Japan’s ‘Moomin’ Cafe Where Stuffed Hippos Keep You Company
Introducing Japan’s Moomin Cafe, which seats solo diners with large stuffed animals to keep them company.
Moomin Cafe is a theme restaurant, based on a series of Finnish picture books about a family of hippopotamus-like creatures.
They featured in cartoons in the 90s, and even had a theme park, Moomin World, built in their honour in Naantali, Finland.
Flickr user ‘cultural elite‘ uploaded a pic of her experience there. Next to the image, she captioned: “Giant Moomins sat at each table. Slightly unnerving.”
According to the Mirror, the cafe in Japan has garnered a popular online following, with diners sharing their experience on social media.
Even the food is shaped like Moomins, with biscuits, coffee designs and wallpaper in keeping with the theme. Diners are also greeted by a Moomin at the door.
Lots of users on Instagram have been uploading photos of their Moomin Cafe experiences:
