Are hedgehog cafes the next big thing?
If you want to sip tea alongside adorable animals, everyone knows you should go to Japan: The country was the first to get on board with the "cat cafe" craze — now there are even "owl cafes" in Tokyo and Osaka. But, quite frankly, even cats and owls can't hold a flame to Japan's newest cuddly cafe resident: hedgehogs!
"We wanted to show people the charm of hedgehogs, which have the impression of being hard to handle," a spokesperson for the cafe explained to NBC.
The cafe is called "Harry," which is a play on the Japanese word for "needle." It costs patrons $9 an hour to hang out with the hedgehogs, which is obviously totally worth it. Get ready to squeal, and watch below. Jeva Lange
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