Mt. Ikoma Cafe: Hygge

If you take a taxi, or don't mind a bit of a walk (about 20 minutes from the station), Cafe Hygge is hidden deep in the mountains of Osaka near Mt. Ikoma. 

Like a little English house in the countryside,

 Hygge has an old fashioned fireplace and a warm, at-home atmosphere.

It's easy to spend a few hours here just relaxing over coffee and a good novel.

Chandelier crystals hang from a wild rose bush, catching the sunlight.

 The garden reminds me of upcountry Maui, where the air is crisp 

and succulents and roses grow happily.

 Osaka is can be a very loud, busy place. 

But at Hygge in the forest  (for at least a few hours) I can find peace.

All photos shot on Canon A-1 with Fujifilm BW Presto 400

 (my fave film, which is no longer in production:<)

*This cafe's address is hard to find without using Japanese,

 so here it is: 7-1 Nishimatsugaoka, Ikoma, Nara Prefecture