Dog & Cat Cafe "Florence" to Start Animal Therapy at Elderly Facilities Animal Therapy at Elderly Facilities

Florence, a café that fosters therapy dogs and cats and provides a place to interact with them (operated by Yobal Co., Ltd.; location: Adachi-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yoji Kishi), began full-scale animal therapy in cooperation with a hospital on November 1, 2024 (Friday).

In cooperation with the director and nurses of Eiyokai Medical Corporation, we provide healing to those suffering from illnesses through interaction.

［Dog Cafe Florence]

https://www.instagram.com/dogcafeflorence/

［Cat Cafe Florence]

https://www.instagram.com/catcafeflorence/

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Background of the start of animal therapy

We started animal therapy because we met a cancer patient during a home visit and wanted her to spend her limited remaining time with us in a meaningful way and be healed as much as possible.

Since the opening of the cafe, they have slowly grown to love to interact with people.

Features of Dog Cafe & Cat Cafe Florence

Even children as young as 0 years old can enter the cafe.

Dog Cafe & Cat Cafe Florence is a cafe that trains dogs to become therapy dogs and cats. The Dog Cafe & Cat Cafe is a petting-type facility, and children as young as 0 years old are welcome to enter.

Anyway, they are all very friendly!

When you think of dog cafes and cat cafes, you may have an image that they don't let you touch them, or that you can't interact with them as much as you expected, but the dogs and cats at Florence love people. However, the dogs and cats at Florence love people and will fight with you for your lap.

Once you visit Florence, you will be captivated by the dogs and cats that love people and come close to them.

Therapy dogs and cats visit homes and facilities.

Therapy dogs and cats visit patients' homes, nursing homes, and day services with doctors and nurses. This is the only place where you can see cats giving therapy.

Therapy at a nursing home

She is good friends with dogs!

Florence's cats have grown up with the dogs at the Dog Cafe, so they get along very well with the dogs. They are very cute when they spend time together.

They are all good performers!

Not only do they perform tricks, but they also answer when you call them, can do hands, and can even ride on your shoulders. They also have a cat that can do hands, a cat that rides on your shoulder, and more.

Outline of the store

Store name ： Dog Cafe Florence

Location ： 4-39-22 Hanabatake, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 121-0061

Access： 11 minutes by Tobu bus from Takenotsuka Station on the Tobu Isezaki Line

Business hours: Monday, Tuesday, Sunday 10:30-18:00 (last admission 17:30)

　　　　　 Friday, Saturday, and the day before national holidays: 10:30 - 20:00 (last admission at 19:30)

Closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays

Seats: 12 seats

URL ： https://www.instagram.com/dogcafeflorence/

Name : Cat Cafe Florence

Location ： 3-34-1 Hanabatake, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 121-0061

Access： 11 minutes by Tobu bus from Takenotsuka Station on the Tobu Isezaki Line

Business hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday 10:30-18:00 (last admission 17:30)

　　　　　 Friday, Saturday, and the day before national holidays: 10:30 - 20:00 (last admission at 19:30)

Closed on Wednesdays

Number of Seats: 10

URL : https://www.instagram.com/catcafeflorence/

Company Profile

Company name: Yobaru Co.

Representative: Yoji Kishi, Representative Director

Location ： No.46 Arai Building 102, 1-33-11 Hokima, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 121-0064, Japan

Establishment ： April 2019

Business : Medical care, welfare, food and beverage, animal-related

[Activities

*Visiting nursing homes

Adam and Cheese from Dog Cafe Florence and Michael and Marble from Cat Cafe Florence will visit SheepLia Ichigokan, a nursing home in Adachi-ku.

They will meet the residents.

Visiting patients' homes

In cooperation with hospital doctors and nurses, therapy dogs and cats will also visit patients' homes and interact with them.

*Visits to elementary schools and libraries

We interact not only with the elderly but also with children. So far, we have visited Kameda Elementary School in Adachi Ward and Hanabatake Library.

For inquiries from customers regarding this matter, please contact

Florence Division, Head Office, Yobal Co.

Contact person: Akiko Kubo

TEL: 03-5856-6908