Calico Cat Café:
First theme café of the week!! The Theme: CATS!! Cute cats!
The café is arranged in a way that allows both cats and visitors to move freely
around the store.
The café has an entry fee of 1000¥ (~10CA$) for an hour of
stay. We considered this price to be fair in exchange for the opportunity of
hanging out with more than 20 cats!!! :D
We didn’t have the chance to try the drinks as we were quite
distracted with the kitties, but they were available for an additional fee.
The café also had a set of rules of how to interact with
each of the cats. Overall, a nice and unique experience although the cats weren’t
as friendly as we expected, they will only come close to you if you had food
for them (which you could buy at the café).
The cats looked really healthy and well fed, which was
really nice to see!! J
Entrance fee was reduced by showing student ID's (yay saving money!) and was then followed by rules and instructions for interacting with the owls. They detailed such things like sanitizing your hands before petting, or to only touch with the back of your hand/ fingers and pet only from the head to the back. Each owl had its own perch it was tethered to, with a short description plaque beneath.
There was around 12, maybe a few more, owls situated in this little forest-like habitat that had been created for them. All the owl had a good disposition (ever though there was a slight feeling that some were a little less comfortable than the others) and looked well-fed and well-cared for.
The owl cafe was certainly an interesting experience, and we hope to visit another owl cafe and possibly a rabbit one as well. There might be an impromptu update later in the week as we visit some of the other animals cafes and compare such things like rules, interactions, and settings of the different cafes.
Owl Cafe:
Among Cat Cafes, there are also many other animal cafes in and around Tokyo. We had the opportunity to go visit an owl cafe during our day trip to Kamakura, which was guided by our conversation partners.Entrance fee was reduced by showing student ID's (yay saving money!) and was then followed by rules and instructions for interacting with the owls. They detailed such things like sanitizing your hands before petting, or to only touch with the back of your hand/ fingers and pet only from the head to the back. Each owl had its own perch it was tethered to, with a short description plaque beneath.
There was around 12, maybe a few more, owls situated in this little forest-like habitat that had been created for them. All the owl had a good disposition (ever though there was a slight feeling that some were a little less comfortable than the others) and looked well-fed and well-cared for.
The owl cafe was certainly an interesting experience, and we hope to visit another owl cafe and possibly a rabbit one as well. There might be an impromptu update later in the week as we visit some of the other animals cafes and compare such things like rules, interactions, and settings of the different cafes.
Pompompurin Café:
Another themed café we were able to explore this week while
in Japan starring Pompompurin as the main attraction! Pompompurin is one of the
characters from the Sanrio brand.
As we have discussed before, themed cafes are famous for
exploiting an idea in order to attract customers. This café featured food and
desserts, drinks and a variety of decorations, such as lamps, napkins and
chairs, all featuring Pompompurin.
The food is extremely well presented and really
attractive to the eyes! Every plate is so CUTE and pretty that I almost felt
bad for eating what I ordered hahaha!
From what we gathered from other people visiting the café, the
presentation of the food seems to make the plate tastier. However, setting the
adorable presentation aside, the quality of the food is very good but it is not
the main reason why people keep visiting this place.
We found the prices to be quite reasonable too! 500 – 1500 ¥
(~5 -15 CA$)
In comparison with the Cat Café, there is no entrance fee
for Pompompurin café, which is great!! and there is no time limit!
Our conclusion? Themed cafes are a really good way of experiencing
Japanese entertainment while eating really cute looking food!
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