We all have heard of cat cafés in Japan, but there are actually a lot of different themed cafés there. Some are definitely stranger than others, but they all are a lot of fun. You can’t really experience Japan unless you check out one of these cafés.
Gundam Café
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The Gundam Café is full of Gundams, which are giant robots that play a huge part in anime. Anime is very popular in Japan and since the 1970s, the robots have been on a handful of different television shows and they also have kits where you can build your own robot. Gundams have a huge fan base in Japan so the café attracts a lot of people for lunch and dinner with their futuristic look and experience.
Moomin Café
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Created back in the 1940s, Moomins are hippo-like characters that for some reason became extremely popular in Japan. There happens to be a number of books and comics about Moomins and they also have their very own themed café. The café is decorated with giant stuffed Moomins and they serve delicious tea and snacks. They also serve sour rye bread, which is popular in Finland and a Finnish artist designed Moomins. It is a great place to go by yourself and enjoy some drinks and snacks with Moomins.
@Home Café
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Maid cafés are super popular in Japan. These cafés are known to have women serve crazy dishes while dressed in skimpy maid costumes. Sometimes the dishes are served in creative shapes like animal faces. The café also has pop dance and performances. @Home Café happens to be the largest maid café in Japan with four floors. If you are going to check out any maid café, you have to check out the @Home Café to get the real experience.
Cat Café Nekorobi
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This list wouldn’t be complete without including one of Japan’s most popular cat cafés. A lot of apartments do not allow pets so cat cafés started to pop up all over Japan so that people could spend some time with cats. You pretty much buy some coffee or tea and sit with cats and play with them and pet them. This idea has caught on across the world and there are even cat cafes in New York City and California.
