// Disciplines
Urban Studies
6 topics
- 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…
- Conceptual Fashion
Does Clothing and Architecture Share the Same Questions
Does clothing and architecture share the same questions? This question asks whether fashion and architecture, two seemingly different domain…
- Cafés and Coffee Shops
About Choosing Place Over Coffee Taste in Cafés
This question re-examines the priority between 'taste' and 'place' in choosing cafés. In the era of specialty coffee, what does it mean to c…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 …