Tonpeiyaki Osaka: The Last Chicken at Kokoya

By Kometani, Kuma Shonai, Toyonaka, Osaka — Summer days stretch long in the northern suburbs, and the heat comes off the asphalt in visible waves. On a Saturday, I found myself taking a meandering route home from an early morning sauna, a long, contemplative soak in a hinoki tub at Yume no Kōshitsu Yokujō Goshiki,…