How unfair to be relegated to the Chump Lounge!

I hope the otter cafe is/was all you'd hoped and more. Otters!

I warmed up for the Otter Cafe by going first to the Mini-Pig Cafe.

Perhaps sensing that I'd eaten bacon for breakfast, the pigs rejected me. I mean, I did get to cuddle a few, but one lady had three piglets happily piled on top of her and it took regular coercion and prompting from the staff for the pigs to hang with me. One pig finally deigned to lay his head on my leg and I did pet him.

Otters was more fun though less cuddling. (Which is to say zero cuddling.) It took a while to find the place because it was second floor (2F in Japan) in the shopping mall/arcade (there's a lot of stuff on 2F and B1 if you're looking for cool little bars and places. And dag they've got some tiny, claustrophobic elevators).

I waltzed in without a reservation and managed to land right in a lull. So it was me and one other guy having alone time with one hungry otter, so we got to feed Oagge a lot. Then we got to hang with his smaller daughter, Wasabi, at which point six other people arrived.

Really enjoyed the up close with the otters.

Then I spent too much money at a Japanese record store but the prices are pretty great with the exchange rate.

I'm hungry but my stomach feels wonky. What I really want is a bigass California salad and that is not going to be forthcoming.

I think I'll hit the Public Bath for a soak then go out later.