Join us on Sunday, August 30 from 10-11am for Storytime for Children with Helen Brittle-Matsuki

 

Helen is an educator with a long history of teaching bilingual and bicultural children. Originally from Scotland, she has lived and taught in Tokyo for decades, raising her children and grandchildren in Japanese and English in the process.

Helen will read stories for children in English and lead us in a fun activity!

 

Please note:

For this event, we will be charging a 500 yen admission for adults. All children are invited to attend for free!

 

In order to ensure adequate social distancing at the event, we request that you RSVP by email at kaffeehaus.chofu@outlook.com. Unfortunately, we can only accommodate the first 12 people who sign up.

 

All events are subject to be postponed, even on short notice, depending on the public health situation.

2nd Friday evening event at Kaffeehaus

 

Join us on Friday, August 14 from 7-9pm for Storytime for Adults with Helen Brittle-Matsuki. 

Helen is an educator with a long history of teaching bilingual and bi-cultural children. Originally from Scotland, she has lived and taught in Tokyo for decades, raising her children and grandchildren in Japanese and English in the process.

Sit back and enjoy being read to--a rare pleasure for those of us on this side of childhood!

Please note:

In order to ensure adequate social distancing at the event, we request that you RSVP by email at kaffeehaus.chofu@outlook.com. Unfortunately, we can only accommodate the first 12 people who sign up.

All events are subject to be postponed, even on short notice, depending on the public health situation.

 

Postponed!

Dear Kaffeehaus Guests,

Unfortunately we have had to cancel Daichi Ishita's event, "Music for the Young and Young at Heart" at 3pm on Sunday, July 26, due to the current public health situation in Tokyo.

We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to reschedule in the future!

"Music for the Young and Young at Heart: Daichi Ishita" at 3pm on Sunday, July 26, 2020

"My name is ISHITA and I am giving concerts of folk songs and nursery rhymes in English and Japanese. 

I hope you will enjoy the beautiful world of music, surrounded by the wonderful books collected by Birgit, and have a lovely tea time at Kaffeehaus."

"日英バイリンガルでコンサートを展開しているISHITAと申します。 民謡や童謡がもつ切なく美しい世界と音楽をBirgitが集めた素晴らしい本たちに囲まれながらお楽しみいただけたら幸いです。みなさまにとって素晴らしいティータイムになりますように."

Ishita Music World
https://ishitamusic.jimdofree.com

"Meet the Author: Taiko Nakajima" at 7pm on Friday, July 10, 2020

Kaffeehaus 

Nomizu 1-4-9

7pm-9pm on Friday, July 10 

Are you interested in writing books or novels? Would you like to know how books are written and published? Let's share the pleasure of making books and reading books with a writer who grew up in Chofu.

Taiko Nakajima will read an excerpt from her latest book and engage in a conversation with the audience. 

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Kaffeehaus Opening on Monday, June 8, 2020

Kaffeehaus will open on Monday, June 8, 2020 from 10am-5pm at Nomizu 1-4-9, Chofu-shi 182-0031.

It would be our great pleasure to welcome you, after some delays, to our new location. Please join us for your very first "Kaffeehaus experience"! On this day, June 8, all drinks will be offered for 100 Yen. 

Book Ideas and Crafting Circle will both become a part of Kaffeehaus. We will continue to function as a lending library with the addition of a cafe, serving coffee and sweet treats to our browsing customers. Events and gatherings such as Crafting Circle are tentatively planned to begin in July, depending on how the public health situation develops. 

Please scroll down to view blog posts containing our menu, opening hours and contact information, and background story.  

Until we have a website, continue to visit the blog for updates.
 
From Monday, June 1, you can visit our new public Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/kaffeehaus.chofu/

Our email address is changing from book_ideas@hotmail.com to kaffeehaus.chofu@outlook.com. Please update your contacts!

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The Kaffeehaus Story

May and beyond

 

The weather is mostly wonderful, with new green growth in the park, and a long break is coming up...but unfortunately, the news isn't wonderful, yet.  

 

A new month is about to start, the month we finally wanted to open Kaffeehaus, but with no directive about an extension of the state of emergency or its lifting, I'm afraid we will have to stay closed until the government announces an easing of restrictions.

  

It has been a whole month since I postponed our opening date from April 12 to May 5, saying I would be hoping for positive developments in the meantime. 

Now, I would rather not name a new date for the opening of Kaffeehaus but rather say that we'll open as soon as the restrictions are lifted and it appears safe again for everyone to visit a coffee shop.

 

As written in my last mail, after the opening, Book Ideas and Crafting Circle will both become a part of Kaffeehaus. We will continue to function as a lending library while expanding our services to become a cafe serving coffee and sweet treats to our browsing customers.

 

If you would like to drop off materials before we open, please leave them inside the cloth bag hanging by the entrance or feel free to give them to me personally if I happen to be in the cafe!

Changes!!!!

A new month has started and for the first time in Book Ideas history, we will not be hosting an Easter event, nor any other openings or events in April. 

After carefully considering the circumstances here and the latest announcements by our politicians, it seems very uncertain what the month will bring: an ease of the wave of infections or lock-downs as other countries have instated.

I know that many of you are eagerly anticipating the opening of Kaffeehaus and I'm sorry to disappoint you. Given the circumstances, however, I would prefer to err on the side of caution and postpone the opening date until May while hoping for positive developments in the meantime. 

The prospective opening date of Kaffeehaus is May 5, 2020.

After the opening, Book Ideas and Crafting Circle will both become a part of Kaffeehaus. We will continue to function as a lending library while expanding our services to become a cafe serving coffee and sweet treats to our browsing customers.

If you would like to drop off materials before May, please leave them inside the cloth bag hanging by the entrance or feel free to give them to me personally if I happen to be in the cafe!

Wishing you a positive outlook and looking forward to seeing you again in a few weeks,

birgit

we hope....