Guide to Tokyo Cafe Illustrations: 32 Hidden Gems You’d Rather Keep A Secret – Rain Artbook

Description

160 Pages

Language: Japanese

Size: A5

Paperback

Artist’s SNS: @/rainandcolors

Step inside and be enveloped in a comforting warmth. This guidebook, meticulously researched and written by cafe-loving illustrator Rain, features charming cafes that offer a truly relaxing experience. From the perfect golden-brown color of the bread and cheese to the patterns on antique tableware and individual strands of pasta, this delightful illustrated guidebook lets you embark on a Tokyo cafe tour. From

bakery cafes with delicious bread and cozy cafes in renovated old houses to cafes with architectural masterpieces worth seeing, book cafes where you can enjoy books and coffee, cafes with stunning views, and nostalgic Showa-era retro cafes,

illustrator Rain guides you through 32 unique Tokyo cafes, each meticulously depicted with illustrations that are more delicious than photographs. With every turn of the page, you’ll find yourself drooling over the tempting cafe menus and be overcome with the urge to visit!

The book includes a general map showing the locations of the cafes at the beginning and a stationary index at the end, so you can easily visit cafes in easily accessible areas.

《CONTENTS》

◎Chapter 1 Bakery cafes where bread takes center stage:

GARDEN HOUSE CRAFTS (Daikanyama) / Pelican Cafe (Tawaramachi) / Parlor Ekoda (Shin-Sakuradai/Ekoda) / Katane Cafe (Yoyogi-Uehara) / Convenience Store Takahashi (Nerima-Kasugacho)

◎Chapter 2 Relaxing old house cafes

: Kayaba Coffee (Nippori/Nezu) / Engawa Cafe (Takenotsuka) / TENEMENT (Hiroo) / Shoan Bunko (Nishi-Ogikubo) / Fujikaso (Kanamecho) / Konohana Biyori (Eifukucho)

◎Chapter 3 Cafes with relaxing views:

Outdoor terrace Mizu no Oto (Musashi-Itsukaichi) / CONNEL COFFEE (Aoyama-Itchome) / Tsukiji Honganji Cafe Tsumugi (Tsukiji) / CASICA TABLE (Shin-Kiba) / CAFE MEURSAULT (Asakusa)

◎Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Book cafes to spend time with books BUNDAN (Komaba-Todaimae) / Kurumido Coffee Shop (Kokubunji) / Photobook

restaurant Megutama (Ebisu) / Books and coffee Fukurou Shosabo (Ikebukuro) / Makoto Coffee Shop (Jimbocho) Chapter 6 Showa retro cafe Ladrio (Jimbocho) / Cafe Kasaki (Gaienmae) / Tricolore Main Store (Ginza) / Shinjuku Ramburu (Shinjuku) / Sabouru (Jimbocho) Column 1 Recommended bakery MORETHAN BAKERY (Nishi-Shinjuku 5-chome) Column 2 I love curry! Konohana Biyori (Eifukucho) / Makoto Coffee Shop (Jimbocho) / CAFE MEURSAULT (Asakusa) ◎Column 3 My Cafe Sketches 《Author Profile》Rain is an illustrator. Born in Tokyo, raised in Nagano. Has lived in Tokyo since university. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, she has been drawing illustrations of her home-cooked meals and posting them on Instagram. Her detailed and delicious-looking illustrations, drawn with a keen eye for observation, depict her hobbies of visiting cafes, traveling, and watching track and field events, have gained popularity. She quit her job as a systems engineer to pursue a career as an independent illustrator. She completed the 26th-27th term of the “Illustration Aoyama School”. This is her first book.

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