Visitors should no longer be surprised when they travel to Japan. And it is that now the so-called Neko Cafes, which is nothing more than cat cafes.
It is a themed cafe, the attraction of which are cats where you can see and play with them. Clients pay a filing fee, generally per hour, and therefore cat cafes can be seen as a form of supervised rental, a kind of daycare.
These Neko Cafes first opened in Taiwan in 1998 which eventually became famous in Japan and began to attract many Japanese tourists as well as domestic visitors. In Japan, the first Neko Cafe opened in Osaka in 2004.
For example, in Tokyo there are 39 cat cafes. One pioneer of such places is Hanada Norimasa, which opened in 2005. The popularity of cat cafes in Japan is attributed to many pet-ban apartments that provide cats with relaxation in the company of one another. As stressful and lonely urban life can be, other forms of pet rental are also common in Japan.
There are several Neko Cafes. Some cat cafes have specific categories of cat animals, such as black cats, fat cats, cats, and rare or ex-stray cats. It should be added that these places must be licensed and comply with the strict requirements and regulations for the treatment of animals of the Protection Act.
And of course; They have strict rules to ensure the well-being of the housekeeping and the animal, in particular, which seek to ensure that cats are not disturbed by excessive and unwanted attention by young children or when they go to sleep. Many cat cafes also seek to raise awareness of their welfare issues, such as stray and stray cats.