Times Cafe

Attention, efficient people: this new café and co-working space, found just a few minutes' walk from Iidabashi Station, charges exclusively based on the amount of time spent inside. Pay ¥390 and you'll get 30 minutes of access to all the coffee, juice and herbal tea you can drink, along with freely usable tablets and laptops, a selection of magazines, massage chairs and a fully equipped work area. Every 10 minutes after the initial half hour costs ¥100, which sounds rather reasonable: after all, that comes to only ¥1,290 for two hours – more than enough to get some stuff done in between appointments or classes.

Open from mid-February 2015