2 swinging cafes

[imomus]

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.

Comments

[milky-eyes.livejournal.com]

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.

[petit-paradis.livejournal.com]

the broad&market link does not seem to work? I try later.

[brokenjunior.livejournal.com]

nice cap, parker and trousers! -- you look so young!

long lunch there Market style

[pay-option07.livejournal.com]

Can you double up in a hammock or beanbag. That might be fun with a few drinks.

by the way

[(Anonymous)]

it's the "HOOP" center, not the "Loop Center" ;)