- Prologue

- Tokyo Coffee Travel Tips

Part 1.
downtown Tokyo
1. SWAMP
2.
Brewman Tokyo
3. FUGLEN Sangubashi
4. ACID COFFEE
5.
æ - ash ash
6.
Cokuun Cocoon
7. VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS Roppongi
8.
Azabudai Hills
- %ARABICA Tokyo Arabica Tokyo Store
- OGAWA COFFEE LABORATORY Azabudai

9. GLITCH Ginza
10. PASSAGE COFFEE Nihombashi
11.
Single O Hamacho Single O Hamacho

Part 2.
East Tokyo
1. KOFFEE MAMEYA Kakeru Coffee Mameya Kakeru
2. COFFEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3. LEAVES COFFEE ROASTERS
4.
Lonich
5.
ignis ignis

Part 3.
West Tokyo
1. LIGHT UP COFFEE Mitaka
2.
Raw Sugar Roast
3. FUGLEN Hanegi Koen
4. OGAWA COFFEE LABORATORY Shimokitazawa
5. COFFEE COUNTY Tokyo
6.
Sniite Sniite
7. ONIBUS COFFEE Jiyugaoka

Part 4.
Tokyo suburbs
1. VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS Kitakamakura / Kamakura City
2. SOMETHING'S COFFEE HOUSE / Kamakura City
3.
ignis Kamakura Ignis Kamakura Branch / Kamakura City
4. RED POISON COFFEE ROASTERS / Zamasi
5. ETHICUS / Shizuoka City
6. AKITO COFFEE / Kofu City
7. TERASAKI COFFEE / Kofu City

-Epilogue

It's not on Naver Blog or Instagram
A compilation of authentic local restaurants

“Is this Japan or Korea?” You’ve probably made this joke at least once while traveling in Japan.
It's not easy to laugh off this joke, because underlying it lies the anticipation of special memories that can only be made in Japan, and the subtle disappointment that comes from not meeting them.
In that sense, the value of this book is clear.
This is because it covers hidden 'real restaurants' that are only available to local residents and cannot be found on Naver Blog or Instagram.


Tokyo is full of cafes with a variety of concepts that surpass our imagination.
As the café culture has flourished for a long time, countless cafés are thriving, and it is important to have a discerning eye to select them.
No one is as short on time as an international traveler.
It would be difficult to find someone in Korea with as much talent for curating Tokyo cafes as the author.
Truly satisfying spaces are shared through word of mouth and personal connections.
The author visits a newly opened cafe by a Japanese barista he has been friends with for a long time, and sometimes goes on impromptu trips based on recommendations from local baristas.
He even introduces cafes that aren't even registered on Google Maps, so there's no way to doubt the author's insight as a cafe traveler.
In short, this book will serve as a reliable navigator for those who want to experience the real Tokyo, not just the "Tokyo Wards of Seoul."


An essay that will satisfy both MBTI 'T' and 'F'
A photographer's eye captures the colors in achromatic everyday life.

When sharing an object of affection, perhaps the 'reason for liking' is more important than the 'feeling for liking'.
This is because I can persuade more people and bring them into my heart.
The author maintains a firm composure as he explains why the café is great, why the coffee is special, and why meeting the barista was such a thrilling moment.
When you love something very much, you tend to hurriedly express your subjective thoughts, but you can't find any excess of emotion in his descriptions.
Thanks to this, it became a travel guide that accurately reflected my tastes.


However, it would be a great misunderstanding to think that the article was woven from a list of fragmented information.
The author's passionate and sincere love for coffee has inspired Tokyo coffee lovers to share their innermost stories.
How touching is the anecdote of a barista who remembered the cafe the author said he was planning to visit and went to see him after the store was closed, hoping to see if they could meet.
The author recorded the precious moments of interaction with coffee lovers without missing a single moment, and then transformed them into essays imbued with human warmth and character.
The off-the-record conversations between cafes and baristas that even 'ChatGPT' can't answer, and the warm camaraderie that transcends language, are another source of what makes books special.


It's okay if you're so tired that you can't even read a word, or if you don't have the energy to go on a trip.
The author's photographs, which capture the ambivalent landscapes of Tokyo, both pastoral and dazzling, allow me to embark on a Tokyo tour from the comfort of my own room.
The well-known Tokyo scenery is captured at its most beautiful, and a secret side of Tokyo is added.
The photographer's gaze makes the same subject appear more special.
Just by clearing your mind and quietly flipping through the photos, you will gain a perspective that will capture even more sparkling memories from your future trip to Tokyo and from your free time.


The author says, “Specialty coffee culture, which communicates through coffee, has no national boundaries.”
To borrow his expression for a moment, 'the mind has no national boundaries.'
That feeling could be a love of coffee, a respect for a country's unique coffee culture, or simply a desire to enjoy traveling.
If you head to Tokyo with this sentence in your arms, and head to a cafe that offers coffee that will awaken your senses, tired from the rigors of everyday life, Tokyo's baristas will understand your heart and offer you a heartfelt welcome.
And your trip to Tokyo will become a bookmark in your life that you will look back on for a long time.