What do you do when there’s a bunny and hedgehog cafe near your hotel? You hop on over! And that’s exactly what we did while in Tokyo.
Although Japan has cat cafes, dog cafes, reptile cafes, owl cafes, goat cafes and even regular ol’ coffee cafes, the bunny cafe was the clear winner for us. Maybe it’s because our first childhood pet was a bunny, or maybe because that bunny was stolen (seriously, wtf!) but we couldn’t pass up the opportunity for some bunny cuddles.
There are a number of bunny cafes scattered around Tokyo. We chose Ms. Bunny as it was the closest bunny cafe to our hotel and only a short walk from the Roppongi Metro station. A 6ft sign of a tie-wearing bunny makes the cafe pretty easy to spot.
Follow the bunny trail up the stairs…
…and this is the “cafe”.
As you can see, the room was pretty small and most seats were taken. A self-serve coffee/tea machine was in the back corner but we didn’t bother trying it.
We were given a sheet of rules to sign:
The price for holding a bunny starts at 750 yen (about $6 US) for a 30 minute session. During this “30 minute session”, you are allowed to hold two bunnies for 10 minutes each. After your initial session, you are allowed to add another half hour. We opted for the extra time so in total, we each got to hold four bunnies.
Before you can have contact, you must use hand sanitizer and place a blanket on your lap. The staff brings over your chosen one (you get to pick) and the timer starts.
The bunnies we chose had different temperaments ranging from mellow to spunky.
They also had very different sizes. Check out this big fella!
Treats for your bunny friend can be purchased for 300 yen ($2.50 US) and of course, we wanted our bunnies to get a treat. Some bunnies did not eat much but others nibbled at our fingers until we gave them more.
When it is all over, you are left with a big smile on your face and a ton of bunny fur on your clothes. Fortunately, the folks at Ms. Bunny thought of everything and pulled out a giant lint-roller for us to use.
There are many bunny cafes and rabbit cafes throughout Tokyo to choose from but if you are worried about about the language barrier, you can book a visit to a rabbit cafe on this website.
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oh my god that’s amazing! I want to go!
It was so cute- I wanna go again!
I’ve heard of cat cafes but never a bunny cafe! Both are so tempting considering I love coffee and I love animals. Now this is a place I would spend Easter morning!
That would be a fun Easter…I was so into the bunnies, I forgot to try the coffee.
Touch is so healing. I imagine in the harried, impersonal world of Tokyo this can go a long way. So sweet.
I think that’s why they are so popular there. It seems like a lot of people like to pop in after work.
I saw one of these bunny cafes on an episode of The Amazing Race recently. It seemed a bit crazy, but I wasn’t surprised — Japan is a place that has some of the oddest cafes in the world, including ones where girls dressed in maids’ outfits play video games with nerdy IT workers.
I’m totally going to look for that Amazing Race episode now. Yeah, I am fascinated by all those quirky cafes.
How cute! When we lived in Korea, they had cat and dog cafes but i’ve never heard of a bunny or hedgehog cafe! My girlfriend would love it!
I bet she would! I recently read about a sheep cafe in Korea that I think would be fun too.
I have often wondered about cat cafes, but find the idea of a bunny one hugely appealing. I’m sure it’d be therapeutic. Would love to try one out!
I think it is therapeutic- probably why so many Japanese love visiting them.
Ha!! This is amazing. Who would have thought such a place would exist?
I definitely did not but am so happy my sis found it!
I knew about cat cafes and wanted to visit one for a long time, but rabbit cafe sounds even better. The rabbit in the last picture is adorable.
He was a big ol’ snuggler:)
so cute, I used to have house buns in my 20’s when I lived in Melbourne. They were definitely characters!
They are so smart too!
I’ve never heard about a bunny cafe before and I LOVE the idea! I had bunnies when I was very young and they are so cute! I’ll definitely have this in mind when visiting Tokyo!
They are irresistibly cute- we had not planned on staying for the extra session but just couldn’t resist.
I can’t believe this exists! I have to go!!
I had no idea either- my awesome sis found it:)
OMG – this is so funny. Look at those cute bunny rabbits! A feel-good café :-).
They were super cute… I couldn’t stop smiling the entire time!
Yes, there was no shortage of visitors while we were there!
These animal cafes are all new to me but if I was passing I don’t think I could resist popping in for some bunny cuddles! Really hope I get to Japan one day (not just for the bunnies).
Japan really has something for everyone- I’m sure you would love it!
I really don’t know what to say. I have never heard this before. Sorta speechless.
Yeah, it is one of those things you don’t encounter every day;)
I am so sad I didn’t know about this when I was in Tokyo last October, I would have so been there!
Sounds like a good excuse to go back though!
Yeah, it was definitely weird but good weird!
What a fun place to visit! Are the Japanese extreme animal lovers or do they not often have pets at home? Curious that there are so many cafes with so many different types of animals. What a great post!
We got the impression that it’s a little bit of both. When reading up on the animal cafes it seemed that many people found it relaxing to stop by during lunch break or after work- I know I’d be tempted to if they were close to my work!
I’m going to Tokyo for the first time this March. I knew they had cat cafes, but I didn’t know there were bunny cafes. I definitely want to check one of these places out while I’m there.
I always thought the cat and dog cafes in Korea were okay but a bunny cafe??? Now, I’m sad that I missed this one when I visited Tokyo!
Kyahhhhhhh!!! I would love to go to a bunny cafe.