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Tokyo Cat Cafes: Rent a Feline Friend and Sip Some Tea

globalpost.com — Customers coo, crawl around floor and snap photos at increasingly popular cat cafes.

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  • Sirocco, on 06/01/2009, -0/+35Japan: the land that has their priorities straight. Boobs, tentacles, cats. Not sure about the order, though.
  • robblink, on 06/02/2009, -1/+34Do they serve cheezburgers in this cafe?
  • infamousjr, on 06/02/2009, -0/+27FTA: “She’s the prettiest girl we have at our cafe. Everybody wants to touch her, but we ask that customers only do so if she doesn't resist you,” a waitress told me.

    Dam how many times have they told me that same exact thing...
  • XDingoX83, on 06/02/2009, -1/+21I went to one of this in Shibuya like 3 weeks ago it was nice to pet the cats. Though I think the cats actually run the cafe and the owner of the cafe just was there to take money. I'll be going back because my apartment does not allow pets and I really wanted a cat.
  • XDingoX83, on 06/02/2009, -1/+20Basically. I was totally wasted that night we walked past it an my girlfriend took me up to the place I had no idea where we were going and then BAM cats everywhere. I bough a coffee that I didn't drink and then played with the cats for an hour.
  • inactive, on 06/02/2009, -5/+22The secret of Japanese business:

    Take something that people would generally avoid (if not run away from) in America, and charge extra for it.
  • Hellahulla, on 06/02/2009, -1/+16You're pretty much their target demographic right?
  • fretslide, on 06/02/2009, -1/+10So this is like happy place for crazy cat ladies......
  • Haoie, on 06/02/2009, -4/+13I'd rather rent a catgirl.
  • shandromand, on 06/02/2009, -0/+8ALF! You kill me!
  • wolfger, on 06/02/2009, -0/+8Wish I could rent my cats out. I could use the extra cash.
  • inactive, on 06/02/2009, -1/+8So the cats are on a menu and everything and you don't actually get to eat them? What a ripoff.
  • EricAnderton, on 06/02/2009, -0/+7This actually makes a good deal of sense. Owning, and training, a cat is gigantic pain in the ass. They wake you up in the middle of the night, stink up your house/apartment, claw the crap out of your furniture and more. Being able to just show up someplace and have a compliant, well-behaved kitty to pet for an hour or so? Not a bad trade-off if you ask me.

    Also, not all rentals are pet-friendly, so I can see this as therapy for pet lovers in such situations.

    And from the business side: customers become attached and keep coming back. Pure genius.
  • inactive, on 06/01/2009, -5/+12I've been there actually. They have a bunch of air cleaners on full blast otherwise the place would stink. It's not exactly a place I'd like to eat. Otherwise if you're a cat lover you'll have a nice time.
  • quaxon, on 06/02/2009, -5/+11i prefer the pussy club
  • pimperj, on 06/02/2009, -0/+6I know where the next wave of LOLcats will be coming from
  • 029A, on 06/02/2009, -1/+7I never pay for pussy.
  • yocouchdigga, on 06/02/2009, -2/+8technology, ramen, schoolgirls.
  • coreychauk, on 06/02/2009, -1/+7I need to get one of those menus.
  • bpwrinn, on 06/02/2009, -0/+5I envy and don't envy people living in Japan all at the same time.
  • punkcat, on 06/02/2009, -0/+5i'd so go there.
  • 2Deluxe, on 06/02/2009, -1/+6Cat Cafe? OM NOM NOM NOM...
  • protogenxl, on 06/02/2009, -1/+5Japan, the only country with a Kawaii based economy.
  • Bainemo, on 06/02/2009, -0/+4I wasn't aware the term had a meaning in the first place
  • shiva14b, on 06/02/2009, -0/+4Can't... control... nosebleed...
    so... damn.... cute...

    *dies*
  • Ellipsys, on 06/02/2009, -0/+4PUT DA MONIES ON DA COUNTER

    THEN IZ PETTINGS
  • MysticKatDaddy, on 06/02/2009, -1/+4Holy crap! This is awesome!
  • leephil, on 06/02/2009, -1/+4Maybe someone mistranslated this and that is not exactly the type of "cat" this place will rent to you.
  • soapbeard, on 06/02/2009, -0/+3I saw this idea on an episode of genius (http://www.bbc.co.uk/genius/) where it was poo-pooed by Germain Grear
  • jezsik, on 06/02/2009, -0/+3This would gotten a lot more hits with a title of "Tokyo Pussy Cafe"
  • Epik, on 06/02/2009, -0/+3Interesting idea. Gives people the opportunity to sort of have a pet without the maintenance and costs involved with pet ownership.

    I think it'd be a viable business in manhattan or SF.
  • okitasan, on 06/02/2009, -0/+3Its like a cat host club...
  • thanakar, on 06/02/2009, -0/+2I own cats and I must say, if they are stinking up your house/apartment then it is the owner not taking proper care of the litter box and such, not the cat's fault. Training isn't that difficult either, just keep a water spray bottle handy and you'll have that cat trained in no time.
  • themastersb, on 06/02/2009, -0/+2Clearly superior.
  • Hellahulla, on 06/02/2009, -0/+2Somehow, that makes me envious!
  • moxley, on 06/02/2009, -1/+2***** - if you're in Philly I can give you the lowdown on several of these "cat cafes;" - drop $160 and you can get an extremely hot 19 year old "cat" who will do anything you want and give you a table shower and a professional massage on top of it! They truly treat the customer like a king!
  • Greengoo, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1oh please oh please oh please
  • aychseven, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1the headline is a bit misleading; you don't actually rent a cat. you just pay for your time there.
    i'm tempted to go to one. the thing i probably miss most since moving to tokyo is my cat lol
  • jgarland79, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1It does look like a menu of cats in the last slide. Mmm... cats.
  • sb66, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1Cool idea
  • Zilk, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HL5q_Nb5H0&fea ... Nekohanten = Cat Cafe
  • inactive, on 06/02/2009, -2/+3Budget Rent-a-Cat!
  • DesignandPrint, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1How do you keep all the cat hair from getting on everything and in the tea??
  • notoneofus, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1There's that kind as well, though the price structure is different.
  • inactive, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1Brings new meaning to the term "Cat house".
  • miggie, on 06/02/2009, -1/+1Japan the only place were you can rent a cute guy and a cat. Can you take your geisha guy to the cat cafe with you?
  • imarolan, on 06/02/2009, -0/+0I'm not suprised that you have to pay for pussy moxley. Not at all.
  • dhVyse, on 06/02/2009, -13/+4Yeah me too. I've also been to china, mars, and the moon.

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