Before the coffee gets cold

What would you change if you could travel back in time?

In a small alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe that has been serving well-roasted coffee for over a hundred years. But this shop offers a unique experience to its customers – the opportunity to travel back in time.

Four people visit the café, each hoping to take advantage of time travel to chat with their long-lost lover, receive a letter from their amnesiac husband, see their sister for the last time, and meet the daughter they never got to know. But traveling to the past comes with risks: Customers must sit in a specific chair, they are not allowed to leave the café, and, most importantly, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold...

Toshikazu Kawaguchi's sweet, touching story explores the eternal question: What would you change if you could travel back in time? And most importantly, who would you like to meet, perhaps one last time?

"Touching, eccentric and nostalgic."

–Huffpost

"This story is a treasure. Before the Coffee Gets Cold is ideal for anyone who wants to feel closeness and understanding."

–BookReporter

"A moving, deeply moving journey into the desire to hold on to the past. This astonishing story will touch readers."

–Publishers Weekly