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The worn wooden counter of an old Japanese kissaten (coffee shop) in Yonezawa, Yamagata, holds vintage siphon coffee brewers, a Sanko Coffee tin, and stacked dishware. A louvred wooden cabinet, Japanese calligraphy signs, a paper fan, and decades of accumulated memorabilia cover the walls behind.

The worn wooden counter of an old Japanese kissaten (coffee shop) in Yonezawa, Yamagata, holds vintage siphon coffee brewers, a Sanko Coffee tin, and stacked dishware. A louvred wooden cabinet, Japanese calligraphy signs, a paper fan, and decades of accumulated memorabilia cover the walls behind.Open in library