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2 swinging cafes

Mahika Mano is a hammock cafe in Kichijoji, located on a street illuminated by two huge red "Soapland" signs (a soapland offers rather more intimate comforts, I'm told).



Swinging there with Hisae and Karin Komoto was comfortable!



Yesterday in Osaka we discovered another interesting cafe, Yusoshi, in the basement of the Loop Centre at Tennoji. It's the local branch of a Kyoto cafe which has teamed up with our favourite makers of tabi shoes and socks, Sou Sou, and employs the same mixture of retro and futuristic; you sit on beanbags at traditional low tables illuminated from below, Stanley Kubrick-style.



We had a very long lunch there with our new friend, Maggie, maker of the Philly-based Broad&Market style blog.

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[identity profile] milky-eyes.livejournal.com 2010-01-05 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
so there are these two really inspiring places... thats pretty cool. I wonder how many hammock cafes or 'places' in the world.

how did you find out about the sousou place? I love sou sou.

[identity profile] imomus.livejournal.com 2010-01-05 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
From Hisae!

[identity profile] petit-paradis.livejournal.com 2010-01-05 09:47 am (UTC)(link)
the broad&market link does not seem to work? I try later.

[identity profile] imomus.livejournal.com 2010-01-05 11:44 am (UTC)(link)
She says her domain fees expired and she has to pay to renew!

Try again in two days, she says.

[identity profile] number18.livejournal.com 2010-01-06 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Broad&Market is back up now. :)

[identity profile] brokenjunior.livejournal.com 2010-01-05 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
nice cap, parker and trousers! -- you look so young!

(Anonymous) 2010-01-05 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
And yet he is so old.

running away

(Anonymous) 2010-01-05 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
ask pete if hes any smack left fir me?

(Anonymous) 2010-01-05 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
What would you have him wear?

[identity profile] count-vronsky.livejournal.com 2010-01-05 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
and yet way cooler than you'll ever be.

long lunch there Market style

[identity profile] pay-option07.livejournal.com 2010-01-05 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Can you double up in a hammock or beanbag. That might be fun with a few drinks.



Re: long lunch there Market style

[identity profile] pay-option07.livejournal.com 2010-01-06 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
She gets around, oh Yeah.
Overbites are sexy too!

Re: long lunch there Market style

[identity profile] pay-option07.livejournal.com 2010-01-06 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Put her on a blue screen and project her in MOMA 20 feet tall. It could be a happening.

by the way

(Anonymous) 2010-01-26 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
it's the "HOOP" center, not the "Loop Center" ;)

Re: by the way

[identity profile] imomus.livejournal.com 2010-01-26 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, you're right. I realised I'd written it wrong, but didn't think anyone would notice. Well spotted!
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