Bubble "Quiet Cafe" Don't talk, quiet heart

Guests quietly reading and writing in the cafe.

The cafe ▲ reminds people to keep quiet and forbids guests to talk between 11:30 and 6:00

The ▶ notebook contains the guests' daily conversations and daily troubles.

Recently, a kind of "mute cafe" which "forbids conversation in principle" has become popular among young people in Japan. Enjoying the relaxing time of reading and drinking tea in a quiet environment has become a reason for people to flock to it. Some people say that this "completely quiet" cafe can give people a wonderful feeling away from the noisy daily life, and is one of the most "cured" cafes.

"A lot of times I realize that I've been here for two or three hours until I realize it. There is a different feeling here, and you can come here to look for a cure when you are stressed. "

Ms. Hanagawa Makoto started patronizing the Silent Cafe two years ago.

Guests are prohibited from talking at a fixed time.

It is reported that at 8 p.m. on a Saturday night, about 15 guests wrote and read in dim light at a "mute cafe" in Kobe, Japan. There was soothing music, the sound of grinding coffee beans, and the ticking of the clock, but there was almost silence, and even the clerk whispered as he ordered for the guests.

The coffee shop forbids guests from talking to each other from 06:30 to 10:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, and names it the Silent Cafe. This is the idea put forward by Xishanda, the store manager, three years ago.

The store manager said that when he opened the store that year, he was determined to create a time and space for customers to respect each other. However, due to the increase in the number of guests, guests who have no scruples about talking loudly have also begun to "become more and more conspicuous", and "regular customers who want to enjoy their time quietly are becoming more and more unsheltered."

In order to enable customers to spend their own time quietly, the store decided to implement a "mute cafe" within a limited period of time. As soon as the news came out, it attracted a large number of guests to come.

It is reported that about 70% of the guests in the store are women in their twenties and thirties, and their average stay is about one and a half to two hours. Most of the guests choose to study at the store during the silent period and enjoy their own time. About 90% of the guests are alone, but there are also guests who come with friends. They don't talk to each other, but they just enjoy their own time, and there are even many couples.

A handwritten note to communicate.

In addition, there is also a such coffee shop in Tokyo. Talking is forbidden all day there. There are seven or eight "written talk books" in the store, and it is found that "almost let's go", "I'll go to the bathroom" and so on. Because this store forbids talking to customers, friends can only communicate with each other by handwriting.

The furniture in the shop is antique, with a collection of about 1000 books on the shelves. Store manager Takei Watanabe said: "studying in the store, there is a feeling of being in the forest."

In addition to reading, there are many guests in the store from opening to closing shop has been in a daze. Yamamoto Yamamoto, 24, who visits once a week, said: "there are too many people in the chain store. It is quieter than the library and you can enjoy reading at leisure."

The media pointed out that due to the rapid development of chain stores, the number of coffee shops in Japan is increasing, which is different from the cafes where young people get together to spend time in the past. more people use their spare time in their busy daily life to patronize this chain of coffee shops. What young people may pursue is this kind of space that can liberate the mind and relax themselves like the "mute cafe".

(Zhongxin)