Why Japan's jazz cafes are more important than ever

Meet Philip, an author and photographer who's spent years documenting Japan's jazz kissa, who sits down to talk to us about his work and the cafes he's explored in his book. He tells us about the history and culture of jazz kissa, and the growing interest in analogue culture.--0:00 Intro0:50 Coming to Japan on JET10:40 What he learned as a JET teacher19:54 Starting photography in Yokohama22:39 The importance of Bebop Square32:02 Next photography projects36:05 Documenting jazz kissa45:25 Origin of jazz kissa51:02 Why jazz kissa are so special59:34 Are jazz kissa dying?1:02:30 Looking back1:10:06 Future projects--Follow Philip:https://www.philiparneill.com/https://www.tokyojazzjoints.com/https://www.instagram.com/philiparneill/https://www.instagram.com/tokyojazzjointsFollow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! 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/