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Saganoyu Cafe

August 28, 2023 By Michael Lambe

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If you’re in the Saga area, the cafe Saganoyu is a pleasant spot for lunch or a cup of coffee. Originally built as a public bathhouse in 1923, the building has been thoroughly renovated and was reopened as a cafe in 2006. You can still see the original tiling on the floors and the faucets along the walls.

Here’s what we had. Miu chose a cheese curry…

…which she washed down with an iced “Island milk tea” – so-named because it contains coconut milk.

And I had a peperoncino with anchovy and nanohana (rapeseed flowers) …

…with a refreshing framboise squash.

Everything was tasty and the service was good too. Saganoyu is not so cheap, but the Saga/Arashiyama area is rather touristy so cheap places are hard to find…

Saganoyu is located a short walk south of the JR Saga/Arashiyama Station. Here is a most convenient map. Check out the Saganoyu website more details and for their online shop: http://www.sagano-yu.com/
Open: 11.00 – 18.00 (Last orders: 17.30)
Telephone: 075-882-8985

This article first posted in March, 2014. Updated and reposted in August, 2023.
All text and images by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved.

Dog Cafe

August 25, 2023 By Michael Lambe

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Dog Cafe
is one of Kyoto’s “wan-chan” cafes catering to all good dogs and their walkers. A spacious establishment, on the ground floor you can browse among a huge array of dog-related products for your favorite pooch, or dog-themed goods for dog-loving humans.

The cafe has a menu that caters for both bipedal customers and their four-legged friends. For dogs the scooby-snacks include: cake, cookies and milk, and for peeps: a full drinks menu (coffees, smoothies, teas, beers etc.) and delicious home-made cakes at ¥500 a pop. Check out the pictures below.

Dog Cafe is on Instagram and has an official website here: https://dogcafe.co.jp/
Open: 11:00~19:00 (Last orders: 18:00)
Closed: Monday and Tuesday.
Tel: 075-257-3865.

This article first posted in June, 2008. Updated and reposted in August, 2023.
All text and images by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved.

Cafe Kocsi

August 5, 2023 By Michael Lambe

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This is a really lovely cafe on Aneyakoji Dori. If you’re in the mood for a sandwich and you are in the Kawaramachi area, I definitely recommend it. There’s plenty of space, lots of comfy chairs, a peaceful bookish atmosphere and a nice view from the windows over the tiled roofs of Kyoto. Check out the pictures below:

They have a full bar, and refreshments menu alongside a food menu of soups, sandwiches, cakes etc. We had the sandwiches and they were super tasty. The bread lined up in the showcase is home-baked fresh each day. And the dressing they put on their salads is something else.

To find it go north, one block from Sanjo Dori on Tominokoji Dori and you’ll find a nice white clean looking building on the corner with Aneyakoji. カフェ・コチ is on the second floor. Here is a map.

Opening Hours: 12:00 ~ 18:00
Closed: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Tel: 075-212-7411

This article first posted in September, 2008. Updated and reposted in August, 2023.
All text and images by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved.

Ran Hotei Cafe – Vintage Taishō Romance & Excellent Cake

July 25, 2023 By Michael Lambe

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One day I took a walk over to the Sanjo-kai Shōtengai shopping arcade and popped into Randy Channell’s machiya cafe Ran Hotei.

Randy is well known as a master of Japanese tea ceremony, and he does teach a few tea ceremony classes at Ran Hotei. But if you are not interested in tea ceremony, that’s ok, Ran Hotei is essentially a cafe, a place to relax, with coffee, tea and other standard beverages plus some damn fine cake.

On my visit I had a coffee and cake set. It was a maple chiffon cake, not too heavy and not too light and tasted excellent.

Randy opened the cafe in 2007, after having the building, a traditional wooden townhouse, or machiya, thoroughly renovated. He explained that he was looking for an art-deco, “Taishō Roman” kind of style when decorating the interior. Taishō refers to the Taishō Era (1912-1926), a short period of liberalism in Japanese politics and culture, which in popular memory stands in sharp contrast to the chaotic drive towards modernism of the Meiji Era that preceded it and the more militaristic early Shōwa Era that followed.  “Roman” is short for romantic, so essentially Taishō Roman stands for a kind of vintage romance.

The stained glass doorway above was found for him by our old friend Rob Mangold.

Take a pew – the seating above was originally from a church!

Or if you prefer you can kick off your shoes and relax on a tatami floor.

Randy has decorated the machiya very nicely with some lovely items. Check out that beautiful chandelier.

The Ran of Ran Hotei is from Randy’s name and the Hotei comes from the popular figure above. Randy has an extensive collection of Hotei statues and images, over 3000, but the one above he tells me, is his “treasure”. Hotei is a folkloric figure representing contentment and generosity.

Plus points: Ran Hotei is non-smoking and it is also officially a “Dog Cafe” meaning you can pop in here after taking Rover out for walkies. If you are lucky, you may get to meet Snow, above, so named because she is black (?), but perhaps also because she is すなお, a very calm, gentle natured dog.Randy is a very welcoming and friendly chap and he has been in Kyoto long enough to have a few stories under his obi. Before he was a tea master, he was a practitioner of various martial arts. I was very glad to meet him and am looking forward to getting to know him better. Mostly though I just want to go back and have another piece of that cake.

Ran Hotei is situated on the south side of the Sanjo Arcade which lies between Horikawa and Senbon Streets. Here is a MAP.
TEL: 075-801-0790
Opening hours: 11:30 〜 20:00 (until 23:00 on Fridays)
Closed Thursdays
No Smoking
Check out Randy’s online tea shop here: https://ranhotei.thebase.in/

Original article posted October, 2014. Updated and reposted July, 2023.
Text and images by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved.

Ain Soph Journey Kyoto (Formerly Matsuontoko) – Vegan Burger Cafe

July 20, 2023 By Michael Lambe

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Update 2023: Matsuontoko is now known as Ain. Soph Journey Kyoto (catchy!) — but it is still a vegan restaurant serving delicious burgers, curries and kara-age!

Though there are quite a large number of vegetarian establishments in Kyoto, most of them are located in the north of the city, and the few there are in the city center tend to sell nothing that isn’t healthy and nutritious. Good vegan junk food is pretty hard to come by. There used to be a branch of Speakeasy on Shijo that did a passable veggie burger, but that closed down back in 2010. Since then our vegan brethren have been denied the delights of fast and convenient processed treats at a convenient location and forced to endure a steady diet of tofu and wholegrain rice. No more! Vegan cafe Matsuontoko Ain Soph. Journey Kyoto is here to save the day, slap bang in the center of town, with a fine array of vegan fake-meats!

So convincing are these fake-meats that one of Mewby’s friends was half-way through her “kara-age” before she realised it wasn’t chicken at all. And that was only because Mewby told her.

“Really,” Mewby told me. “You’ll be amazed.”
“Well, alright then.” I said. So I went. And here’s my order.

How good was it? Very good. The bread was actually really nice too. I was entirely satisfied. But I decided to pig out on onion rings anyway. They were nice sweet onions and non too greasy.

And they also had this lovely little cup of tofu ice-cream, cream and vegan brownies.

In short, whether you are vegan or no, if have a hankering for fast food at a reasonable price, Matsuontoko Ain Soph. Journey Kyoto is the place to go.

Ain Soph Journey Kyoto is just east of Shinkyogoku, three streets up from Shijo. Here is a map. Check the website for other items on the menu. There are a lot of choices.

Ain Soph Journey Kyoto has some slightly complicated business hours.
Normal business hours are as follows:
Open:
11:30~17:00 (Last Orders: 16:00), 18:00 ~ 20.00 (Last Entry: 18.45, Last Orders: 19.00)
But sometimes they are only open for lunch and then business hours are as follows:
Open: 10.00 ~ 16.00 (Last Orders: 15.00)
Holidays are irregular.
Tel: 075-251-1876

Original article posted February, 2013. Updated July 2023.
Text and images by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved. 

Lush Life

July 19, 2023 By Michael Lambe

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This is a real find to be treasured. An unassuming little café near Demachiyanagi station, I must have walked past Lush Life a thousand times before finally noticing it one day, stepping inside, and bursting out laughing.

Outside, it just looks like your average run-of-the-mill café. But inside – it’s so nice! Like a little wooden jazz-lover’s den, with one wall decorated floor to ceiling with record covers and a nice cozy counter to sit at.

Everyday, there’s a simple but tasty “dish of the day” if you want something to eat. Or you can enjoy some of the luscious looking homemade cake. On the day I visited lunch was chicken curry (the owner was kind enough to make me a vegetarian bean curry instead) which I thoroughly enjoyed while listening to Nina Simone singing her Backlash Blues. And the coffee? That made me laugh too, because it was so good! Better than how I like it!

Here are some more pictures, to put you in the mood.

With our Randy Weston tickets…

Lush Life (named after the jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn) has been open here since 1988, but its history dates back to earlier jazz cafés with different names and in different locations – all the way back to the first cafe “SugarHill” in 1966. Judging by the number of regular customers who have their “keep” coffee tickets tacked to the walls, I’d guess Lush Life will be around for a long time to come. Although, it’s a small shop, they have sponsored a number performances at Kyoto’s Kamigamo Shrine by the major jazz pianists Abdullah Ibrahim and the late great Randy Weston. I was fortunate enough to attend two of Randy Weston’s performances at Kamigamo and on both occasions I was blown away by his vitality, profound talent and deep, deep, joyful tunes.

This happy little place is open from 12:00 ~ 22:00 everyday except Tuesdays. Tel: 090-1909-0199.
You can find it to the side of the taxi rank just opposite the Eizan exit of Demachiyanagi Station. Here is a map.

Text and images by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved. 

Cafe Bibliotic Hello!

July 17, 2023 By Michael Lambe

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Situated on Nijo/Yanagiyabamba, “Cafe Bibliotic Hello” is a converted old machiya, one of the traditional old wooden townhouses of Kyoto. Bring a book with you or just grab one of the many off the walls. Here you can enjoy coffees, teas, cakes, pastries or grab some dinner if you are really hungry. They do some pretty awesome sandwiches but one night I treated myself to the day’s special. It was pleasing both to the eye and tongue.

Spinach & tomato pasta with whitefish

I also recommend the “Old Fashioned” a kind of fruit crumble with ice-cream.


The atmosphere here is super relaxed, and unlike Starbucks you aren’t expected to leave or order more as soon as your coffee is finished. Here are some pictures.

Sitting here, surrounded by lights and books and old wood is a balm to the soul.

To find it just head west on Nijo from Teramachi and look out for the ridiculously oversized palm leaves. Here’s a MAP
Cafe Bibliotic Hello! on Instagram.
Open every day: 11:30 ~ 23:00
Tel: 075-231-8625

This article was first posted in July 2007, then updated and reposted in July 2023. Some items on the menu may well have changed in the interim!

Text and images by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved. 

Les Freres Moutaux

July 14, 2023 By Michael Lambe

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Les Freres Moutaux is a popular bakery in Iwakura, a quiet residential area of ​​Kyoto.

Previously, they also had a very nice branch with a cafe on Aburakoji Dori that sold all kinds of tasty meals  – but that branch has now GONE.

From white bread and baguettes to sweet buns, croissants and scones, there are many types of bread on sale. And all of them are top knotch when it comes to flavor, texture, and the heady, bready aroma of baked dough, so you might have some trouble choosing between them.

You should also watch out for the showcase of temptation which is filled with all kinds of colorful cakes and pastries. And answering the call of sweet-toothed fans from afar, baked sweets and cakes can also be ordered online.

Les Freres Moutaux is a two-minute walk from Kino Station on the Eizan Kurama Line. Here is a map showing it’s location.

The dearly departed Aburakoji branch

Check out the official website and online shop here: Les Freres Moutaux
Phone: 075-724-3299
Business hours: 9:00-19:00
Closed: Thursdays

Text and images by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved. 

Salut Ya

July 14, 2023 By Michael Lambe

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さるぅ屋 is a cafe/bar/diner in a lovely old renovated machiya on Imadegawa. The food menu concentrates on burgers, sandwiches and curries and is generally pretty meaty. As I don’t do the meat thing, I settled for an advocado and cottage cheese sandwich, expecting something bland and was surprised by its sweet deliciosity. And the bread! That was something else.

I finished off with chocolate cake and ice-cream — smashing!

Below are some more pictures and you can see some pictures of the renovation process up here.

The drinks menu includes coffee, a full range of Yogi teas and fruit smoothies. As well as wine, cocktails and shochu, the bar also has Premium Malts on draft and also some Mexican and Belgian beers.

Salut Ya is super easy to get to from the Keihan Demachiyanagi Station. Take the number two exit and go east from the Family Mart on the corner of Imadegawa/Kawabata and Salut Ya is right there on your right. Here is a handy map.
Opening hours: 11:30~22:00 (Last orders for food: 21:00, and drinks: 21.30)
Telephone: 075-203-6552
Salut Ya on Instagram
On the way out I asked where they got their delicious bread from.
“レ・フレール・ムトウ”, she said.
And I said: “What?”
Next post: the bakery/cafe Les Freres Moutaux.

Text and images by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved. 

Quarirengue

July 12, 2023 By Michael Lambe

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Here’s a nice quiet place for coffee and cake. Mewby and I found this cafe one Saturday and spent a pleasant afternoon there enjoying the tasty fare and the cosy mood and burying ourselves in our books. Tucked away down an old residential machiya alleyway it’s not a place you’d find by chance. It’s word of mouth that gets you there, and Quarirengue has clearly earned its reputation as a place of quiet retreat and fine confections.

Let’s take a look at those cakes shall we? This chocolate cake (自慢のクラシック・ショコラ – Classic Chocolate Pride) will set you back 750 yen. And yes folks, those are real blackberries you see on that plate.


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Papa Jon’s Honten

January 21, 2014 By Michael Lambe

On Saturday we took a stroll up to the Shimpukan, intending to grab a bite to eat at Papa Jon’s Eatery. Unfortunately for us, they were hosting a wedding party. However, very fortunately for us, we bumped into Charles Roche (the owner) on his way out, and he offered us a lift up to the 本店. Nice chap, isn’t he?

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I’d noticed this place on the way to events at Impact Hub but never been it. Much smaller and cosier than the Eatery, it’s a good spot for lunch if you happen to be up near Imadegawa station. I enjoyed my fritatta – an Italian dish mid-way between a quiche and an omlette.

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And Mewby really enjoyed her chicken, potato and coconut curry. She was very impressed with how well it went with couscous!

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After that we were quite satisfied, but being greedy ordered some of their famous cheesecake to take home. You can’t go to Papa Jon’s and not have cheesecake! Can you guess which we chose?

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I had the raspberry and Mewby had rum raisin. Absolutely delicious! Thank you for the lift Charles!

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Papa Jon’s have stores in the following locations. Click the links for maps!

Papa Jon’s Honten (Imadegawa)
Papa Jon’s Eatery (Shimpukan)
Papa Jon’s on Kitayama
Papa Jon’s at Shugakuin

Cafe & Gallery Rokujian

December 7, 2011 By Michael Lambe

I had a bit of free time this afternoon, so I popped over to see the exhibition at Cafe Rokujian of photographs and paintings by our friends John Einarsen and Tiery Le. The cafe forms part of the Kampo Cultural Center, which as I understand it, opened up last month. The center consists of three parts, the cafe, a small gallery space, and a learning center where you can take classes in flower arrangement, calligraphy and art – the latter with Tiery Le himself! Currently, John Einarsen’s graceful and exquisite black and white lotus photographs occupy most of the gallery space, whilst Tiery Le’s exhilarating and dynamic oil paintings decorate the cafe walls.

The cafe itself is spacious and comfortable and a pleasant place to stop and rest if you happen to be visiting the Higashiyama area. They do three lunch time sets of curry, a panini sandwich, or pasta, which all come with a (negligible) salad and a drink (tea, coffee, etc). If you want beer or wine it is 200 yen extra but the beer is Moretti, which happens to be one of my favorites so I was quite happy about that.

Each of these dishes changes daily.
I ordered the pasta, which on this occasion was spaghetti in tomato sauce with olives, anchovies and capers. It was tasty, and it came in a goodly portion so I was quite satisfied, though I think at 1180 yen for the set, it could be a teensy bit cheaper. The panini and curry sets are cheaper at 980 yen apiece.

Here are a few more pictures from both inside and outside the cafe and gallery…

Open 12:00-20:00, and closed Mondays, Cafe & Gallery Rokujian is in the Okazaki area, to the east of Heian Shrine and drectly to the north of the Kampo Museum. Click here for a map.

See also: Lotus – A Joint Exhibition by John Einarsen & Tiery Le…
The Photographs of John Einarsen
Tiery Le’s website.

Kozmoz International

June 28, 2011 By Michael Lambe

Kozmoz New York Coffee is an American style cafe/diner tucked away in Fushimi Momoyama, that specializes in such dishes as the Philly Cheesesteak, the Hot Italian Sausage, bagels, muffins, apple pies and cheesecake… What makes this establishment a little bit different from other cafes though, is that every yen made from your hotdog or cheesesteak, (and also all the profits from the Kozmoz English school  upstairs), goes towards a good cause: funding social outreach programs and providing aid and assistance to those pockets of poverty and inequality that local government and bureaucracy have failed. According to Kozmoz International’s Director, Barry Wyatt, Japan has the same relative poverty rate as the U.S. and the U.K. with the most needy groups being: the elderly, single parents, and poor working families with children under five. For these kinds of people Kozmoz has been operating food banks and pantries where people can pick up boxes of groceries. Barry states the charity’s goals as “simply to feed the hungry and clothe and house the poor as well as bring awareness of these needs to those that can help.”

Since March Kozmoz International has also been trying to raise funds and supplies for the disaster zone in northern Japan. Barry writes,

Driving our aid truck to the disaster area since March has been like going between alternate universes every week. Just a couple of hours from the disaster zone people are going about their daily lives as if nothing has changed, while just miles away the devastation in both property and lives is beyond description. We have taken nearly $40,000 in food stocks directly to the shelters in the disaster zone but seeing the depth of the needs and the lack of progress makes me feel that we have to do more, much more…(LINK)

Barry Wyatt (left) and one of his students.

To draw attention to the continuing plight of the Tohoku refugees, Barry and his friend Bernie M. have committed to sharing their hardship by undergoing a 40 day fast, taking no solid foods and surviving on vegetable juice and vitamin tablets until either the deadline is up or they raise $25,000 dollars in donations. They are now on day 17 (and Barry has lost 10kgs). Last week I went down to the Kozmoz cafe to meet Barry and find out more about his work.

That oh-so-tempting tostada!

Naturally, (being an ass) I also wanted to check out the cafe’s food. Here on the left is a picture of the bean-filled tostada I ate in front of Barry as he literally starved before me. It was actually a pretty good tostada. At that time Barry was a full eight days into his fast, so I did ask him if he minded me eating while we talked “Go ahead man!” he said with a smile,  “I’m in the zone!”

Barry hails originally from L.A. but was living in Spokane, Washington State when he underwent a crisis that fundamentally altered his life’s priorities. In the space of just three days, he lost his job, was diagnosed with cancer and underwent drastic surgery to remove a tumour. This was followed by a tough course of radiation treatment. Though Barry rebuilt his life after this traumatic experience, getting a new job in the construction business and becoming a qualified architect, he also became more and more active doing volunteer activities with his local church. He joined programs taking prisoners on parole into his home, so that they could reintegrate into society, and also training illegal immigrants so that they could gain the necessary language abilities and working skills to return to America legally. He also travelled frequently to Mexico building homes, and delivering food and medicine. At some point he came to a realization: “My personal faith led me to believe that charity was the area where I wanted to express my existence.” And so he decided to become a full-time charity worker and founded Kozmoz International in 1987. “Ever since,” he says, “I’ve really enjoyed my life.”

Kozmoz International’s work is also in large part about promoting cultural exchange and language training. Barry believes that many of the social ills that plague the world today are the result of unresolved conflicts between cultures and that these will never be resolved unless people become more culturally aware and thus able to seek forgiveness. Barry himself became interested in Japanese culture after hosting a Japanese junior high student in America. On moving to Japan though he discovered that Japan suffers from the same social inequalities as America. An estimated 10 million Japanese are living below the poverty line and the majority of these are not the homeless but the working poor. [Read more about poverty in Japan here]

Barry with Kozmoz interns and students at the Kozmoz Cafe.

Though the roots of Barry’s personal commitment to charity are in his own Christian faith, he is keen to point out that Kozmoz International itself is not a religious charity and its volunteers are of many faiths or none. Their goal is to create a model, self-funded, charitable enterprise without soliciting support from any governmental, political or religious organizations. And as Kozmoz staff are all volunteers (Barry himself draws no salary), and all overheads and costs are covered by fees from their educational programs in Japan and abroad, 100% of donations received for Tohoku go directly towards feeding people in the Tohoku refugee shelters. As Barry makes plain on his website the need is still dire:

  • school children are receiving only a roll and milk for lunch.
  • refugees in many shelters are receiving only one meal a day.
  • though 20,000 temporary housing units have been constructed, many are refusing them because it means that they will forfeit future aid and they simply can’t afford to live in them.
  • estimates vary but only between 15% and less than half of the aid pledged has found its way to the victims. Most of the money is stalled in the hands of the prefectural governments.
  • 90,000 or more are homeless
  • vast numbers of jobs have simply disappeared as the factories and businesses were washed away and those trying to get their feet on the ground find businesses struggling to survive because of a decimated customer base unable to hire and many on the verge of collapse.
  • after 3 months of living in a shelter with no privacy, no space, and no prospect of change for many months many victims are at the end of their emotional ropes. [LINK]

This is the situation Barry is trying to draw people’s attention to. There is certainly no doubting Barry’s personal commitment to his fast for Tohoku, or that of his friend Bernie who says,

It’s our island man! People need to do something. How can people just go on buying and shopping and eating out as if nothing has changed? I could understand it if these horrific conditions were half way around the world, but these people are family. (LINK)

To learn more about the work of Kozmoz International please visit their website here.
To make a donation of food or supplies click here.
To donate funds for Tohoku click here.

To find their cafe and enjoy some fine New York style coffee or other tasty treats please visit Fushimi Momoyama. From the station head left (west) and walk along the shopping arcade. Take the fourth road on the left and you will see a large store named PLAZA on your left. The Kozmoz cafe is directly opposite on your right. Here is a map.

Kozmoz New York Coffee is open every day but Monday from 11:00 to 23:30 or later if the beer is not gone.
Sundays: 11:00 to 19:00

 

月と六ペンス

November 19, 2010 By Michael Lambe

I was talking to my friend Yutaka one day and telling him that I couldn’t find the right sort of cafe. “Of course, I know lots of nice cafes,” I said, “but they don’t serve my needs. They are too popular, and crowded. I want somewhere quiet, and unpopular, where I can go by myself, be anti-social and just lose myself in a book without being bothered by anyone. I can’t find anywhere like that where I live now. I’m too central. Everywhere is too busy.”

“I know just the place though,” said Yutaka looking very pleased with himself, ” – near where I live. It’s called Tsuki to Roku Pensu.”

What a wonderful name for a cafe, I thought.

It turns out that the owner of the cafe, Shibagaki-san, named it after his favorite book: The Moon and Sixpence. 月と六ペンス is a cafe for bookworms you see. It’s important you realise that right away.  Because you need to be quiet! And if you must talk here – do it quietly. Better not to talk at all. This is a place where people come (mostly by themselves) to lose themselves in literature. Respect that and respect the quiet and let them read in peace.

The menu is simple. I generally get the same old thing: a bottle of Guinness and a vegetable sandwich. Simple is good though. It focuses the mind.

Again the interior has clearly been designed with the needs of the bookworm in mind. Most of the seating is at a counter that circles the room and faces only the walls and the windows. Take a seat here, pick up a book and read. You need never be distracted by the people around you because they exist only in the periphery – and besides they, like you, are here to read. This is not a place to meet people. That’s why I like it.

Take a look at some pictures of the interior and see if you like it too.

月と六ペンス is open every day except Sundays between 12:00 and 8:00 pm.

月と六ペンス is on the second floor of this building (杉野ビル ~ the Sugino Buidling) on the north-west corner of Takakura/Nijo.

It’s not easy to find by yourself! There is a map at the bottom of this page from the website.

If you have come by bicycle, you can park in a designated area of the parking space under the Sugino building. That area is designated as in front of the car in space number 3 – and that is the only place you may park your bicycle!

Now, find the stairs on the east side of the building and go up!

Then on the next floor up it’s the (only) door on your left. Go in, sit down, and the master of the premises, Shibagaki-san, will bring you a menu presently. And remember – Shhhh!

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