This is a fantastic biz idea! I'll start it up in BKK. Someone just has to supply the *****. Considering this is a Japanese idea I'll hope JapAm can help out!

Tokyo's latest fad: ***** parlours

As the saying goes, "different strokes for different folks". In Australia, we'll pay top dollar for sashimi-grade fish, while in Japan they eat it like Vegemite toast. On the flip side, family pets are common Down Under, while in Tokyo you'll have to pay to pat a cat.

In an increasingly childless and aging nation, cat cafes fill a void. For those who live with long work hours, in no-pets-allowed apartments or are too on-the-go to take on the responsibility of a domestic pet, there are ***** parlours where for around $10 an hour, you get a selection of young ladies to scratch, snuggle and caress.

Most of whom are compliant, affectionate and love you to stroke their cheek.

We know that many Japanese indulge in extraordinary weird and wacky festivals, but we think that cat cafes really take the cake.

Cat cafes have scampered up the popularity stakes, and over 140 of them are listed in the Tokyo yellow pages. In chaotic capitals, kitty sanctuaries are being touted as places to make friends, both of the two- and four-legged variety.

Paying for the privilege of patting a cat may sound odd, but maybe the Japanese are onto something ...

"This place isn't on my way from work, but even if I'm pretty tired, I'd still stop by," said 32-year-old system engineer and a Calico regular Kazunori Hamanaka at Calico Café in Tokyo. "It is really soothing. Even three hours is not enough."

Calico Café receives around 70 visitors every day, and on weekdays expect crowds of kitty-crazed customers of around 150. Bookings are recommended. Home to around twenty adored cats, Calico Café offers visitors the chance to play with the cats, read comics or just relax in a clean, odourless environment (thanks to six air fresheners).

But remember, this is a country where you can also rent relatives by the hour, so anything goes.

http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/Blog.aspx?blogentryid=643541&showcomments=true

quite deviated obsessions..

Ok, half of me is weird...the other half is really weird.

living on an island can cause queer likings