Japanese spa offers special back massages from cats leaving feline fans with the purrfect finish

Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager

Mar 26, 2026 8:00 PM EDT

As if we needed one more excuse to book a trip to Japan.

Japan has been at the top of our dream vacation list for years. We love everything matcha, sushi, and kawaii, so it's a purrfectly natural first contender. Not to mention the numerous cat cafes, cat islands (Aoshima and Tashirojima), robot restaurants, and all the ramen you could dream of. If you're also jonesing for a trip to Japan, we're sorry (not sorry) to give you one more reason to paws whatever you're doing and book those tickets immediately: back massages… by cats.

Have you ever dreamed of having a cat massage you into a zen-like state while you peacefully drift off into dreamland? Well, now, it can become a reality. At the end of the traditional massage, you can pay extra for a purrfessional feline masseuse to hop on and make sure your ending is truly happy. As they knead biscuits into your back and neck, you can feel comforted knowing that these kitties actually enjoy their work. We haven't met a cat yet that doesn't like making biscuits, and these hardworking felines aren't going to be the first.

We're generally very strict reviewers, but we're pretty sure we'd give these cats 5 stars. Even if they didn't do the purrfect job, we want them to stay employed, fed, and cared for, so we want to encourage other people to go and get a massage from them as well. Now, does anyone want to sit next to us on the 18 hours to Tokyo?

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If you're already spending thousands of dollars to take a vacation to Japan, what's a couple of extra hundred Yen to add the extra cat massage? We like to pretend that any money we spend on holiday doesn't count, and this is the purrfect excuse to treat ourselves. Can we pay extra to have two cats massage us at the same time?
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Legal? Cats don't understand laws! We all know that cats won't do something they don't want to do, so there's no way to “force” a cat to make biscuits. They do it because they enjoy it. And honestly, we are trying to encourage more cats to get jobs around here. Have you seen house prices recently? Our little fur babies need to start paying rent!
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