Japan may be known as a tea-drinking nation, but once you've arrived in Tokyo, you'll notice how seriously Tokyoites take their coffee; in the ubiquitous Doutor of course, but increasingly, in the so-called "third wave coffee" establishments, which interest us here.....

Those small stores are sprouting everywhere in Tokyo, but the highest concentration can be find in the Kiyosumi-shirakawa /  Monzen-Nagatcho area. Like everything else in Tokyo, places tend to get really packed during weekends; so if you don't fancy queuing for 1/2 hour for your brew, I'd recommend going weekdays.....Below are some of the easiest to find:

If the establishments above put the emphasis on the quality of their beverages, the bars and cafes shown below on the hand, rely on very unique themes to attract their patrons.

1. If Kyary Pamyu Pamyu was a cafe, this would be it:  http://kawaiimonster.jp/pc/index.php

2. Of course, you've heard -and been- to a cat cafe. But how about rabbits cafe? Birds cafe? Snakes cafe, coakroaches cafe? Well, they're all there for you to enjoy, except the coakroaches one of course....Cat (http://calaugh.com/price-and-rule_e/ ); Rabbits (http://www.usagi-cafe.info/#access_areal); Birds (http://animalcafes.com/v/25493.html); Snakes (http://snakecenter.jp/)

Poras Raoul Jean Raymond 　 ポラス　ラウル ジーンレイモンド