Japan's social media-influenced youth have begun romanticizing an unknown vintage past as old-fashioned Showa-era cafes, featuring dimmed lighting and cozy furnishings, gain in popularity.It is a nostalgia for a time and place they have never known directly, captured by the coined word "anemoia" describing their longing for this past era of understated elegance.On weekends, customers line up not only in Tokyo but also at famous coffee shops in other parts of Japan, a trend driven by young people wishing to post their photos of this bygone era on Instagram and other social media sites.One of…READ FULL ARTICLE
