Kawagoe's Chinchilla Cafe

"Chilla's Land" is a chinchilla cafe in Kawagoe. I am not sure when exactly it opened, but it is sometime in the summer of 2023. It was once just a parked food truck with a nice outdoor seating area. But over time it evolved into a semi enclosed shop. One day as I was walking past (and I walk by it often), rather than just a food truck, it was a chinchilla cafe! 

I have not visited it yet, but I intend to. I have every intention to bring my chinchilla loving daughter for some interaction time. Especially as it seems very reasonably priced. They have a ten minute package that is only 500 yen. They also have a cafe during the daytime. So you can also just buy a drink or dessert if you don't want to interact with the chinchilla.

Although, I haven't visited yet, I wanted to share its existence for anyone who might be visiting Kawagoe and wants to do something other than tour the old storehouse district. Moreover, as they now have a roof over the area, it would make a good activity on a rainy day in the old city. The cafe is open from 11 am to 6 pm from Tuesday to Sunday (closed Monday) and the chinchilla section is available from 1 pm to 9 pm on weekdays and from 11 am to 9 pm on weekends.

Have you ever been to a chinchilla cafe?