Chiku Chiku Cafe

Chiku Chiku Cafe

Chiku Chiku Cafe
4.5
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
Closed
Saturday
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
About
Healing cafe - Magical world of fantasy by adorable hedgehogs and cutie little dollhouses. 2 minute walk from Shibuya Station and you will be bewitched by cute hedgehogs ! ChikuChikuCAFE (Hedgehog home and cafe) Hedgehogs will welcome you in the lovely dollhouse rooms such as a kitchen, a dining room, a bedroom, a garden and a Japanese-style room, etc. Enjoy yourselves taking pictures of them,
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Neighborhood: Shibuya / Harajuku / Ebisu
There are countless opportunities to shop in the Shibuya and Harajuku districts, especially in shops that focus on Japan's "Kawaii" culture. The trendiest areas are around Shibuya’s Center district, Harajuku's Takeshita-dori and in Omotesando. If you need to recharge from all the shopping, you can easily refresh yourself in Meiji Jingu or Sasaki Park. In contrast, Ebisu has a more grown up ambiance of calm and cool. At the Museum of Yebisu Beer you can learn about the beer that was responsible for the town’s name, and enjoy dining at the popular noodle shops in the surrounding area.
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PriscillaF
Perth, Australia2,156 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023 • Solo
I had never seen a hedgehog so This was a must do. Another must do is to make a booking as the days fill up in fast and early and there may not be any space for Walk ins. If you want to feed them get meal works. You don’t get many and they cost $400 yen for maybe 8 mealworms. But the hedgehogs do love them! You need to wear gloves that are provided for you and handle with care by scooping under their bodies. They are shy creatures and quite blind so they startle easily. Two were very actually e and I found difficult to hold but then I had a sweet little 5 month old girl that likes being held and just wanted to sleep in my hands. I went solo so I had to get the staff to Take pics for me as my hands were full so ideally you have gone with someone to help get the pics you want. The staff were very lovely and friendly, the premises were nice and clean. I am not sure the hedgehogs really wanted to be picked up as they do tend to run away or try and hide under items within the enclosures. Drink machine there provided complimentary drinks but I was so engrossed I forgot to grab one
Written April 8, 2023
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Thank you for writing a nice review! Please forgive my late reply. We are truly honored to have been able to help you experience your first encounter with a hedgehog. Hedgehogs have different personalities and are very interesting. They are a member of the mole family, so they love playing hide and seek. Please rest assured that this is his natural behavior and he did not run away or hide out of fear of you. If you have a chance to visit Japan again someday, please come and meet our cute hedgehogs! We wish you health and happiness from Japan. thank you!
Written May 28, 2024
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misanthropicdreamer
San Francisco, CA625 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Family
My daughter made reservations ahead because it is popular and you only get an hour. The place is clean and they have a variety of hedgehogs in medium plastic see through cages (as well as a few in too small cages underneath). There are also mice. You are given special gloves and instructions on how to feed and handle the hedgehogs. My family was very careful to follow the instructions and be gentle with the animals. My kids got to feed them pellets and worms which the hedgehogs seemed to enjoy. They are adorable. However I would not recommend bringing small or wild kids here. While we were there an Australian family with several boys permitted them to completely disregard every rule and run around with the poor animals. One boy dropped a hedgehog on its head! I was horrified. These are nocturnal animals and I’m sure being the center of attention during the day is stressful enough without being harassed by people who can’t follow simple instructions.
Written December 31, 2023
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Hello. Thank you very much for writing your valuable review! Please forgive me for the late reply. First of all, let me apologize for making you feel sad. We will do our best to support customers like you who treat animals with kindness. We will take appropriate action in the future for customers who do not follow a small number of rules. We want to assure you that we will continue to work hard to ensure the safety of our customers and the safety of our hedgehogs. As you said, wild hedgehogs are nocturnal. However, all hedgehogs living in Japan live with humans as pets, so they sometimes wake up during the day to eat, run around on wheels, and play. That's very interesting. Thank you very much for your great love for animals. This sentence uses an automatic translator, so it may not have translated what I really wanted to say. I apologize if there was any misunderstanding. I hope my heart is conveyed to you. We wish you health and happiness from Japan. thank you.
Written May 28, 2024
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allplanetsearch
Menlo Park, CA367 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Family
This is a friendly “cafe” featuring hedgehogs and tiny mice that you can feed and handle. The young people on the staff are warm and welcoming. The hedgehogs themselves vary! They are nocturnal creatures, so left to their own devices they’ll be asleep during the day. They will wake up to be fed worms and food pellets and you can hold them on your hands (with gloves or without, depending on your level of comfort). We arrived when they open at 1pm and the cafe was empty, which allowed us to play with several of the animals. It filled up as time progressed. Even though it’s called a “cafe” there is no food served, but drinks from a machine. The kids had a good time!
Written June 7, 2023
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Thank you for writing a nice review! Please forgive my late reply. We are really happy that you had a good time at our cafe! As you said, wild hedgehogs are nocturnal. However, all hedgehogs living in Japan live with humans as pets, so like diurnal animals, they wake up during the day to eat, drink water, and play with the wheel! That's very interesting. We apologize that our "cafe" does not have human food. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks, so you can order delivery pizza and eat while watching the hedgehogs! Please try it again if you have a chance someday. I sincerely wish your family health and happiness. thank you!
Written May 28, 2024
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Kalia
55 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Family
Went here for the first time with family and overall, we had a good experience.

Hedgehogs are cute and adorable. This was a unique experience that I highly recommend if you are an animal lover and haven't experienced it before. Place is not that big and because of that I highly recommend reservation just in case. Staff are polite, friendly, and professional. They also speak reasonable English. They also have free basic, non-alcoholic, self all you can drink kiosk which is already included in the admission price.

Reasons why I took 2 stars off are because their price is on the higher side. There are other places in the area which are little cheaper for pretty much the same experience. The other main drawback is that they charge for each and everyone in the family whether you will play with the hedgehog or not. As long as you enter the shop and are not 3-year or under, you have to pay the full price! Also, there is no adult or child price - everyone pays the same price!
Written August 29, 2023
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Hello. Thank you very much for writing your valuable review! Please forgive me for the late reply. We are so happy that your family had a great time at our cafe! As you said, our cafe does not have a reasonable entrance fee. This is because it is difficult to provide safe and secure food for the hedgehogs and to secure excellent staff with a reasonable admission fee. In particular, young children may need more support than adults because they are still beginners when it comes to interacting with animals. We have a duty to ensure both your safety and the hedgehog's safety. We believe that this is a necessary process. With your valuable feedback, we will continue to strive to provide a better experience to our customers. thank you!
Written May 28, 2024
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Ann M
269 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2024 • Couples
In spite of the overly bright and oddly chirpy welcome, first impression was positive. Our first hedgehog was non aggressive and reacted well to his meal-worm. He wasn’t even too prickly, and didn’t seem to be really trying to escape into his cage. Moving on to other hedgehogs, noticed that most were burrowing in, trying to avoid being picked up. There didn’t appear to be much guidance except for initial instructions, which wouldn’t have been problematic, except i didn’t notice any time out for most of the animals. I’m sure someone would have intervened with a bad situation. But there also didn’t appear to be a time limit to handling one, or give them a break between different people.
So it was hard to feel good about the experience overall, especially when looking at it from the hedgehogs point of view.
Written October 17, 2024
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Hello. This is Chikuchiku Cafe. We apologize for making you sad. Thank you for your valuable opinion. As you know, they have their own personalities and emotions, and their behavior is greatly influenced by their mood of the day. Just like humans. Therefore, we are very sorry that we were not able to deliver the experience you expected, but we would like our customers to continue to know and experience the personalities and habits of hedgehogs as they are. It is true that they are nocturnal, but that is only true for hedgehogs that live in the wild. They can only live in our care, so they wake up during the day to run on their wheels, eat, and drink water. Of course, they may sleep if they are bored and have nothing to do, but isn't this no different from dogs and cats that live with us? We apologize for not making enough effort to inform you of the facts. We sincerely thank all of you who love animals. Thank you.
Written January 23, 2025
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Schnorrer
San Francisco, CA18 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2024 • Family
Adorable hedgehogs that you can interact with and feed, very nice and helpful staff. The animals seemed well cared for and loved. Definitely worth a stop. As the room can accommodate only a limited number of visitors, reserve your visiting time at their website (this is not hard, same-day and next-day reservations were easily available).
Written August 3, 2024
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Hello, we are Chikuchiku Cafe. We are so happy and honored that you enjoyed your time here. We will continue to work hard to ensure the safety of our hedgehogs and our customers, while educating as many people as possible about how to properly care for them. Thank you!
Written January 23, 2025
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

Mohammed1412
Riffa, Bahrain271 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2022 • Solo
Chiku Chiku Hedgehog home and Cafe in Shibuya was really fun with a lot of cute Hedgehogs and all you can drink beverages on the spot. The lady who was running the place was extremely sweet and professional. She takes very good care of the Hedgehogs and makes sure everyone is safely enjoying themselves. Highly recommended. There are also very cute panda mice to hold and they are extremely soft and supple its so cute.
Written January 2, 2023
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Thank you for writing a nice review! Please forgive my late reply. We are really glad that you had a good time at our cafe! We love hedgehogs and will do everything we can to ensure their health and safety. Thank you for your love and care for our hedgehogs and panda mice. If you have a chance to come to Japan again someday, please come and meet our hedgehogs! I sincerely wish you good health and happiness. thank you!
Written May 28, 2024
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Grant
San Diego, CA10 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Friends
This hedgehog cafe is just a short walk from the Shibuya crossing and easy to find with Google Maps. The staff were very friendly and helpful to me and my friends. We did not make a reservation, but we were easily accommodated after a short wait. In addition to holding the hedgehogs and taking pictures with them, we were able to feed them for a small extra charge. It was a great experience. If you are interested in visiting a hedgehog cafe in Tokyo, this is one that I would highly recommend.
Written January 10, 2020
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Thank you for writing a nice review! Please forgive my late reply. We are very happy that you had a good time at our cafe. If you have a chance to visit Japan again someday, please come and meet our cute hedgehogs! I sincerely wish you happiness and health. thank you!
Written May 28, 2024
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

MahlerLives1958
Toronto, Canada53 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2023 • Family
The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful and almost as adorable as the hedgehogs and baby mice. The rates vary depending on how much time and interaction you want. So it’s very flexible. The cafe is in one of the most exciting areas of the city. I’m so thrilled we stopped off here.
Written January 22, 2023
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Thank you for writing a nice review! Please forgive my late reply. We are really glad that you had a good time at our cafe! Thank you for your love and care for our hedgehogs and panda mice. If you have a chance to come to Japan again someday, please come and meet our hedgehogs. We wish you health and happiness from Japan. thank you!
Written May 28, 2024
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

Megan B
San Diego, CA65 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2024 • Family
We had so much fun at this cafe! The staff were fantastic, went out of their way to show us around and check in with us occasionally to make sure we got to experience everything. We were allowed to move around the room and see the personalities of the different animals, offering them treats and holding them.

The staff clearly care very much for the animals. Although hedgehogs are nocturnal and mostly wanted to sleep, they are given "shifts" to be on display so some of the day they are off display and allowed to sleep undisturbed. When offered special snacks they all gobbled them up enthusiastically and they looked quite healthy. We had a great time and were very glad we went!
Written June 24, 2024
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Hello, we are Chikuchiku Cafe. We are so happy and honored that you enjoyed your time here. We will continue to work hard to ensure the safety of our hedgehogs and our customers, while educating as many people as possible about how to properly care for them. Thank you!
Written January 23, 2025
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

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