Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Preface ix
5. Chapter 1. Coffee in Public: Cafés in Urban Japan 1
6. Chapter 2. Japan’s Cafés: Coffee and the Counterintuitive 19
7. Chapter 3. Modernity and the Passion Factory 42
8. Chapter 4. Masters of Their Universes: Performing Perfection 66
9. Chapter 5. Japan’s Liquid Power 89
10. Chapter 6. Making Coffee Japanese: Taste in the Contemporary Café 108
11. Chapter 7. Urban Public Culture: Webs, Grids, and Third Places in Japanese Cities 127
12. Chapter 8. Knowing Your Place 157
13. Appendix: Visits to Cafés, an Unreliable Guide 173
14. Notes 179
15. Bibliography 193
16. Acknowledgments 205
17. Index 207