Introducing the competing baristas

  • Daiki Ito Barista

    Japan Barista Championship (JBC)
    2022: 5th place
    2023: 3rd place
    2024: 1st place
    2025: 2nd place

    World Barista Championship (WBC)
    2025: 5th place

    Japan Latte Art Championship (JLAC)
    2018: 2nd place
    2019: 1st place
    2020: 1st place
    *Tournament temporarily suspended due to COVID-19*
    2023: 1st place (3rd consecutive tournament victory)
    Sarutahiko Coffee baristas achieve the remarkable feat of dominating the top three spots

    World Latte Art Championship (WLAC)
    2025: 12th place

  • Takanari Nozawa Barista

    Japan Latte Art Championship (JLAC)
    2023: 2nd place
    2024: 1st place
    2025: 1st place

    World Latte Art Championship (WLAC)
    2024: 11th place
    2025: 2nd place

  • Jun Abe Barista

    Japan Barista Championship (JBC)
    2018: Advance to the semi-finals
    2023: 5th place
    2024: 2nd place
    2025: 5th place

  • Yuka Hisanaga Barista

    Japan Barista Championship (JBC)
    2018: Advance to the semi-finals
    2023: 6th place
    2024: Advance to the semi-finals
    2025: 6th place

  • Masato Fujino Barista

    Japan Latte Art Championship (JLAC)
    2023: 3rd place

  • Kumi Takayama Barista

    Japan Barista Championship (JBC)
    2015: Advance to the semi-finals

    Japan Latte Art Championship (JLAC)
    2014: 1st place
    2015: 4th place

    World Latte Art Championship (WLAC)
    2014: 7th place

Competition participation record

2025
☕Japan Latte Art Championship (JLAC)
🥇 Winner: Takanari Nozawa

☕World Latte Art Championship 2025, Geneva, Switzerland (WLAC)
🥈2nd place: Takanari Nozawa

☕Japan Barista Championship (JBC)
🥈2nd place: Daiki Ito
　 5th place: Jun Abe
　 6th place Yuka Hisanaga

☕World Barista Championship 2025 Milan/Italy (WBC)
5th place: Daiki Ito

2024
☕Japan Barista Championship (JBC)
🥇 Winner: Daiki Ito
🥈2nd place: Jun Abe

☕World Latte Art Championship 2024 Denmark/Copenhagen (WLAC)
11th place: Takanari Nozawa

☕Japan Latte Art Championship (JLAC)
🥇 Winner: Takanari Nozawa

2023
☕Japan Barista Championship (JBC)
🥉 3rd place: Daiki Ito
　 5th place: Jun Abe
　 6th place Yuka Hisanaga

☕World Latte Art Championship 2023 Taiwan/Taipei (WLAC)
　 Daiki Ito

☕Japan Latte Art Championship (JLAC)
🥇 Winner: Daiki Ito
🥈2nd place: Takanari Nozawa
🥉3rd place: Masato Fujino

2022
☕Japan Barista Championship (JBC)
　 5th place: Daiki Ito

☕World Latte Art Championship 2022 Italy/Milan (WLAC)
　 7th place: Daiki Ito (out of 27 countries)

2020
☕Japan Latte Art Championship (JLAC)
🥇 Winner: Daiki Ito


2019
☕Japan Latte Art Championship (JLAC)
🥇Winner: Daiki Ito

☕World Latte Art Championship 2019 Berlin, Germany (WLAC)
　 5th place: Daiki Ito (out of 41 countries)

2018
☕Japan Latte Art Championship (JLAC)
🥈 2nd place: Daiki Ito 　
　 5th place: Kai Kidoma 　

2017
☕Japan Latte Art Championship (JLAC)
　 8th place: Kai Kidoma 　

2015
☕Japan Latte Art Championship (JLAC)
　 4th place: Kumi Takayama

2014
☕Japan Latte Art Championship (JLAC)
🥇 Winner: Kumi Takayama

☕World Latte Art Championship 2014, Melbourne, Australia (WLAC)
　 7th place Kumi Takayama