Karine Aigner / Tourist with Tengmalm's Owl (Aegolius funereus) at Akiba Fukurou Owl Cafe, Tokyo, Japan.

Karine Aigner / Ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) at the Akiba Fukurou Owl Cafe, Tokyo, Japan

Karine Aigner / Tourist stroking a Spotted eagle owl (Bubo africanus) one of the owls at the Akiba Fukurou Owl Cafe in Tokyo, Japan.

Karine Aigner / Tourist taking a selfie with a Black-banded owl (Strix huhula) at the Akiba Fukurou Owl Cafe in Tokyo, Japan

Karine Aigner / Tourist stroking an Eagle owl (Bubo sp) at the Akiba Fukurou Owl Cafe, Tokyo.

Karine Aigner / Eagle owl (Bubo sp) at the Akiba Fukurou Owl Cafe, Tokyo, Japan

Karine Aigner / Tourist taking selfie wtih Eagle owl (Bubo sp) at the Akiba Fukurou Owl Cafe in Tokyo, Japan

Karine Aigner / Tourist photographing a Black-banded owl (Strix huhula) with her mobile phone at the Akiba Fukurou Owl Cafe, Tokyo, Japan

Karine Aigner / Owner of the cafe, Shusaku Yasu, greeting people as they arrive. The Akiba Fukurou Owl Cafe, Tokyo, Japan

Karine Aigner / Tourists lining up outside the Akiba Fukurou Owl Cafento see and play with owls. They look at the menu' of owls they will see before they enter the 'cafe'. Tokyo, Japan.

Karine Aigner / Menu / informaion guide at The Akiba Fukurou Owl Cafe, Tokyo, Japan

Karine Aigner / Rufous-legged owl (Strix rufipes) at the Akiba Fukurou Owl Cafe, Tokyo, Japan