icci KAWARA COFFEE SALON
～Time to create space in your heart～

〇Month x Sun

What does “being yourself” mean?

When I was a student, I felt somehow uncomfortable that everyone was living together and having fun in the same space at the same time.

I used to keep moving even though I was busy with my part-time job and studying, and I always loved the time I had to train and push towards my goals, but it's impossible for me to get back to the physical strength I had when I was a student, so lately I've stopped. , I try to make time to face myself.

The place to visit at such times is icci KAWARA COFFEE SALON located within Yamanashi Gakuin University.

Even as a working adult who takes weekends off, I feel somehow immoral about visiting this place, which is only open on weekdays.

While everyone is working hard at work and attending lectures, you can have a luxurious time to heal yourself.

The reason they opened the cafe on campus was because they wanted to get rid of the problem of the school grounds, which should be busy, becoming deserted when all the students go out at lunchtime.

If you can find such a wonderful cafe, you will want to stay for a long time.

There are many menu items available only for dine-in customers, such as soufflé cheesecake and tile roll cake.

The baked goods such as muffins and financiers, which are popular at the first store in Fuefuki City, icci KAWARA COFFEE LABO, are also available for takeout!

From August 2023, you will also be able to eat ``Kawawara Soft-serve Ice Cream,'' which is made with activated charcoal and is made to resemble oxidized silver.It's so rich in milk that you can't imagine from its appearance!

As I was reminiscing about my bitter memories from my school days, I felt like eating something a little bitter, so I chose a ganache tart.

The icci ganache, which is topped with plenty of cocoa-flavored tart dough and rich ganache, is so smooth that a fork can easily pass through it, and it melts in your mouth.

This bittersweet taste is definitely worth pairing with a cafe latte.

When I was a student, my dreams and hopes had to be thwarted, and studying became painful.On days when she doesn't have lectures, I indulge in my part-time job, which allows me to forget my negative feelings.

...That's why I wasn't able to have what you would call a ``sparkling school life'' at university.

Student life ends in an instant, and I sometimes regret it because it was the only time I could enjoy it, but I think the only way I can think like that is because I have the mental space to think about it now.

I feel like I'll feel better after taking a breather with a cafe latte.

This is a precious time for me as I face my bitter memories and take the time to face myself and clarify what I want to cherish.

I was looking blankly at the wall and saw that it was a roof tile...!?

It is said that there are 3500 tiles that were actually used in old folk houses.

Yamanashi Gakuin students and icci staff each put messages on the backs of tiles, summarizing their own thoughts.

As I looked at the wall that was made up of my goals and dreams, I realized that my heart was also piled up on top of it.

When you feel frustrated about your goals or lifestyle, I think the key to creating ``mental space'' is to go to a comfortable place you love, eat delicious food, and be surrounded by people you love.

As I was looking at the students, I felt like saying something like the teacher, thinking, ``It's an important first step to realize this for yourself.''

Life is still ahead.

From now on, I will continue to visit icci KAWARA COFFEE SALON in order to discover my true self.