cat cafes
Hot spring town ryokan lets guests try out the experience of owning a cat so they can learn if they want a permanent pet of their very own.
The only cafe in Japan where you can enjoy the company of a capybara, the world’s largest living rodent.
Just because cats don’t like to work doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy watching other people work.
The Edo Neko Chaya has a beautiful interior, charming kitties, and a heartwarming mission.
After creating a stunning samurai-themed ukiyo-e world for their cats, this organisation is refusing to give up on them.
The audience is asked to refrain from talking during the movie, but purring is totally OK.
Adopts new inoculation policy, offers to pay for medical expenses for customers’ own cats.
Take a trip back in time and into feline cuteness with this new cat cafe in one of Tokyo’s most history-rich neighborhoods.
Fans of trains and felines enjoyed a trip with rescue cats recently, all for a good cause.
Cat cafe chain Mocha brings ample ambiance to a new city with the opening of its newest location.
Because nothing says “high-class” more than the company of cats.
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