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"The Way of Coffee" Author: [Japanese] Oobo Katsuji / [Japanese] Mori Mitsuo Translator: Tong Zhen Qingxinxing Publishing House
"The Way of Coffee" Author: [Japanese] Oobo Katsuji / [Japanese] Mori Mitsuo Translator: Tong Zhen Qingxinxing Publishing House
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Tokyo · Obou Coffee Shop - Obou Katsuji
Fukuoka Coffee Meimei——Muneo Morimitsu
The two peaks of home-roasted and Flannel hand-poured coffee
The bitterness, sweetness, sourness and joy of coffee for 40 years
Roasting, dripping, utensils, and hospitality
Identify the expression of coffee and listen to the chords of coffee
Three long talks, a lifetime of friendship
See yourself, the world, and all living beings in one cup
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★Content Introduction
A collection of conversations between two Japanese baristas who have devoted themselves to the world of coffee for 40 years, Katsuji Ohbo and Muneo Morimitsu. It includes three long conversations between the two before and after the closure of the Ohbo Coffee Shop, interviews with Mrs. Ohbo and Mrs. Morimitsu, and displays of the common utensils of "Ohbo Coffee Shop" and "Coffee Meimei". The conversations in the book are closely centered around coffee, covering everything from the origin of coffee, the taste, roasting technology, flannel filtration method, to the operation and hospitality of coffee shops, and then diverge from this, allowing readers to glimpse the decades of life of the two people around coffee, the beliefs, aesthetics and life philosophy of traditional craftsmen.
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★Editor's Recommendation
The two baristas, Katsuji Ohbo and Muneo Mori, opened their own coffee shops in Tokyo and Fukuoka respectively in the 1970s, when opening a coffee shop was not yet a respectable career choice. In the following four decades, the coffee industry has changed trends several times, but they have always insisted on pursuing the flavor of their own roasted and flannel hand-poured coffee, becoming representatives in this field. The two knew each other, but they were far apart and had never met before.
The three conversations included in the book took place after the two met for the first time at the end of 2013. By reading their conversations, we can re-understand coffee from the perspectives of color, phonology, and expression, and appreciate coffee in conjunction with Kumagai Morikazu's paintings, Okura Toen's porcelain, Bach's music, Tornatore's films, and even philosophy, to experience the beauty of coffee in all aspects and think about the role of coffee shops in society; we can also feel the very different personalities of the two coffee craftsmen, their consistent pursuit of what they love in a world of drastic changes, and the touching friendship of "mountains and rivers meeting bosom friends".
About the Author
Ohbo Katsuji
Born in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture in 1947. In 1972, he started working at "Oji Coffee Shop" and after accumulating the basic knowledge of opening a coffee shop, he founded "Obo Coffee Shop" on the second floor of a building in Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo in July 1975. He roasts coffee beans in-house with a hand-cranked roaster and focuses on hand-poured coffee. Since its opening, he has been adhering to the principle of being open all year round, providing coffee lovers around the world with deep roasted coffee with hand-poured coffee. In December 2013, "Obo Coffee Shop" closed due to the old building. Today, he is committed to teaching hand-cranked roasting and coffee extraction methods all over Japan, and passing them on to younger generations.
Morimitsu Muneo
Born in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture in 1947. After graduating from high school, he went to Tokyo and studied at Kuwasawa Design Institute. In 1972, he started working at the coffee shop "Home Roast MOKA" in Kichijoji, Tokyo, and was taught by the store manager, Kojiro Shoji. Five years later, he returned to Fukuoka. In December 1977, he founded the flannel hand-poured coffee shop "Coffee Mimi", which also sells home-roasted coffee beans. Because he was obsessed with the unique spicy smell of mocha coffee, he went to coffee producing areas such as Yemen and Ethiopia many times to explore the roots of coffee. In December 2016, he died suddenly on his way back from attending the Flannel Hand-Poured Coffee Promotion Seminar in South Korea at the age of 69. "Coffee Mimi" was taken over by his wife, Ms. Mitsuko Morimitsu.
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