A Japanese hotel rents out cats.

A Japanese hotel rents out cats.

Recently, an unusual hotel MyCat Yugawara opened in Japan. It is located at the hot spring resort of Hakone, and in addition to such quite common services as hot springs and a night in a hotel with a sea view, it offers a very unconventional pastime — interacting with cats.

A Japanese hotel rents out cats.
A Japanese hotel rents out cats.

There is a café at the hotel where you can interact with animals. Moreover, you can take a cat with you for a walk or to your room. Thanks to this service, the hotel has no shortage of guests; tourists from other countries as well as Japanese people come here.

MyCat Yugawara is a traditional Japanese ryokan, and more than twenty cats of different breeds live here: British, Scottish, munchkins, Bengal cats — everyone will find a fluffy friend to their liking. And here are the unusual residents:

A Japanese hotel rents out cats.
A Japanese hotel rents out cats.
A Japanese hotel rents out cats.
A Japanese hotel rents out cats.
A Japanese hotel rents out cats.
A Japanese hotel rents out cats.

The cost of a room starts from 3,000 yen (1,700 rubles), and the rental of a cat must be paid separately — 2,000 yen (1,140 rubles).

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