The first time I heard of the Sakuragaoka Goat Cafe in Shibuya, I didn’t believe it was real. I’ve been to my share of rabbit and cat cafes in Tokyo, but a goat cafe? I couldn’t picture that. “If there was a Goat Cafe in Shibuya, I would know about it,” I told my friend. I spent a lot of time in Shibuya – it’s only about a 25 min ride from my apartment. “That’s what the magazine says…” she said, pointing to an article in an old issue of Metropolis magazine, one of the largest free English magazines in Tokyo. “The Sakuragaoka Goat Cafe in Shibuya.” I quickly scanned the article and plugged in the name to Google. Sure enough, it was real. It was called the Sakuragaoka Goat Cafe and it was near Shibuya station We went there a week later. It’s not like I was purposefully delaying the inevitable – I just had a busy week. The cafe was easy enough to find, I guess, and was only about a 7 min walk from Shibuya Station, Hachiko Exit. Back roads in Shibuya are winding and confusing – make sure to bring a map (or take a picture [...]
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