Cats in Japan - Cat Cafe

A Cat Cafe is a theme cafe, where you can actually play with kitties, over drinking tasty coffee or even have real meals.
I guess this sort of cafes are quite popular in Tokyo area, because many apartments are not allowed to have pets, and also simply, cats can provide you relaxing companionship for those have very busy stressful days and lonely urban life.

I've been always curious about cat cafes, and I went to the one called "Neko no Te"(Kitty's Paw in Japanese) today, finally!!


As soon as I walked into the cafe, a pretty kitty in pink dress welcomed me :)

"Hello, kitties!!!"

A cover fee was about $12 for 90min, a coffee and small snacks were included for this fee.
I thought 90min would be plenty time for me to play and watch kitties, but it went very quick!!!!!

Amanda like classic tabby kitty- Very playful and energetic!

This kitty was my most favorite one, she was very gentle, and I especially liked her beautiful black nose, and how she curled up her tail around her paws :)

A munchkin kitty - Wow, short legs!!

I really enjoyed this cafe....
Not just only being able to play with furry kitties, but also the fact that this cafe(or most of cat cafes) also seek to raise awareness of cat welfare issues, such like, they organize cat adoptions periodically for unwanted, abandoned and stray cats.

Hoshi

Oops, Amanda!!

I bet most of cats owners are experiencing the same problem that I have....... which is....
It's kind tough to take super cute and lovely photos of kitties!!!
Isn't it?!?!?!
Except heir nappy time, they are just too busy to grooming, or just constantly moving around!

I think Amanda is quite photogenic :)
But... sometimes I get to see other side of Amanda..... yeah, the evil side of Amanda, the dark side of Amanda.... like these....

Hey, mommy! That's private!!!

I know... I know.. Amanda, you are still my super model!

Have a lovely weekend, my friends :)

Hoshi

Cats in Japan - Japanese Aflac Cat

Ever since I came to Japan, I just keep seeing this cute welcoming kitty commercial from Aflac.
A super cute white kitty and a duck dance together to a delightful little ditty in this Japanese Aflac commercial :)

Aflac kitty

Yeah, you still get to see a little eccentric duck running around and screaming "AAAFLAC" in the U.S., but something more cute and adorable thing would happen in this commercial :)

Trust me!
Just spare your 30 second to watch this video now!



A kitty screamed "MEOW-FLAC!!!!" in sort of Japanese at the end.
That's my favorite part!!!!
Isn't it cute, or what?!?!

....forgetting someone furry cute...??

Hey, Panda! No sitting on the printer!

Hoshi

Cats in Japan - Kitties in the Park

I went to the museum at Ueno Park the other day.

It was kind cold gloomy day, but Ueno Park is one of my favorite park since I was a little girl, as my parents used to take me there so many times...
Spring is the best season to visit to this park since the cherry blossoms would be blooming beautifully :)

I enjoyed my museum visit, but I was so excited to see many kitties at the park too!
I guess some might be stray kitties, but I also saw some kitties with collars...

This little kitty had a collar on with big big bell on it, and was sort of welcoming me(???) from the wall..
She(he?!) was just sitting up on the wall, just stayed there, and staring at me.

Why are you looking at me?!?!

Then... I met these two kitties at the little square in the park. I found the black kitty first and was trying to take a picture of her(him??). Then the big tabby showed up!
Those two kitties were so cute together :)
It even seemed like the big tabby was protecting a little black kitty from bad human...?!?!

Who are you? You don't smell like fish??

I'm a big honcho......

It was quite nice to meet kitties after days of no-kitty-life....
But... I just kept hoping that all of those kitties out the street would have nice toasty home to sleep and snuggle with lots of love at cold winter nights.....

Hoshi

Amanda Applique

I haven't got crafty so much past couple weeks since I arrived to Japan........ :(
I went to a craft store in my town, and spent almost three hours(!!)there today!!
Wow!! How did I do that?!?!
I just kept find super cute fabrics and ribbons, and couldn't help looking around...
I bought couple Japanese style fabric that I would love to make Amanda's new dresses sometime!

Since I don't have my exclusive　super model Amanda around me to try my new dresses on, so I made an "Amanda applique" today :)

purrr me??

I just made a quick, easy and simple felt applique, and I think this applique turned out so cute just like real Amanda girl :)

I'm thinking of making a little purse with this Amanda applique, and giving to my niece.
I hope she will like it!!!

Hoshi

Cats On Tuseday - Kitty Torpedo

Sparkling Amanda's green eyes are very beautiful, but sometimes those get a little scary..... :)

lazer... lazer....

Hoshi

CATS ON TUESDAY!

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My Chopin......

It has been almost 2 weeks since I came back to Japan, and I have been enjoying very much my time here :)

But something is missing...
The very precious and loving one is missing........ and...
I miss her so much....


Chopin was my family dog.
We named her "Chopin" from one of famous composer, Frederic Chopin.
I recall that... back that time we got Chopin, the dog movie called "Beethoven" was quite popular and we just got an idea to name her after one famous composer, like Chopin.
Plus... it sounded pretty cute and suited her.... :)

Chopin was a mixed of Japanese Shiba-inu and German Shepherd dog.
She was a medium sized dog but I think you can still see the German Shepherd breeds from her big pointed ears and nozzle.
AND... I have to say that...... Chopin wasn't that smart dog.....
BUT she was the most loving dog.

She was always there for me when I was very sad and down....
Even it was very late night and she was sleeping nicely, she would always wake up and welcomed me back home at the front door.... with her fluffy tail wagging.
No matter what, she would always loved me and trusted me..... it was... unconditional...

I miss her so much.

Although she had a very long happy doggy life, 16 years!!, it is still very hard for me to accept her absence...

bow wow wow...

Chopin decided to go cross the rainbow bridge on August 17, 2009....
exactly on the same date from one year later that my little Austin left us...
I know Chopin is in the better place now for sure....
I bet my little Austin would be there with Chopin and having fun together up there...

I miss your fluffy hugs and cold wet nose... Chopin...

Hoshi