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バリューチャンネルへようこそ。

It's been quite rainy these days in Tokyo that is why we decided to explore some indoor activities in Harajuku.

ここ数日、東京ではかなりの雨が降っています。

Here you get to find a place where you can play with some special animals like chinchillas, rabbits, hedgehogs, even otters.

そこで今回は、チンチラやウサギ、ハリネズミ、さらにはカワウソなど、特別な動物と一緒に遊べる原宿の屋内アクティビティをご紹介します。

This place is called Harry Terrace Zoo, and yes we're about to go and play with some chinchillas. So let's give it a try.

ここはハリーテラス動物園というところで、これからチンチラと一緒に遊ぼうと思っているので、ぜひ挑戦してみてください。

Tokyo is well known for the variety when it comes to animal cafes.

東京は、アニマルカフェの種類が多いことで知られています。

The animal cafe craze started with the cat cafes, but it's soon expanded and now we can choose from cafes with hedgehogs, piglets, otters chinchillas, owls and more.

アニマルカフェのブームは猫カフェから始まりましたが、すぐに拡大し、今ではハリネズミ、子豚、カワウソ、チンチラ、フクロウなどのカフェが選べるようになりました。

At the animal cafe Harry, you get to play with all sorts of animals.

アニマルカフェ「ハリー」では、いろいろな動物と一緒に遊ぶことができます。

We decided to visit their cafe in Harajuku to spend a rainy afternoon playing with these soft creatures and get to know their personalities better.

原宿にある彼らのカフェを訪れ、雨の日の午後に、この柔らかい生き物たちと遊び、彼らの性格をよりよく知ることにしました。

Once you enter, you're welcomed by a bunny called Toscan, who is jumping around the cafe freely, enjoying the company of the visitors.

カフェに入ると、うさぎのトスカンが出迎えてくれます。トスカンはカフェの中を自由に飛び回り、お客さんとの交流を楽しんでいます。

What might truly get your attention?

何があなたの興味を引くでしょうか？

Are the otters staring at you hoping you are about to feed them?

カワウソたちは、あなたがエサを与えようとしているのをじっと見ているのでしょうか？

I was definitely up for the challenge.

私は絶対にチャレンジしたいと思っていました。

So what is this cafe's goal and why was it created?

では、このカフェは何を目指しているのか、なぜ作られたのですか？

[Japanese] As the world's first Hedgehog cafe, the first store opened in Roppongi, we want you to enjoy the cuteness of small animals. There are many animals beside the hedgehog as well.

And what specific animal would you like to introduce to us.

では、具体的にどのような動物を紹介したいですか？

[Japanese] I want to introduce to you all the animals, but since this Harajuku Terrace store is an otter cafe, so it must be the otters. Including all the babies born in February, there are 9 otters living as a family.

What kind of customers visit Harry animal cafe?

ハリー・アニマル・カフェにはどんなお客さんが来ますか？

[Japanese] It's mainly young women in their 20s and 30s, but families with small kids visit. And before the COVID, many people from abroad came as well.

What are Harry animal cafe's hopes for the future?

アニマルカフェ「ハリー」の今後の抱負を教えてください。

[Japanese] We want to make an happy atmosphere for all the animals where they can live happily and comfortably.

[Japanese] We are in a difficult situation, but at Harry we have hedgehog, otters and capybara. There are many types of animals living there.

[Japanese] So when you come to Japan again, I hope you can come to Harry to meet all the animals.

And now it's time to play with otters. Since it was my first time seeing an otter, I was quite nervous, but I was willing to take on a challenge.

初めてカワウソを見たので、今度はカワウソと一緒に遊ぶことにしました。かなり緊張しましたが、チャレンジしてみようと思いました。

Outside of the cafe is the pool for grown up otters where you can feed them and see them play.

成長したカワウソのプールで、餌やりや遊ぶ姿を見ることができます。

So how did you like this experience?

さて、今回の体験はいかがでしたでしょうか？

I got to say that I was a bit scared at first because it's not every day that you get to play with otters and chinchillas, those were especially scary.

カワウソやチンチラと一緒に遊べる機会は滅多にないので、最初はちょっと怖かったですが、カワウソやチンチラ特に怖かったですね。

But at the end I got used to it and I got to say that I enjoyed it. It was quite an experience.

でも、最後には慣れてきて、とても楽しい経験だったと言えるようになりました。

So make sure to try when you come to Tokyo. See you again.

東京にお越しの際は、ぜひお試しください。

Bye.

じゃあね。