Game of cat chess anyone?

Another rainy day in Toyko! After heading the the train station to find out prices for potentially visiting Mt. Fuji tomorrow we decided while in Tokyo we had to visit an animal cafe. We have discovered cat, pug, hedgehog and owl cafes in the city but for us cats seems the least cruel. After negotiating a sea of umbrellas we found the entrance which was up on the 8th floor of a back alley building with just a sign on the elevator lift. We didn't really know what to expect but the place was lovely. We were given slippers to wear and fluffy cat ears before we headed into the cafe itself. The cats have a palace of hanging bird cage beds and a huge tree with platforms to sleep on, and that was just the upstairs! They really had spared no expense on creating an amazing place for the cats to be. We opted to pay an extra for drinks but this one off cost meant unlimited use of the vending machine so we made the most of that by having about 4 coffees, coke, fanta and a few other drinks each within the 40 minutes we were there! You paid per 10 minutes so it did feel like we left pretty soon after we got there but we couldn't justify staying any longer for the price. It was a cool thing to do and definitely something Toyko seems to be famous for. Afterwards we headed over to a department shop Nick had seen online that sells things cheap. It wasn't what we expected and if you call £14 on a very naff t shirt cheap then you'd be loving it but we did have fun looking around. Even found a fish mask which my sister would of loved! We did try to find a gaming bar which we though meant you could play video games while having a drink but unfortunately the place wasn't what we expected. The bar was just decorated in old consoles hung up on string and the prices were steep so we didn't stay. Instead we headed to a small mall complex we'd seem and had a great meal that cost less that £8 which is very good for Japan! Nick playing chess with a cat on an iPad was definitely the highlight of the day.Leggi altro