- Who
- Nekobiyaka
- What
- first first
- Where
- Japan (Himeji)
- When
The world's first cat café devoted exclusively to black cats is Nekobiyaka, located in the Japanese castle town of Himeji. Six different cats out of the café's total of 12 are present there at any one time, and although they look virtually identical to one another they can be instantly distinguished by their bandana collars as each cat's bandana is a different colour from those of the others.
Although patrons are not permitted to pick up the cats or use flash photography, they are allowed to play with them. Surprisingly, the cats enjoy playing the usually canine game of fetch, with patrons utilising the many cat toys present in the café for this purpose.
