Why Japan's jazz cafes are more important than ever

<p>Meet Philip, an author and photographer who&#39;s spent years documenting Japan&#39;s jazz kissa, who sits down to talk to us about his work and the cafes he&#39;s explored in his book. He tells us about the history and culture of jazz kissa, and the growing interest in analogue culture.</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p>0:00 Intro</p><p>0:50 Coming to Japan on JET</p><p>10:40 What he learned as a JET teacher</p><p>19:54 Starting photography in Yokohama</p><p>22:39 The importance of Bebop Square</p><p>32:02 Next photography projects</p><p>36:05 Documenting jazz kissa</p><p>45:25 Origin of jazz kissa</p><p>51:02 Why jazz kissa are so special</p><p>59:34 Are jazz kissa dying?</p><p>1:02:30 Looking back</p><p>1:10:06 Future projects</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p>Follow Philip:</p><p>https://www.philiparneill.com/</p><p>https://www.tokyojazzjoints.com/</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/philiparneill/</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/tokyojazzjoints</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us:</p><p>https://unpacking.jp/</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan</p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts</p><p>https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan</p><p>https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! </p><p><br></p><p>Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/</p>