// Disciplines
Urban Studies
6 topics
- Cafe & Coffee Shop
The Cafe as a Place to Protect One's Solitary Time
The 'cafe as a place to protect one's solitary time' questions why we seek to secure time alone in cafes, and the symbolic and practical mea…
- Kissaten and Cafes
Why Do We Feel Calm in Spaces Where We Can Hear Other People's Conversations?
'A space where other people's conversations can be heard' refers to the state in third places like kissaten or cafes where fragments of conv…
- Cafe & Coffee Shop
Which Feels More Comfortable: Chain Cafes or Independent Cafes?
'Which feels more comfortable: chain stores or independent stores?' reexamines which provides a greater sense of 'comfort' — national chain …
- Kissaten and Cafes
How Does Becoming a Regular Change Your Relationship with a Place?
'Becoming a regular' means regularly visiting a particular kissaten or cafe until one's presence is naturally accepted and recognized as par…
- Kissaten and Cafes
What is the Difference Between an Old Kissaten and a New Cafe?
Questioning the difference between old kissaten (pure kissaten) and new cafes is not just about appearance or menu differences, but reexamin…
- Conceptual Fashion
How Does Fashion Change Between Runway and Street
How does fashion change between the runway and the street? This question asks how fashion transforms between the 'space of presentation' and…