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Japanese cat cafe in Tokyo is a Ghibli-esque village run by felines in a castle
- Oona McGee
Feb 23, 2022 - Tweet
If Studio Ghibli ever created a cat cafe, this is what it would be like.
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- (animals • cafes • cat cafe • cat cafes • Cat Day • cats • COK • cute • food • Kichijoji • Kichijouji Petit Mura • Neko no Hi • pets • restaurants • SNJO • Tokyo)
Now you can cuddle both cats and lovable robots at new Lovot store in a Kawasaki pet store
- Dale Roll
Jun 18, 2021
This has got to be the best way to destress!
- Japan
- (animals • cat cafes • cats • COK • cool • cute • kawasaki • Lovot • pet store • robots • technology)
Japanese cat cafe livestream on Twitch lets you hang out with cute cats anytime you want
- Scott Wilson
Aug 22, 2020
This 24-7 stream is purr-fect for feline better.
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- (cat cafe • cat cafes • coronavirus • COVID-19 • cute • livestream • rescue cat cafe • SNO • streaming • Tokyo • twitch)
Traditional Japanese inn offers ultimate amenity: A cat companion to spend the night with
- Casey Baseel
Aug 18, 2020
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.
Japan’s first-ever capybara cat cafe opens in Tokyo
- SoraNews24
Jan 30, 2020
The only cafe in Japan where you can enjoy the company of a capybara, the world’s largest living rodent.
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- (animal cafes • animals • cafes • capybara • capybaras • cat cafes • cats • COK • cute • food • pets • rescue cat cafe • Tokyo)
Japan’s awesomely adorable cat pseudo-currency is actually usable at one very special place【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 27, 2019
Available in 100, 500, and 1,000-yen denominations.
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- (capsule hotels • cat cafes • cats • cool • currency • cute • money • Neco Republic • Neko Hatago • Neko Yokujo)
New cat hotel in Japan lets you watch kitties right outside your window for entire stay【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 10, 2019
Forget ocean views. “Cat view” is the best kind of hotel room.
- Japan
- (animal cafes • capsule hotels • cat cafes • COK • hotels • Neco Republic • Osaka • rescue animals • rescue cats • travel)
Combination cat cafe/manga cafe in Tokyo is an awesome place to spend 10 minutes or a whole day
- Casey Baseel
Aug 21, 2019
Cat Rest Stop 299 is definitely worth stopping by.
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- (animal cafes • animals • anime • cafes • cat cafes • cats • Ikebukuro • manga • manga cafes • Tokyo)
Japanese cats love nothing more in the world than watching farmer next door plant his rice【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 16, 2019
Just because cats don’t like to work doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy watching other people work.
We visited Tokyo’s samurai-period style cat cafe, and here’s why you should too【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2018
The Edo Neko Chaya has a beautiful interior, charming kitties, and a heartwarming mission.
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- (animal welfare • animals • cat cafes • cats • COK • cool • Edo Neko Chaya • Edo period • moving • pets • rescue animals • rescue cats • SNOJ • Tokyo • touching)
Edo Cat Cafe closure postponed as 50 rescue cats still need foster parents
- Oona McGee
Dec 4, 2018
After creating a stunning samurai-themed ukiyo-e world for their cats, this organisation is refusing to give up on them.
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- (animals • cafes • cat cafes • cats • culture • Edo period • history • pets • rescue cats • Ryogoku • Tokyo • ukiyoe)
A visit to a cat theater in Tokyo as cat cafe holds movie night【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 4, 2018
The audience is asked to refrain from talking during the movie, but purring is totally OK.
Tokyo cat cafe reopens weeks after virus outbreak kills over 25 percent of its feline population
- Casey Baseel
Aug 24, 2018
Adopts new inoculation policy, offers to pay for medical expenses for customers’ own cats.
What would a samurai-era cat cafe look like? Like the brand-new Edo Cat Cafe opening in Tokyo!
- Casey Baseel
Jun 11, 2018
Take a trip back in time and into feline cuteness with this new cat cafe in one of Tokyo’s most history-rich neighborhoods.
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- (animals • cafes • cat cafes • cats • cool • culture • Edo period • history • restaurants • Tokyo)
Cat cafe train in Japan makes its inaugural run with rescue cats on board【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Sep 14, 2017
Fans of trains and felines enjoyed a trip with rescue cats recently, all for a good cause.
- Japan
- (animals • cat cafes • cats • Gifu • rescue cat cafe • rescue cats • trains)
New Japanese cat cafe is so stylish it’d be worth a visit even if it was feline-free
- Casey Baseel
Sep 6, 2017
Cat cafe chain Mocha brings ample ambiance to a new city with the opening of its newest location.
- Japan
- (animal cafes • animals • cafes • cat cafes • cats • Nagoya • restaurants • themed restaurants)
Japan’s first cat cafe train announced, receives overwhelming response from feline and rail fans
- Casey Baseel
Aug 8, 2017
Could this be the future of rail travel?
- Japan
- (animals • cat cafes • cats • rescue cats • restaurants • trains)
Second super-chic cat cafe in Harajuku will make all your cafe dreams come true
- KK Miller
Dec 23, 2016
Because nothing says “high-class” more than the company of cats.
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- (animal cafes • cafes • cat cafes • cats • Harajuku • mocha • restaurants • Takeshita Street • Tokyo)
Japanese cat cafe delights people around the world with adorable kitty cosplay
- ロケットニュース24
Nov 22, 2016
Totoro and the Catbus are just two of the Ghibli anime characters that star in this cute cat cosplay collection.
- Japan
- (animals • anime • cat cafe • cat cafes • cats • cosplay • cute • cute pets • cute. cats • pets • Studio Ghibli)
W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 offbeat Japanese animal cafes【Weird Top Five】
- Scott Wilson
Jul 28, 2016
When you’re in the mood for something other than the usual cat cafe.
- Japan
- (animals • bird cafe • cafes • cat cafes • cute animals • Owl cafe • scotto-sensei • W.T.F. Japan • Weird Top Five)
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