Two Tokyo branches, both rated 4.9, three capybaras a room, free refills and a welfare-and-education framing that most of this format does not bother with.
Two branches, both 4.9, and the only Tokyo operator that puts education in the pitch.
What the session is
Three capybaras a room, on beds you are allowed to sit on with them, with self-serve drinks and the capybara food both included rather than upsold. Sessions are ticketed and reservation-only and the staff run them with an explanation attached — several reviews mention being told things rather than just handed a bowl of vegetables.
Between them the two branches hold 4.9 stars across more than 1,500 reviews, which for a format that attracts a lot of well-earned scepticism is worth noting.
What visitors actually say
Pulled from Google Maps, trimmed, and left alone otherwise — including the
complaints. We do not take the ratings as gospel and neither should you.
The Mukojima branch scores the same 4.9 across a separate 414 reviews.
It was an incredible experience feeding and patting them up close. We even got to get a cozy with them on the beds.
Michael Foster · via Google
We got to interact, pet, and feed 3 capybaras. One can even do a trick!
AV · via Google
Two branches, both afternoons
The Shinjuku branch is on the ninth floor at Takadanobaba 4-40-12. The second is at Mukojima 3-43-10, fifth floor of the JU Skytower, over near Tokyo Skytree — the same neighbourhood as cafe capyba, so that end of the city has two capybara cafes within walking distance.
Both open at 15:00. There is no morning option, which rules it out as a first stop and makes it a good last one.
Good to know
Opens 15:00 at both branches. Afternoons and evenings only.
Drinks and capybara food are included rather than sold as add-ons.
Two locations — Takadanobaba in Shinjuku, and Mukojima near Skytree. Check which you booked.
Reservation only, through their own site and TableCheck.
Published on September 2, 2026By Grumpy Capy
FAQ
How many branches are there?
Two. Takadanobaba in Shinjuku (4.9 from 1,118 reviews) and Mukojima near Skytree (4.9 from 414). Both open at 15:00.
Is anything included in the ticket?
Yes — self-serve drinks and the food you give the capybaras. That is more generous than most of the format, where feeding is an upsell.
Can I turn up without booking?
No. It runs as reservation-only ticketed sessions.
Details change – always confirm hours, prices, and booking on the official site before you travel. Animal encounters are subject to each venue's welfare rules.
Keep exploring
More capybara cafes
Other real-world spots where you can be in the same room as a very calm rodent.
The cafe that put capybaras and cats in the same business, in Kichijoji, with a second branch on Takeshita-dori. A free drink, a feeding, and a cat somewhere in the mix.
A capybara hot spring in the middle of Harajuku, four residents, 4.9 stars across four and a half thousand reviews. The most-reviewed capybara venue on this site by a factor of three.
The real deal, in Tokyo. A reservation-only cafe where two capybaras wander the floor while you drink espresso and hand them vegetables. This is what the US spots are imitating.
A plushie-buried Korean-style drinks counter on Sainte-Catherine with two or three seats, capybara merch, and nothing on the menu over eight dollars. Takeout in practice.
A capivara-themed cafe built into the Rio Pinheiros cycle path in São Paulo, funding the NGO that protects the wild capybaras living on the riverbank about thirty metres away.
Guides worth the screenshot, mildly cursed finds, and the occasional
photo of a capybara in a hot spring. We email at capybara speed -
slow, occasional, unbothered.
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