Akiba Fukurou

Definitely a MUST DO during your stay in Tokyo! I’m sure there are plenty of other owl cafes out there, but my experience here was great and would highly recommend.
First off, you MUST make a reservation on their very English-​friendly website. It gets booked quickly, so make sure to not do it last minute. Directions to their location is very straightfoward, and there’s plenty of transportation to get there as it’s 5 mins off of the Akihabara train station.
It’s 1500yen for 1 hour with the owls. You get to hold 2 owls during your time there and pet unlimited owls. The largest ones were already taken by the time we got there (10 mins late), but we liked our smaller owls :). The staff took group pictures of everyone and laminated them for us to bring home (what a nice touch!). We even got a digital copy emailed to us. Japanese hospitality is on point.
With all the 100 selfies I took, the hour went by very quickly.
There’s one owl that can perch on top of your head. it’s one of the white ones. Ask for him if you want to get a cool picture. But be careful, the owls poop frequently.
I kinda felt bad for the owls at the end though, everyone was pointing their cameras at their faces. Oh well, they have an easy life I guess.
Not something I would do again, but definitely a must do if you haven’t before!

Although this was a cool experience, it’s also inhumane.
Owls hold a special place in my heart, so this place was a must-​do while in Tokyo. Included in the ticket price is a laminated photo and a bottle of water but you can’t really call this place a ‘café’ since there is nothing else you can order. The good part is that one has to make a reservation to even enter the establishment and the employees give instructions on how to handle the owls. And yes, you can take photos with these majestic birds, but that’s where the positive points end.
Even though there is an occupancy limit it still becomes crowded. Not only for the guests but also the owls! They are all tethered to stands side by side with other owls that they would never even encounter in the wild, much less share territory with. Several of them squabbled while we were there. Also most species are nocturnal, so our visit disturbs their sleep schedules. They looked irritated, and wouldn’t you be?
Although my friends and I did get some great photos that day, I feel a twinge of sadness looking at them and wonder how those poor owls are doing.

I don’t review many things, but when I do, it’s because it’s was cool as shit. This was one of the coolest things I did in Tokyo. Highly recommend it for all ages. Especially if you’re an animal lover.

This place was freakin awesome.
I’m so glad I went. What a great experience.

Amazing experience!
A few tips:
— reservation only (you can make reservation through their website a few days before hand)
— there’s no food and drink served here (not really a café)
— you can pet any owl that aren’t on break (pink sign) on the head, and pick two to place on your wrist during your 1-​hr visit
— they do poop occasionally
Highlights:
— the place is kept very clean and definitely doesn’t smell
— the owls are super cute and well trained!
— the owls go on rotation so I didn’t have to worry about exhausting them
— they take photos for your group, print souvenir photos for everyone and also send the digital copies via email (all free!)
— staff are very friendly
— they take reservation so you don’t have to wait in line like some other owl cafes ask you to do

RESERVATION is required to their email address
. I showed up randomly as I wasn’t aware and got lucky as someone cancelled.
It is a little misleading and I don’t believe it should be classified as a café. There are no food or drinks (allowed, much less served). but the variety of owls you see is pretty amazing. The time is restricted to 1 hour at 1500 Yen.
It is very cool to be able to touch them and hold them and you should be careful because some of the bigger ones get a little heavy… at least for me… The place is very well maintained (clean). They try to give you the best experience possible but you have to be careful not to disturb them as they are nocturnal and some of them are sleeping (I believe they switch in intervals for the owls so some of them get some sleep in between sessions).
At the end when you leave they give you a wipe for your hands and a nice picture with the owl. Very cute.

So cute and kawaii. These owls are so soft and they feel like you touched a light feather that is softer than cotton. They do poop on you if you are holding them and i got pooped on my pants and had to wipe it up.

i visited on 09.07.15. we booked just a few hours earlier in the day and received a quick response in minutes. the reply told us to make sure and arrive 10 minutes early before our booking time and try not to cancel. booking is mandatory as you cannot just drop by and visit. they even have a «no knocking» sign on the glass doors (probably so you won’t spook the owls) that some people either didn’t notice (i don’t know how people could missed this) or don’t care about reading.
the admission buys you about an hour’s worth of time in just hanging out with the owls. while waiting outside for the previous group to exit, we were given a little introduction book to look thru about owls. once inside, everyone was instructed to sanitize their hands with the alcohol they have at the counter. a brief instruction was given by the host on how to interact with the owls such as keep your voice low, no quick or sudden moves, no flash photography, etc.
all the owls have signs above them with their names on them. some of them you can touch, some you can’t. if you choose to have an owl sit on your hand and the owl has a leash, keep a tight grip on that leash. one lady didn’t have a good grip on the leash and her owl flew from her and perched on one of the cameras the staff had in the corner of the room. the host also told us that some of the bigger owls if given a chance, would go after the smaller ones for food.
if you’ve never been to an owl «café», i recommend visiting Akiba Fukurou. it’s definitely a good way to spend an hour and a great experience.

It should be renamed the owl petting zoo. You are not allowed to eat anything but you do get a bottle of water with your 1500 yen admission. they have a huge selection of water ranging from soft to hard and even internationally. the cool part that brought me here is the fact you get to pet endangered owls and hold them. You even get to take home a laminated picture of you on a postcard! it sells out for days in advance so make sure to make reservations. go out at once just make sure you eat and drink beforehand because it is not a café.