Photos: Japanese cafés let customers cuddle with pigs
Micro pigs walk around at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan, including one in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido and another in Fukuoka on the southern Kyushu island. The first one opened in Tokyo in 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Micro pigs play at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan, including one in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido and another in Fukuoka on the southern Kyushu island. The first one opened in Tokyo in 2019. Two more are in the works for later this year. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Customers play with micro pigs at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan, including one in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido and another in Fukuoka on the southern Kyushu island. The first one opened in Tokyo in 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Shiho Kitagawa, an executive at a mipig cafe, holds a pig Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The dozens of people at Tokyo’s Mipig Café on a recent morning were taking selfies and breaking into huge smiles. The pigs, a miniature breed, trotted about the room, looking for a cozy lap to cuddle up. Customers pay $15 for the first 30 minutes and a reservation is required. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Customers play with a micro pig at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 pig cafés that have opened around Japan. The animals, known as “micro pigs,” don’t get bigger than a corgi dog, even as adults.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Customers play with micro pigs at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan, including one in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido and another in Fukuoka on the southern Kyushu island. The first one opened in Tokyo in 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A customer takes photos with micro pigs at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan, including one in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido and another in Fukuoka on the southern Kyushu island. The first one opened in Tokyo in 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A staff looks at micro pigs at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The dozens of people at Tokyo’s Mipig Café on a recent morning were taking selfies and breaking into huge smiles. The pigs, a miniature breed, trotted about the room, looking for a cozy lap to cuddle up. Customers pay $15 for the first 30 minutes and a reservation is required.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Micro pigs walk around at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 pig cafés that have opened around Japan. The animals, known as “micro pigs,” don’t get bigger than a corgi dog, even as adults. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A micro pig pauses at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan, including one in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido and another in Fukuoka on the southern Kyushu island. The first one opened in Tokyo in 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Micro pigs walk around at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 pig cafés that have opened around Japan. The animals, known as “micro pigs,” don’t get bigger than a corgi dog, even as adults. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A micro pig pauses at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 pig cafés that have opened around Japan. The animals, known as “micro pigs,” don’t get bigger than a corgi dog, even as adults. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Customers play with micro pigs at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The dozens of people at Tokyo’s Mipig Café on a recent morning were taking selfies and breaking into huge smiles. The pigs, a miniature breed, trotted about the room, looking for a cozy lap to cuddle up. Customers pay $15 for the first 30 minutes and a reservation is required. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Micro pigs sit on the lap of a customer at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan, including one in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido and another in Fukuoka on the southern Kyushu island. The first one opened in Tokyo in 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Customers play with a micro pig at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The dozens of people at Tokyo’s Mipig Café on a recent morning were taking selfies and breaking into huge smiles. The pigs, a miniature breed, trotted about the room, looking for a cozy lap to cuddle up. Customers pay $15 for the first 30 minutes and a reservation is required. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A customer plays with a micro pig at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The dozens of people at Tokyo’s Mipig Café on a recent morning were taking selfies and breaking into huge smiles. The pigs, a miniature breed, trotted about the room, looking for a cozy lap to cuddle up. Customers pay $15 for the first 30 minutes and a reservation is required. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Micro pigs play with a customer at a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 pig cafés that have opened around Japan. The animals, known as “micro pigs,” don’t get bigger than a corgi dog, even as adults. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A security person walks in front of a mipig cafe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan, including one in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido and another in Fukuoka on the southern Kyushu island. The first one opened in Tokyo in 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The pig café is the latest in a series of animal coffee shops that have popped up in Japan, including ones that feature owls, hedgehogs, birds and even snakes.