The origins of Dear Deer date back many years. The owner of Dear Deer, Yukichi Shikano, comes from a long line of coffee connoisseurs, starting with his Grand Uncle, Morikyo Itomitsu, who was the founder of the well-known Japanese coffee brand ‘Kalita’.
Kalita has since grown and become a global brand for coffee lovers all around the world, and this passion for quality coffee has remained within Yukichi’s family ever since. Yukichi’s father, opened his own coffee shop called Fukumame in Tokyo, Japan back in 2007 and it has been so successful, it is still there today sharing the passion for quality coffee that Morikyo Itomitsu installed in his family and the Kalita brand.
Yukichi continued with his family tradition and in 2018 opened his first Dear Deer café and roasting bar in Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand, bringing that Japanese coffee culture to New Zealand.
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