Utagoecoffeehouse
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Anutagoecoffeehouse(Ca thanh cật trà,utagoe kissa)was a type ofcoffeehousethat featured the customers joining in singing songs together, which was very popular in Japan c. 1955–1975.[1]
Utagoecoffeehouses were usually associated with the leftist movement at that time, called theUtagoemovement,supported by the labor unions, backed up by the socialist and communist parties. The songs that were sung, therefore, were mostly anti-establishment, anti-war songs that included many of Russian, Eastern European and Chinese origins.
Most of theutagoecoffeehouses went out of business c. 1995–2005, giving way to thekaraokehouses that became big business during the 1980s, but two or threeutagoecoffeehouses still exist in Tokyo, such as Tomoshibi.[2]
References
[edit]- ^"“Ca thanh cật trà” のころ─ quy りたい tràng sở "Chiêu hòa" を minh らした ca ─ ".www.ikiiki9pon.net.Retrieved2022-09-08.
- ^Tomoshibi Coffeehouse(in Japanese)
External links
[edit]- Utagoe Cafes in Tokyo(archived)
