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Meiji at 150

Dr. Merry White (Boston University) White, Merry; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. White recasts Japan as a coffee country, emphasizing the popularity of coffee and coffee shops in Japanese society dating to the Meiji Period. We discuss multiple waves of coffee popularity in Japan, trends in different kinds of coffee shops, the prevalence of specialized coffee craft and techniques in Japanese cafes, and the view of Japanese society we get from the coffee shop, before comparing notes on our own favorite Tokyo cafes and obsessive coffee habits. 

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Title
Dr. Merry White (Boston University)
AlternateTitle
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 66
Creator
White, Merry; Grunow, Tristan
DateIssued
2018-10-05
Description
In this episode, Dr. White recasts Japan as a coffee country, emphasizing the popularity of coffee and coffee shops in Japanese society dating to the Meiji Period. We discuss multiple waves of coffee popularity in Japan, trends in different kinds of coffee shops, the prevalence of specialized coffee craft and techniques in Japanese cafes, and the view of Japanese society we get from the coffee shop, before comparing notes on our own favorite Tokyo cafes and obsessive coffee habits. 
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; coffee; cafe culture; coffee shops
GeographicLocation
Japan
Type
Sound
Language
eng
DateAvailable
2022-07-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
IsShownAt
10.14288/1.0415959
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81952
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; History, Department of; Non UBC
PeerReviewStatus
Unreviewed
ScholarlyLevel
Faculty
RightsURI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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