Canine Couture
by spinshellIt seems like the Japanese have replaced their designer pouches with designer pooches. From cafes to salons, weddings to fashion, a dog can live a pretty plush life in Japan. There are more than 25,000 outfits in Japan itself that cater for dogs alone and the streets now overflow with pampered pups in child like strollers and the latest fashion fads — from trendy t-shirts to dyed prints — anything goes. With a market now estimated at 1.5 trillion yen per year it’s no wonder businesses have been cashing in from the pet boom, which started back in 1992. According to experts fewer births, people living alone and the cute factor are at the heart of the dog obsession. Experts have also suggested that the Japanese are now replacing children with dogs. Statistics show that dogs, at 12.5 million, now outnumber children under 10 in Japan
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For those that really want to see some doggy style, Omotosando Hills and Roppongi Hills are the places to hit. From mudpacks to massage from restaurants to doggy cakes, the Japanese have taken the phrase “man’s best friend” to a whole new level.
For the newest lines in Canine couture, grooming and treats, Dogs Care Joker in Roppongi Hills will meet your needs, with a parlor full of swanky collars, bags and the latest fashion for your beloved pooch. You will definitely find the latest accessories for tail waggers here. Along with a whole load of accessories, pooches can also be treated with mud packs, Chinese aromatherapy oils and hair cuts. Customers here usually treat their dogs to a treatment from 4 times a month. You can get even your own pooch here from a list of different varieties. But these thoroughbreds don’t come cheap, with chihuahuas setting you back around Y800,000 – quite lot for such a small ball of fluff.
Dogs Care Joker also caters for tail waggers tums where canines can indulge on canine cookies, pies and a variety of pick and mix treats.
To really spoil your pooch, F by Design another grooming parlor in Naka-Meguro offers lots of pup goodies as well as haircuts and massage, clay packs and steam baths. Pampering will burn a serious hole in your pocket though with prices reaching ¥6,500 for a shampoo and Y10,000 for a cut and blow-dry. For extra treatments a mud pack will set you back ¥4,500 and it’s ¥3,000 for a Chinese herb bath and massage.
Special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries require special treatment—and Spot is no exception. Here at the Three Dog Bakery you can get custom made cakes, cookies and much more for that special day, with ingredients that owners can also enjoy. It seems pups in Japan can have their cake and eat it too.
As for everyday pampering, owners can now even get groomed alongside their pets. In this trendy salon, Galleria Artesta, in the heart of Daikanyama, Fidos can get their hair done at the same time as their owners get ready to hit the town. A cut and blow dry for a person will cost ¥6,000 and ¥8,000 for a poodle, depending on it’s size. Coloring here for both owner and pup are also specialty. For Fido it’s ¥2000 and for owners ¥8,400.
Remember a dog is for life.
Links:
Dogs Care Joker: http://www.joker.co.jp/
F By Design: http://www.designf.co.jp/
Gallery Artesta: http://www.g-artesta.com/
Three Dog Bakery: https://www.threedog.com/
Story by Laura Buckwell
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Spinshell Reports are three minute episodes of useful information about visiting and living in Japan.
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