Japan

While not a samurai, Jigoro trained in martial arts and became well known for his meticulous recording of the jujutsu techniques he deemed most effective. He described his work as “keeping what I felt should be kept, and discarding what I felt should be discarded.”

Thelonious Monk playing “Honeysuckle Rose”.

Maid cafes are also popular, as dainty young girls in French maid outfits serve tea and engage in chitchat with customers. Head to @Home Café for English speaking maids.

The Art of Discarding by Nagisa Tatsumi (Takarajimasha, Inc.),

And it was the kind of thing that loses the most important nuances when reduced to words.