Visiting Tokyo's Owl Cafe: Fukuro no Mise, Tokyo, Japan
I had heard of cat cafes, but it wasn鈥檛 until this weekend that I was introduced to an owl 鈥渃afe.鈥� My friend, Shannon, had sent me a Buzzfeed article聽with a list of wacky things to try in Tokyo. At the top of the list was visiting聽Fukuro no Mise 鈥撀燼n owl cafe. It had awesome reviews on TripAdvisor聽and Google鈥nd wasn鈥檛 too far away from us, so, my husband and I decided to see what it was all about!
We arrived an hour before it opened to make a reservation (they don鈥檛 take reservations until the day of)鈥nd then we went and had a snack at a neighboring cafe. (Fukuro no Mise does not serve food.)
When I think of cafes, I think of something similar to Starbucks. That was surely not the case with Fukuro no Mise! It鈥檚 a dimly lit building filled with various breeds of owls on perches, and you get one (non-alcoholic) beverage included in the price of your reservation (roughly $20 USD), and they also gave us a cute piece of owl jewelry when we were leaving.
How it works is the staff allows 12 people in at a time, and you get one hour at the cafe to interact with the tame owls. The staff sits everyone down before they enter to go over how to interact with the owls and explain that these are not wild owls, but they were raised from baby on by Fukuro no Mise鈥檚 owner (which is why they don鈥檛 mind people). 鈥淵ou can have an owl perched on your hand or shoulder (some people wanted the smaller ones on their heads for photos as well), but the staff must assist you with doing so. You can only lightly touch the top of the owl鈥檚 head, moving from front to back 鈥� don鈥檛 ruffle their feathers or touch any other part of them. You are not allowed to wear perfume around the owls, as this can be harmful to them. Don鈥檛 make any sudden movements, loud noises or take photos with a flash.鈥� I had been a bit worried that it would be a people just doing whatever they wanted with the owls 鈥� so, I was relieved to see there were rules (and staff) in place to keep the owls safe. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
We arrived an hour before it opened to make a reservation (they don鈥檛 take reservations until the day of)鈥nd then we went and had a snack at a neighboring cafe. (Fukuro no Mise does not serve food.)
When I think of cafes, I think of something similar to Starbucks. That was surely not the case with Fukuro no Mise! It鈥檚 a dimly lit building filled with various breeds of owls on perches, and you get one (non-alcoholic) beverage included in the price of your reservation (roughly $20 USD), and they also gave us a cute piece of owl jewelry when we were leaving.
How it works is the staff allows 12 people in at a time, and you get one hour at the cafe to interact with the tame owls. The staff sits everyone down before they enter to go over how to interact with the owls and explain that these are not wild owls, but they were raised from baby on by Fukuro no Mise鈥檚 owner (which is why they don鈥檛 mind people). 鈥淵ou can have an owl perched on your hand or shoulder (some people wanted the smaller ones on their heads for photos as well), but the staff must assist you with doing so. You can only lightly touch the top of the owl鈥檚 head, moving from front to back 鈥� don鈥檛 ruffle their feathers or touch any other part of them. You are not allowed to wear perfume around the owls, as this can be harmful to them. Don鈥檛 make any sudden movements, loud noises or take photos with a flash.鈥� I had been a bit worried that it would be a people just doing whatever they wanted with the owls 鈥� so, I was relieved to see there were rules (and staff) in place to keep the owls safe. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Visiting Tokyo's Owl Cafe: Fukuro no Mise
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