Tokyo is famous for its many animal cafés. The original concept started with cat cafés, but has slowly expanded to accommodate a wide range of pets and other animals.

Tokyo's newest animal-themed cafe, named Harry, in the trendy Roppongi neighbourhood has customers lining up to get inside to play with hedgehogs.

Canada’s cat cafes have nothing on Japan, where hedgehogs are the latest cute animals you can pay to cuddle as you sip on a coffee. The name of the Tokyo cafe is “Harry,” which is a play on ...

The quirky cafe has become extremely popular in Tokyo and requires customers to book in advance. Each session lasts 50 minutes and costs 2,800 yen (£14.65/$18.58) for adults and 1,500 yen (£7.85 ...

Harry’s Zoo Cafe You can visit one of these cafes in the epicenter of youth culture in Tokyo – the Harajuku neighborhood. Harry’s Zoo Cafe has over a dozen Asian small-clawed otters available for ...

Cafes where people can sit with animals such as otters, capybaras and snakes can pose a threat to some species.

The concept of animal cafes started in Asia more than a decade ago. Writer Gideon Brower visited Tokyo recently, and discovered that while cat cafes remain popular there, some patrons have started ...

At Tokyo’s Snake Center, visitors pay 1,100 yen (about $11) for a cup of coffee and a slithery friend to wind around their arm; a plate of curry bread snacks or a really big snake costs extra.

In Harajuku, one of Tokyo’s many entertainment districts, there are over five separate owl cafes operating. The owl is a particularly significant animal in Japanese culture as it is commonly ...

A customer touches a ferret inside an animal cafe in Tokyo. Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times Officials at Japan’s Ministry of the Environment did not respond to requests for comment.