Sometimes you get to see the amazing LP collection of jazz music behind the counter. Drink usually come in nice cups either handpicked by the owner or cups with nice logo of the cafe. There are lot of smokers.īut I had never ever coffee served with boring paper cup there. Chairs and tables are often wobbly since they are almost 50 years old. And if you are talking too loud, you are going to be asked to keep quiet. Yes, cafes in Kyoto are generally expensive. Then again, there's still some moments that make me fall in love with San Francisco again(occasional sunny days) And there's another time, when I walk by the ubiquitous chain coffe shops or when I stroll around the gigantic shopping mall, I find myself missing Kyoto really really bad. Of course I do miss my family and friends I left in Japan a lot. Some people ask me If I ever get homesick. I still don't like the pictures of animals dressed up as humans, but I was very relieved to know that those cats were taken care of by the photographer after they retired from modeling job. Main "namennayo" cat, Matakichi became a mother of four and lived 16years. They were sitting! And once the cats put on costumes, they finished photoshoot in 10 minutes because it was the limit to distract kitten's attention. Surprisingly, according to the photographer's claim, those cats were not standing. I made some research and found out the Nameneko photographer's explanationĪbout how he took pictures of the cats. How is it possible, especially in San Francisco, where people are very conscious about animal rights? Name neko was't cool anymore.Īlmost 10 years later, I was at the Urban outfitters in San Francisco and I was really shocked to find Namenayo stationaries, with updated Hip hop look. Soon all merchandise started disappear from the market. The most scary story was that they were dead stuffed cats! These urban myth spreaded very quickly. Other people said those poor felines were drugged before the photoshoot. I had to beg my grandpa to buy their stationaries cause all of my classmates at the school had them except me.īut somehow, the strange rumor started to spread.soon after.some people said those cats were tied up with wires. Keychains, stickers, the candy packages.they were everywhere, including tv show. They were on the newspapaer ads, stationaries, They were called "Namennayo(Don't bullshit with me) cats" If you grew up in Japan in "80s, you probably remember those cats in the high school uniform,standing on two feet like human.
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