tsubaki), often called the rose of winter, since it prefers cool temperatures.
– Red-crowned cranes – one of the rarest cranes in the world. The cranes are most spectacular to watch as they dance, often in pairs, with seemingly choreographed dips and jumps.… Read more
Guess what? Along with regular YAH, Starbucks has released You Are Here Ornament – Japan. It looks exactly like it’s bigger brother but smaller and with the red string.
Let me remind you, it has been almost 3 months without any ornament releases. I believe this is just the start of the series of minis coming out. Which country / city will be next?… Read more
“I need this mug in my life” – that’s what people say about this brand new YAH! And I couldn’t agree more! Would you ever guess Starbucks released You Are Here Japan mug since this country have other series?
What can I say? Mug is beautiful showing well known Japanese watermarks
– Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan at 12 388 ft (~ 3 800 meters) is a very popular touristic attraction (upto 200k people visit it each year).… Read more
This Icon mug came from Osaka, Japan. Light Blue is used as its theme color. Osaka Castle can be seen on the front of the mug and Dotonbori-gawa Canal on the back.
This mug is somewhat hard to find.
Countries of production: China… Read more
This Icon mug came from Sapporo, Japan. Blue is used as its theme color. Clock Tower can be seen on the front of the mug and Sapporo Landscape on the back.
This mug is rare (hard to find).
Countries of production: China… Read more
This Icon mug came from Tokyo, Japan. Plum is used as its theme color. The Tokyo Tower can be seen on the front of the mug and Rainbow Bridge on the back.
This mug is somewhat hard to find.
Countries of production: China… Read more
