Buzz Books. POVESTI DIN CAFENEA.

At Tokyo’s Funiculi Funicula café, guests can travel through time. They need a special seat and coffee made for the trip. The café stands on a dark back lane. For over a century, people have come there seeking another meeting with someone they have lost.

This fantasy by Toshikazu Kawaguchi explores grief, regret, and ties to loved ones. It returns to the café, where the old rules still hold. Travellers must finish their coffee before it cools. Those who fail cannot return to the present. Instead, they remain caught between two points in time. No visit can change the present, but it may help someone face the past.

One man hopes to see a friend who died twenty-two years ago. A son missed his mother’s funeral. An old police officer has never given his wife a gift. A young man travels forward in time for a different reason. He wants to know that those he leaves behind will find happiness. The stories also reveal the mystery of a woman in white. She usually sits in the chair that makes these journeys possible.

The book follows people who long for one more meeting. Their journeys explore how the past shapes their lives, even when they cannot change what happened. This edition belongs to the Buzz Books series.