Stitch of Kansai
Kansai’s café façades, interpreted in needle and thread.
Stitch of Kansai is a side project I began in late 2025, after several unsuccessful attempts to publish a coffee-table photo book of café exteriors. Looking for another way to share the charming café façades found throughout Kansai, I started embroidering them.
Through this project I share my interpretation of café architecture in needle and thread. I hope you enjoy these stitched façades as much as I enjoy making them.
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Kyoto · Marutamachi Station
A café and hair salon in one near Marutamachi Station, run by a couple.
- Mediterranean
- Modern
Heath
Heath
Kyoto · Omiya Station
A narrow, intimate coffee stand off the Sanjo shopping street near Omiya, with coffee and donuts.
- Cozy
- Retro
RA Coffee
RA Coffee
Okayama · Kurashiki Station
A vintage café on the edge of Kurashiki's Bikan Historical Quarter, with coffee and baked sweets.
- Japanese
- Retro
CONTO
CONTO
Kyoto · Karasuma Oike Station
A small vegan ice cream and sweets shop on Oike-dori near Karasuma-Oike Station.
- Urban
- Eclectic
Commission an embroidery
Would you like your café, shop or favourite building stitched? Tell me about it.