It used to be enough for a Japanese businessman to unwind after work with the newspaper and a good, swift cleaning of his eyeglasses. But now in Japan you can hardly order a cup of coffee without also getting a complimentary twenty minutes of playtime with a bunny. Yes, the bunny cafe has come to Japan in a big way, and they're making it real hard to be sour-faced.
Pictured: An angry Japanese man. Possibly the last of his species.
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Everyone from families to grown adults to groups of teens have attributed to the rise in bunny cafes. It's been suggested that these bunny cafes have risen in popularity due to the rash of tsunamis and earthquakes that swept through Japan last year. Speaking to CNN, one of the cafes' owners, Maria Fuwa, said "There are wounds that human beings can't treat but the rabbit can. Rabbits can comfort people without words."
Aww, my therapist does that cute little thing with his nose too.
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But if the world is so harsh and cruel that the Japanese need a baby bunny to face it, why are they renting when they could be purchasing? That's called throwing good money after bad. At least, I think. I don't know how money works.
In any event, the reason no one in Japan buys a bunny is because Japanese domiciles tend to be roughly the exact size of the people who own them, plus or minus a half inch.
"If you're capable of bending at the waist, you'll find your lovely dining area."
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Since their apartments can barely hold the people renting them, there isn't a lot of space for animals. Besides that, the commutes and working hours in Japan are often long and make it hard to take proper care of a pet. And while I know that jobs and living spaces are important, it feels like it doesn't have to be a lot more complicated than this— if you need a bunny to be happy, buy a bunny and be happy. But maybe renting one is good enough for the time being. At least the rise in bunny cafes implies the Japanese are moving away from cat cafes.
It is very rare for someone to survive an afternoon at the cat cafe.
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