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This week, my friend took me to a wonderfully Japanese style restaurant to try some great new dishes! No matter what I try...Japanese food is always so delicious!
  

This isn't a post about the movie, The Magnificent Seven, actually it's about the recent discovery of seven new planets that are orbiting a star, the interesting thing about these planets is that they are close to each other and in the habitable zone of their solar system. The picture above is an artists concept of what the planets may look like based on available data.

At about 40 light-years (235 trillion miles) from Earth, the system of planets is relatively close to us, in the constellation Aquarius. Because they are located outside of our solar system, these planets are scientifically known as exoplanets. The Solar system is called the TRAPPIST-1 system.

Oh space, you amaze me.

- James Barbosa  

Pictured above is a set I ordered from Kuroudo, or 蔵人・クロウド, the one right beside one of our schools. A student of mine shared with me in class that he likes to go there with his son, as well as another kissaten nearby. I can’t disclose which cafes in particular out of concerns for privacy and safety. Suffice to say that he has highly recommended the aforementioned other one for its high quality coffee and incredibly nostalgic feel (it is an old-style kissaten apparently). I haven’t visited that one yet, but I did take him up on trying out Kuroudo. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience. I like their interior a lot. It is very different from what I am used to in America and the Starbucks and Junkudo and Tully’s shops that I frequent. The ones I frequent are typical, shall we say, while Kuroudo is more traditional, though not as dark or narrow as the traditional kissaten. I appreciate Kuroudo’s spaciousness in fact, and how well lit it is. It has an airy atmosphere and high and relaxed color palette, its colors of choice in decor being brown and white. So simple yet elegant enough for a spell or bout of studying. On my particular visit I stayed only two hours to study a bit before I signed into work. Due to my coming alone and intention to just study and not eat too much, I was seated in the corner of the establishment, to the right of the entrance at a large group table. I ordered the most expensive coffee on offer, ticking in at about 1,100¥ for a small cup, in the set pictured above. I was not disappointed at all. The coffee had an oily yet citric mouthfeel without being astringent or acerbic, and a clean finish. It was highly acidic and…well I’m not very good at describing taste, or any aesthetic experience! But I’ll keep working at it. Though 1,000¥ might sound like a lot, consider that Starbucks at Yumetown offers their Reserve drinks at 800¥ a cup, and that the typical kissaten cup will cost you over 500¥ anyways. Besides, 1,000¥ is way cheaper than the 2,000¥ price tag that my student reported! Regardless, the taste was well worth the price. Besides, All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.