How's it going Steemers??
I would like to share some photos from our visit to an owl cafe in Osaka, Japan.
I saw lots of different animal cafes while we travel around Japan and I was interested to see what they are like.
Now I have never seen an owl up close and personal before. So I was keen to see what these cafes had to offer.
Chouette Cafe had 11 different types of owls that lived there. They had their own room and it seemed nice and clean and the owls were reasonably happy for captive birds.
It costs 15, 000 yen for one hour in the cafe which includes a coffee or drink.
They give you a quick run down about the rules of the cafe. Then we had to clean out hands before going to hang out with the owls.
As we step inside there are owls everywhere.
Big ones
Small ones
I walked up to this one owl that was quite big. As I got close he turned his head right at me and opened his big yellow eyes. It was intimidating at first, as he remained eye contact with me with his eyes wide open. There was a seat next to him so I just sat and chilled with this owl face to face. It was a weird and wonderful moment.
You can pat the owls on the beak and some seem to enjoy it.
Here is a list of the larger owls you will find in the cafe.
There were two rock eagle owls named Satuki and Ginji. These owls are found in India.
Fun fact -
The rock eagle owls pretend to have a wing injury or they fly in a zigzag manner when they want to distract predators and to keep them away from their offspring.
Another two Northern white faced owls, named Chip and Quich. These owls are found in Africa.
Fun fact -
These owls are very well known for their ability to change their shape for protection. If alarmed they have a very unique way of escaping detection, they can elongate their bodies and contract their feathers, making themselves taller and thinner – and even lean slightly to further camouflage themselves as branches.
A Snowy owl named Arashi, these owls can be found in the Northen artic areas.
Fun fact -
The snowy owl was a pet of Harry Potter in the movie series.
Rufous legged owl named Momojirou. These owls come from southern South America.
Fun fact -
They breed in October and normally lay around 2-3 eggs in their tree hole.
A pair of Eurasian Eagle Owl named Candy and Tiara. These owls are found through out Europe and Asia.
Fun fact -
These guys are highly territorial birds and they are on top of the food chain, so they will normally live until 20 years old in the wild.
A Malay eagle owl named Pearl. These owls are found around southern Asia.
Fun fact -
These owls usually mate for life and the females use the same nest location every year. She only lays one egg each year
Out of the smaller owls there were your classic barn owls.
And many more of which I am not sure the name of. But they all were super cool none the less.
My favourite owl was this Great Gray Owl
These owls are the largest in length out off all the owls. The Northen hemisphere is where these guys call home. In some places they are also called the phantom of the North. Which is a pretty cool name.
It was really cool to see all these different owls up close and personal. So if you are ever in Osaka, Japan and have an hour to kill, an owl cafe is sure an option.
It sure was a HOOT 😉
Thanks for stopping by
Happy travels 😊