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In a city full of cafes and coffee houses catering to different tastes, a new breed of Tokyo cafe has appeared for people who love to hang out with rabbits.
Ra.a.g.f (pronounced ''raf''), which opened last fall in the fashionable Jiyugaoka area, is usually packed at weekends with customers reveling in the company of its 20 to 30 rabbits.
''I came here during my break to relax,'' said a smiling woman in her late 20s as she fed fresh vegetables to rabbits.
Customers who want to buy rabbits can do so from the cafe's breeding center, but the cafe's rabbit 'staffers' are not for sale.
Cafe manager Maria Fuwa cautions, however, that the rabbits must have a suitable home to go to and not end up being abandoned later on.
''Usagi Cafe Ohisama'' (rabbit cafe, the sun), which was launched by a pet shop operator in Shimokitazawa last year, is also buzzing at weekends, with women making up the majority of its customers.
The cafe has about 30 rabbits. The most popular is a rabbit called ''Naito-kun'' that lives with cafe manager Asami Yoshimura.
Another rabbit cafe in the same area of Tokyo is ''Usagi no Ehon'' (rabbit picture books). Given that many live music houses and small theaters are in the vicinity, it's a gathering spot for musicians and actors.
''I want our cafe to be a healing space for stressed-out people,'' says Etsuko Kawasaki, who has been running the cafe with her family for the past two years.
The cafe has seven rabbits, displays pictures books and sells rabbit-themed merchandise.
==Kyodo
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