Welcome to the café — read this first

Thanks for finding Kohibou 小火 — a slow, cozy board for Japanese and Western culture.

What this place is

• A community counter, not a timeline or algorithm feed
• Curious and kind — share discoveries, ask questions, swap recommendations
• Cross-cultural — we welcome posts in English, Japanese, or both in the same thread

What we ask

• No hostility, culture-war bait, spam, or NSFW content
• Reactions are cozy only (🍵 ✨ 🐱 🌸) — no downvotes, no public scoreboards
• Verify your email before you post; avatars are optional anytime from your profile

Where to sit

Board	Good for
🍵 Café Counter	General chat and introductions
🎮 Pixel Arcade	Games and retro finds
🌸 Manga & Anime Corner	Series talk
🗾 Travel & Life	Food, travel, daily life
🐱 Cat Corner	Cats. Just cats.

Pull up a chair, introduce yourself below, or start a note on any board.

A quiet corner of the internet. Cats welcome.