Tokyo Metblogs » Dogs in Tokyo http://tokyo.metblogs.com Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:21:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 In pictures: Tokyo loves dogs http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2008/12/14/in-pictures-tokyo-loves-dogs/ http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2008/12/14/in-pictures-tokyo-loves-dogs/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:57:52 +0000 astrorainfall http://tokyo.metblogs.com/?p=775 There’s a sweet side to uber-cool Tokyo — dog lovers take their devotion to their little pooches up to totally different level.

On a sobering note, the birth rate hovers at a very dismal rate in Japan and dogs are more favorable companions than children in one of the world’s most expensive cities. Here’s a staggering statistic: there are more cats and dogs in Japan than children under 15.

The latest trend in the dog-lovers’ circle is dog-dancing classes. Kawaii, desho? (Isn’t that cute?)

Photos: azure

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