Twitter Is Going Nuts For Japan's First Ever Cat Café Train
Passengers on the world's first cat café train traveled through Japan's Gifu prefecture with around 30 rescued cats and kittens thanks to the feline rescue charity Sanctuary. The rescue program was a smash hit with train riders and Twitter users who fell in love with the idea of a mobile cat café.
In Pics: #Japan launches #cat-themed #train #cafe https://t.co/ivhRNqOs3m pic.twitter.com/0v7HI9mbJl
— EconomicTimes (@EconomicTimes) September 10, 2017
Japan's first cat cafe train combines eating, traveling, and feline bonding https://t.co/SNmEW6razO pic.twitter.com/FWx04AcbGi
— Eater (@Eater) August 9, 2017
Tickets sold out in a single day for the train ride on the Yoro Railway between Ogaki and Ikeno stations. The café menu for the Sept. 10 event included a bento box lunch and sweets — plus all the petting and purring riders could handle.
In total, a ticket and all of its amenities came to around $27, a small price to pay for an afternoon of feline-filled fun. Even better, a portion of the ticket proceeds were donated back to Sanctuary's cat rescue operation, which saves cats from being culled.
It was a 1.5 hour Shinkansen trip for me. And 100% percent worth the travel. I have a feeling they'll do a cat cafe train next year, too. pic.twitter.com/NGuek2bTs9
— Bill Adler (@billadler) September 11, 2017
Twitter went nuts over the cat café train idea, and many expressed their desire to experience the ride for themselves.
I want to ride that cat cafe train forever, like Snowpiercer.
— OuterBoroughPrincess (@OuterBoroRoyal) August 17, 2017
Cat cafe on a train....I must experience before I die
— CheeRpgg (@Chiji_) September 11, 2017
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