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My beloved Tokyo kissaten

My beloved Tokyo kissaten

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A reaffirming glance, awakening your love for Tokyo and its old coffee shops.
Follow along
One trip is all it takes to fall in love with Tokyo!
Unanimously Recommended by:
Keith from Podcast "Japan Great Search" (graduate student), Fang Hsu-Chung (Head of JOOFUN Factory, Visual Director of SIDOLI RADIO), Li Ching-Chih (Urban Detective, Architecture Scholar), Li Hui-Chen (Founder of Unicorn Project), Chen Yi-Hua (Editor-in-Chief of Japanese culture magazine "Sanma")

Led by Hally Chen, "the man who has drunk the most Japanese coffee in Taiwan"
Embark on an insider's coffee journey and savor the captivating flavors of kissaten
Tokyo is arguably Japan's most iconic coffee city! In this city with an explosion of information and establishments, there are famous coffee shops dating back to pre-war (Meiji) and post-war (Showa) Japan. Its diverse and vibrant coffee culture, showcasing its completeness and richness, can be considered a microcosm of Japanese coffee history. This book treats Tokyo as a super luxurious kissaten flagship store, with Hally Chen, "the man who has drunk the most Japanese coffee in Taiwan," leading the way. He takes you on an insider's tour of Tokyo's coffee scene, making you fall in love with Tokyo's kissaten in just one go!

Tokyo is a super luxurious kissaten flagship store.
Push open this door and embark on a fragrant and delicious Japanese coffee adventure!
This book divides Tokyo into two major sections: "East Tokyo" and "West Tokyo."
Follow Hally Chen as he opens the gates to Tokyo—Ueno,
and let's embark on a "Kissaten East vs. West" paper journey!

First stop, a must-visit for kissaten enthusiasts: the site of "Kohikan," the origin of Japan's first kissaten.
Go to Ueno to witness the grand and luxurious style of "luxury kissaten" during Japan's economic boom.
Go to Asakusa and order a fried chicken breakfast, a dish highly recommended by a fashion magazine editor-in-chief.
Stroll along Ochanomizu and visit the beloved coffee shops where great Japanese writers treated themselves after submitting their manuscripts.
Go to Jimbocho and eat at a famous kissaten that's often overshadowed by its curry rice.
Go to Todaimae and visit the coffee shop popular among Todai's top students.
Go to Kanda and eat the delightful strawberry cake that has captivated Japanese people for a hundred years.
Go to Ginza and savor the omurice that rewrote Japan's food rankings.
Go to the famous shop of Japanese coffee master Ichiro Sekiguchi and experience the worldwide charm of "Amber Queen."
Go to Shimbashi, a sanctuary for Japanese office workers, and have lunch together under Mount Fuji.
Go to Toranomon and eat the limited-edition pudding freshly shaken daily by the "Pudding Hermit."
Go to Ikebukuro and enjoy the dual pleasure of stepping into a public bath with your right foot and a coffee shop with your left.
Go to Kichijoji and enjoy a "kissaten meal" that Hayao Miyazaki eats every day...
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