在東京的動物咖啡店享受“寵”愛

By Akiko Fujita

Hi there. Im Akiko Fujita with ABC News， coming to you today from Tokyo， with my friend here， Lexus.

Now Tokyo is a city thats known for its abundance of animal cafés. There is the Cat Café， the Bunny Café， but lately weve seen a shift from cute and cuddly to， well， this. Here at the Falconer Cafécockeyed creatures greet curious customers eager for a unique view with their meals and desserts. From a tiny Barn Owl to Jade， the Harris Hawk， theres no shortage of feathers 1）ruffled here.

大家好，我是ABC新聞記者藤田秋子，今天從東京給大家?guī)韴?bào)道，和我一起的還有我的朋友，獵鷹雷克薩斯。

現(xiàn)今的東京到處都有動物咖啡店，這家是貓咪咖啡店，這是小兔咖啡店，但最近我們發(fā)現(xiàn)風(fēng)格有所轉(zhuǎn)變，從可愛風(fēng)變成這個(gè)——這里是鷹匠咖啡店，這種斜眼盯人的動物正在歡迎為一睹它們進(jìn)食的好奇游客們。從小倉鸮到“杰德”栗翅鷹，這里可不缺羽毛直豎的憤怒家伙。

True to its name， the café is run by master falconer Kaoru Sasaki， who has 2）dabbled in hawking for more than 40 years. He tells me falconry has been a part of Japanese culture for centuries. 3）Shogun， or military dictators， actually hunted with falcons in this neighbourhood.

Today the birds are the newest spectacle in a crowded animal café market. Fierce and exotic are so popular customers regularly line up outside for a mere snapshot. And， thanks to Japans lax animal regulations， they can get a lot closer than that.

The café double as pet stores so customers can take their favorites home， but Sasaki isnt exactly hoping people flock to buy. “These animals live a very long life and require a lot of commitment，” he says， “more reason for people to enjoy them in the café.”

名如其人，這間咖啡店的店主就是一名鷹匠，名叫佐佐木熏，養(yǎng)鷹超過四十年了。他告訴我們在日本文化中，養(yǎng)鷹已有數(shù)百年的歷史了。幕府時(shí)代的將軍，或是軍事統(tǒng)領(lǐng)，就是在這附近捕鷹的。

如今，這些鳥是動物主題咖啡館市場的新寵。兇猛卻具有異國情調(diào)，這些鳥類非常受歡迎，客人通常都會在店外排起隊(duì)，為的就是給它們拍張照片。所幸的是，日本的動物條例比較寬松，他們可以更近距離地觀察這些動物們。

這家店咖啡館同時(shí)還是一家寵物店，所以客人們可以把他們最喜歡的動物買回家，但是佐佐木并不那么希望人們蜂擁購買?！斑@些動物壽命很長，而且需要主人非常有責(zé)任心，”他說，“最好是人們來咖啡店享受與它們共處的樂趣?！?img src="https://cimg.fx361.com/images/2018/07/08/qkimagesfkyefkye201307fkye20130716-1-l.jpg"/>