Then he came back to Japan and established the first animal café in Osaka in 2004.[3] Nowadays, Japan is known as the country which has the most animal cafes in the world. Although there are some countries in Europe and America that also have animal cafes such as Spain, Germany, France, United States, Australia. The United Kingdom etc., animal cafes are still more popular in Asian countries yet.[3] When the animal café was first created in Taiwan and Japan, it was mainly for people who just want to spend time with animals.