Behind the noren (Japan, Osaka)

In Osaka , behind a noren slightly yellowed by time, Japanese urban life appears in filigree. Through the misted window and the wooden grille , we can see silhouettes seated at tables, immersed in an everyday moment: the shared meal . This curtain, typical of neighborhood restaurants in Japan , symbolizes the border between the public space and the intimacy of a place. It protects without closing, suggests without showing. An ordinary scene, captured in a popular counter , in the heart of a covered market or a traditional izakaya .