Before the Coffee gets cold

The story takes place in a small, quiet café in Tokyo where customers can travel back in time—but only under very strict rules. One of the most important rules is that they must return to the present before their coffee gets cold.

Different people visit the café hoping to revisit moments from their past:

• to meet someone they lost

• to say something they regret not saying

• to understand a relationship better

• or to say goodbye

However, the novel emphasizes an important idea: traveling to the past cannot change the present. Instead, the journey helps people find closure, forgiveness, and emotional healing.