The Japan TimesMar 6
Poetry and pecan pie — Kyoto residents waited in the rain to get one last taste of CC’s, a hotspot for literature and American comfort food. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/03/06/issues/kyoto-literary-cafe-ccs-closure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #kyoto #poetry #cidcorman #kissaten #expats
Kyoto bids farewell to a storied poets’ cafe

Opened by American poet Cid Corman in 1974, CC’s in Nakagyo Ward had served as an important gathering ground for the literary community.

The Japan Times
Jeff SmithDec 2

First morning back in Japan after three years. Intentionally booked hotel room without breakfast so I could find a traditional coffee shop.

Morning set!

#Japan #kissaten #喫茶店

 HuffPost Japan - Athena2Oct 9, 2025

東京・上野の老舗喫茶店「珈琲 王城」、廃業の危機を救った“1枚のナプキン”に静かな感動広がる
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_68e479c1e4b05e212f213771

#huffingtonpost #LIFE #ネットで話題 #カフェ #喫茶店 #nettodewadai #kafe #kissaten

東京・上野の老舗喫茶店「珈琲 王城」、廃業の危機を救った“1枚のナプキン”に静かな感動広がる

「廃業」が頭をよぎった日々を支えた、1枚のナプキンと人情の記憶。

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Show threadAdam HartzellAug 28, 2025
#NowReading2025 LIMITARIANISM: THE CASE AGAINST EXTREME WEALTH by Ingrid Robeyns via
@penguinbooks imbibed at Nito Coffee #Sendagi #千駄木 #Books #Coffee #Kissa #Kissaten #Tokyo #BookStodon #BookMastodon #CoffeeStodon #CoffeeMastodon #TokyoStodon #TokyoMastodon
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 HuffPost Japan - Athena2Aug 27, 2025

「昭和レトロ感がたまらない！」珈琲西武本店のステンドグラスに吸い込まれそう…⇨「大正ロマンを感じる」「美しい」と反響
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_68ad3a8ce4b0e9f6a6683d6c

#huffingtonpost #アートとカルチャー #ネットで話題 #喫茶店 #ステンドグラス #昭和レトロ #nettodewadai #kissaten #sutendogurasu #showaretoro

「昭和レトロ感がたまらない！」珈琲西武本店のステンドグラスに吸い込まれそう…⇨「大正ロマンを感じる」「美しい」と反響

投稿には「内装からは、大正ロマンを感じます」「美しいなぁ。ぜったいいきたい」といったコメントが寄せられました。

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Kenneth :verified:Aug 13, 2025
I like that #Kissaten Corazón kept the vibe of the joint that was there before it, but Oracle Tavern will be missed. 🔮
Adam HartzellAug 10, 2025

Wrote up a little piece about how I can occasionally go ago with analog - #Coffee #CoffeeStodon #CoffeeMastodon #Japan #Kissaten #Kissa

https://moderndaybartleby.wordpress.com/2025/08/10/agog-with-analog/

Agog With Analog

There is a cafe in the Nezu neighborhood of Tokyo called Kayaba Coffee. We generically call such establishments a cafe or coffee shop/house in English, but this particular type of cafe is called a …

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The Japan TimesJul 16, 2025
In his memoir “Things Become Other Things,” the writer, photographer and walker finds beauty in what’s vanishing, one step, one story, one cup of coffee at a time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/16/books/craig-mod-things-become-other-things/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #craigmod #hiking #walking #kissaten
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan

In “Things Become Other Things,” the longtime resident of Japan captures that grace that lingers in slowly vanishing countryside towns.

The Japan Times
Mike_VNov 9, 2024

Craig Mod: Why kissaten intrigue people. (“…your average Blue Bottle is basically a racquetball court that sells coffee.”)
#Japan #Coffee #kissaten

https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/197/

Why Kissas Intrigue (Places for People)

What is it about these places?

Craig Mod
 HuffPost Japan - Athena2Jun 19, 2024

東京で「モーニングが楽しめる家賃の安い駅」はどこ？2位は三鷹駅、1位は…
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_667249d1e4b0a1f905baa788

#huffingtonpost #LIFE #東京 #カフェ #喫茶店 #住みたい街 #モーニング #tokyo #kafe #kissaten #sumitaimachi #moningu

東京で「モーニングが楽しめる家賃の安い駅」はどこ？2位は三鷹駅、1位は…

家賃が安ければ、喫茶店やカフェでモーニングを楽しむ生活も実現できるかも…？

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