We were pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn’t very busy and we had our pick of the picnic tables in the sun, where we promptly sat to drink a few pints of German brew.
As we sat, we got to entertain ourselves watching some “therapy” dogs in a pen. These dogs were here, brought by some company or organization, in order to earn money by being petted. They’re called “therapy dogs” because, I suppose, petting the dogs is considered therapeutic. It was 500 yen for adults to enter the pen, and 300 yen for children. Though we’re both dog lovers, we find this a bit kitschy (and also suspected that the dogs had been sedated!) and opted to spend our cash instead on another pint of beer!
3 comments:
Wow - only in Japan! (although American zoos do have petting pens with goats and other small farm animals ... maybe not so different?
Except ... mostly only for kids and no therapy tag.
I'm a big believer in pet therapy... I've spent the better part of the evening propped up underneath the cat. But it never occured to me to take them on the road for a fee... hhhmmmm
A good ride in the sun and a visit to a favourite place sounds plenty therapeutic to me.
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