kissaten

Definition

A type of Japanese coffee shop.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 喫茶店(きっさてん) (kissaten, literally “tea-drinking shop”).

Example Sentences

• "We went Christmas shopping around the eki, saw all the Christmas decorations, and had great desert [sic] in a kissaten. Everything was beautiful."
• "In Japan, my sister, mother and I would snap awake at an impolite time and ease our way downstairs into the damp morning air. Nagoya, my hometown, has a rich and extensive culture of kissatens, or coffeehouses, some of which would open as early as 7 a.m."

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