In this video we visit a Japanese cat cafe in Tokyo. If you've been following this channel for a while, you've probably noticed a bit of a cat cafe trend if a city has a cat cafe, we're there!

Of course when we came to Japan, we couldn't resist visiting and seeing how the cat cafes compare to others we've been to. And in case you're counting, we've now been to cat cafes in Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Germany, Ukraine, and even Canada.

For this outing, we decided to visit a cat cafe in Ikebukuro called "Cat Cafe MoCHA". They have multiple locations across Tokyo, and while we didn't visit them all, we were wowed by the size of the one in Ikebukuro. It was very spacious and the cats had plenty of space to roam.

The cafe itself had a section for napping, studying, playing board games, playing computer games and just general lounging. It was very quiet inside with soft music playing in the background (hence why we're whispering in this video!), but it was a pretty cool environment and a fun activity for a rainy day in Tokyo.

One of the things you can do at Cat Cafe MoCHA is feed the cats, so we bought some food for them. We were expecting we'd get some kibbles or wet cat food, but it was quite the event; we got given aprons, a mat for the cats to eat on, and even a spoon to feed them one by one. It was a really fun experience oh, Japan!

If you want to experience a Japanese cat cafe during your visit, here are the details for the one we went to:

Cat Cafe Mocha (Ikebukuro East Exit)
Japan, 〒1700013 Tokyo,
Toshima, Higashiikebukuro,
1 Chome−22− サンケエビル4F

Hours of operation:
Saturday 10a.m.–10p.m.
Sunday 10a.m.–10p.m.
Monday 10a.m.–10p.m.
Tuesday 10a.m.–10p.m.
Wednesday 10a.m.–10p.m.
Thursday 10a.m.–10p.m.
Friday 10a.m.–10p.m.

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Visiting a Japanese Cat Cafe in Tokyo, Japan! Script:

Well hello guys. As you can see it is a rainy day here in Tokyo. Not ideal for sightseeing but we are not staying indoors. We're actually going to be heading to a cat cafe and if you've been following this channel for a while you know that we love cat cafes.

We have come to Ikebukuro (池袋) there is a whole bunch to choose from over here so yeah let's go find some cats.


We are enjoying lots of quality time with the cats. It is not as busy as I thought it would be but I guess it is the middle of the week on a rainy day. Yeah. So this is actually really good for us because the cat to human ratio is in our favour.


Here you have to pay buy a time slot. It is 200 Yen for 10 minutes. Yeah. It is 200 Yen for 10 minutes which is less than 2 US dollars.

Okay so this is pretty cool. The cafe has a lot of different like sections. So there is an area where you can sleep on beds.They also have an area where you can play board games.

I'm going to feed some cats for 500 Yen.

Audrey you've made a lot of friends. Audrey did you become a cat whisperer?

And as you can see over here Cat Cafe Mocha has a whole bunch of locations all over Tokyo so this isn't the only one you can come to.

That cat cafe was a lot of fun. It is the largest and nicest cat cafe we've ever been to on our travels. We really enjoyed it. We ended up spending 40 minutes there and since you pay by 10 minute increments it was 200 Yen times 4 so 800 Yen per person. We also bought cat food which was really worth it. We really enjoyed feeding the cats. The total itself it was 2100 Yen. Yeah. Which came to just under $20 US dollars. Yeah. And I would say it is a really unique activity you can do here in Tokyo. The cats were so sweet. It was really fun feeding them. So definitely worth it. If you're are a cat lover you'll want to check this place out.

This is part of our Travel in Japan video series showcasing Japanese food, Japanese culture and Japanese attractions.

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