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KISSA KULTUR

LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Apr 1, 2001
Tea fit for royalty glows at L'Epicier
For the last three months, I have been inexplicably drawn to tea shops with yellow color schemes. Is there a magical connection? Maybe only in a subliminal desire for the very best.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Feb 28, 2001
Copying without an original
In the movie "Mr. Baseball," Tom Selleck's character complains to his Japanese girlfriend that Japan copies everything. She quickly replies, "We may copy it, but we make it better." After a visit to Ashbys of London, located near Akasaka-Mitsuke Station, one would have to agree.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Jan 24, 2001
Mariage Freres: A Ginza tea party
They haven't had to advertise in over 140 years. Of course, when your product is of the highest quality, word travels -- even to distant shores.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Dec 27, 2000
Brewing up a winning formula: Starbucks hits it big in Japan
I admit it: I had a breakdown. It probably happened sometime after Starbucks Store No. 100 opened in the cavernous Tameike-Sanno subway station. My first reaction was: What, another one? How many more of these places, full of smiling, happy crowds, nursing "bold expressions" and munching on brownies or biscotti, are there?
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Nov 23, 2000
The orthodox way of milk tea
In my search for a pleasant place to enjoy a coffee or tea, I often feel like a detective. Wandering Tokyo's nooks and crannies, I diligently try to track down havens where weary souls can rejuvenate from harried schedules and the din that seems to accompany us wherever we go.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Oct 25, 2000
A Thrush perches between two worlds
One foot in the past, one foot in the present.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Sep 27, 2000
Reading relaxation in tea leaves
Tokyo is a city of surprises. Take a walk down any side street, and you can be sure you'll find an interesting shop or restaurant. Such is the case with Mother Leaf, a pleasant discovery moments away from the Kabuki-za in Ginza.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Aug 23, 2000
Boiled and baked, the real thing: New York bagels at Little Tribeca
As the song goes, "Everything Must Change." Nowhere is that clearer than in the world of the Japanese kissaten. Remember the half cups of coffee (no refills, thank you), high prices and limited choices? Nowadays we have filled-to-the-brim short, tall or grande, the cheap and the cheaper (Doutor and Pronto continue to duke it out) and endless varieties (or, in coffee lingo, "varietals").
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Jul 26, 2000
Seattles's Best has just joined the rest
It must be something in the water. What else could account for the fact that three of the most popular gourmet coffee chains in Japan originate in Seattle, Wash.? First there was Starbucks, then Tully's and now Seattle's Best Coffee has brought its "pleasing to the palate" brew to Shinjuku, minutes from Takashimaya department store in Times Square.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Jun 28, 2000
Star cafe keeps the customers beaming
Catwoman is back. This time, though, she isn't wearing a black spandex body suit. No mask, no whip and no sexy purr in her voice. In fact, at 67, she's not quite as lithe as she used to be.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
May 24, 2000
Fresh or aged, the coffee is kicking at Satei Hato
On a nondescript side street, a short walk from Shibuya Station's jangling cell phones and glaring white lipstick, Satei Hato first catches your eye with the dramatic vases and fresh flowers that grace its entrance. Intrigued, you discover a space much larger than you anticipated, filled with the warmth and character that have all but disappeared from the modern-day kissaten.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Apr 26, 2000
Stirring up the dust of a Classic era
This column marks the one-year anniversary of Kissa Kultur. What started as a way to help freelancers find interesting spots to enjoy a coffee between jobs has now become a fascinating historical dig through postwar Tokyo.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Dec 22, 1999
Seattle's other coffee house goes for Tokyo market share
Can we talk?
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Nov 24, 1999
When the going gets tough, the tough drink coffee
When I was a child, my mother didn't hesitate to drag me along on her shopping sprees, and if she managed to find some bargains, she would celebrate (and reward my good behavior) by treating me to something sweet at the department store coffee shop.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Oct 27, 1999
The benefits of Aromas therapy
Aromas, with its Picasso-like red-and-gold logo, at first appears to be another in a long line of hip, new coffee bars from America, poised to take its place among other heavyweight "contenders" in the ongoing race to unseat Starbucks.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Sep 22, 1999
Green-tea cappuccino under the Ark Hills leaves
Looking for a stylish spot to meet a client? Blossoming romance needs to be nurtured over a cappuccino? Maybe, like most of us, you just need a respite from the mad rush of the city, but don't have the time (or cash) to catch the next train out of town.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Jun 23, 1999
A taste of real New York cool in Nishi-Shinjuku
Anyone who has survived a brutal Tokyo summer can testify that roaming the city's narrow lanes in search of a cool refreshment (not from a vending machine) sometimes seems as challenging as walking barefoot across fiery coals.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
May 27, 1999
Old and new blended perfectly at Otani
A pebble's throw away from the Akasaka Mitsuke subway station, the Hotel New Otani (which happens to be in the midst of celebrating 35 years as one of Tokyo's premier hotels) might just offer the solution to savvy travelers' "been there, done that" blues.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
Philippines wants U.S. and Japan to take over rail deal eyed by China
Delfin Lorenzana
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
At least one dead, seven missing after two MSDF helicopters crash off Izu Islands
Contact was lost with the two SH-60K helicopters, each carrying four crew, in an area east of Torishima in the Izu Island chain during anti-submarine warfare training Saturday night.
Tokyo Rainbow Pride lights up capital as organizers celebrate 30 years
Rainbow flags were flown through the capital's busy Shibuya and Harajuku areas for Tokyo Rainbow Pride events this weekend as organizers hailed 30 years of one of Asia's largest LGBTQ celebrations.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.

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