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Ryokan is the name given to Japanese hotels that offer a traditional lifestyle experience, often located in tourist areas with hot springs. The interior design of ryokans is typically simple, elegant, and furnished with basic amenities.
My Cat Yugawara, a ryokan in the hot spring town of Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, allows customers to try out the experience of owning a cat so they can find out if they really want to adopt a pet permanently.
My Cat Yugawara Hotel offers cat-rearing experiences in simple, elegant rooms with a traditional style.
Tourists will share a room with a random cat. The cat will arrive at the room at 5:30 PM and sleep with you until around 9:00 AM the next morning. Of course, the purpose of arranging for the cat to stay with you is not for entertainment.
Instead, you will be responsible for taking care of the cats. You will need to do the tasks that cat sitters usually do, such as feeding the cats and managing the litter box using tools like scoops and toilet paper provided by the staff upon check-in.
Cat grooming supplies are provided by the hotel for guests.
For first-time visitors, they must attend at least one training session at the hotel's cat cafe so that staff can ensure they feel comfortable around the cats and that the cats are also comfortable around them.
While living with cats, you may discover the annoyances and inconveniences they can sometimes cause. For example, a cat's meowing in the middle of the night might wake you up, or cats might leave behind unpleasant odors and shed fur in your room. Their mischievous curiosity might also disrupt or damage your personal belongings. Sometimes, cats might chew on and tear your clothes or ruin your expensive handbags...
The hotel's adorable feline "attendants".
Trying out cat ownership helps those who have never owned a pet understand the feeling and the work involved, and make an informed decision when adopting a cat.
My Cat Yugawara reportedly hopes to help customers realize their personal commitment to pets. If, after spending time at the hotel with the cats, they are certain they want to adopt a cat and also want to keep the cat they stayed with, the hotel is happy to give them the pet cat for free.
Guests can choose a pet cat on the hotel's website.
The price for a one-night stay at My Cat Yugawara is 4,950 Yen, equivalent to approximately over 1 million VND per person, and the fee for the cat-rearing trial service is 2,200 Yen, approximately 480,000 VND. These prices do not include meals.
Additional information
Address: 244-1 Fukuura, Yugawara Town, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture 259-0311
Phone number: 0465-43-8651
government:My Cat Yugawara
