animal cafes
A trip to a Tokyo dog cafe and a chance encounter with a Shiba Inu master leads to an epiphany for our canine-loving reporter.
The only cafe in Japan where you can enjoy the company of a capybara, the world’s largest living rodent.
We visit the new cafe that aims to change people’s perception about pigs as livestock and promote them as beloved animals instead.
Tea and cookies at a cat cafe too cutesy for you? We’ve got just the alternative for your next night out in Tokyo!
Cat cafe chain Mocha brings ample ambiance to a new city with the opening of its newest location.
Go fishing, do some handicrafts, or just enjoy a nice cuppa with hedgehogs at these delightfully odd cafés.
Because nothing says “high-class” more than the company of cats.
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