What better place to spend a rainy day than a cat cafe? My friend, Laila, and I went to the Cat Cafe in Kamakura. The building is easy to spot, although, I didn’t realize it was a cat cafe until a couple of weeks ago. The train the cat is holding is the Enoshima Electric train that takes you from Kamakura to the small island of Enoshima. One of the stops along this train line is the Great Buddha.
This cafe was a little bit different than the one we visited a couple months ago. For starters, they served food. Yes, food. The thought of eating at a cat cafe grossed me out. Especially, when all that was served was curry. The pictures alone are unappetizing and the thought of a cat hair in my food. Blah. Gross.
On the third floor was the cat cafe and on the second floor was the gift shop. We went to the cat cafe first. You don’t have to order food, you can just order a drink. I ordered a green tea latte. I was pleased it came with a lid and it tasted alright.
There were fewer cats at this cafe. They were however, more playful than the cats at the other cafe. I think there were six total cats.
The cats had no boundaries. Once we saw them climbing on the tables, we were happy we decided not to eat.
One of the other customers bought a bag of kitty treats. They all came running when she opened them.
This picture makes me laugh – she’s taking a picture with her flip phone. Notice the charms dangling!!
A couple of the cats were bold and would come over for pets.
Or to clean their butt. On the table. Yeah, definitely glad I’m not trying to eat food.
None the less, it was fun to get a little cat love and spend some time relaxing.
After we left the cafe, we went to the gift shop. There were all types of cat souvenirs. Including a GIANT cat.
A huge Zen cat and of course lots of maneki-neko.
When you visit and you fancy a trip to a cat cafe, I will suggest we go to the one in Yokohama. Despite being a little further away, I like the atmosphere and the larger space and more cats. Plus, as I mentioned, the food factor was pretty gross.