It’s soothing…! The “magical power” of micro pigs that even Nicole Fujita is addicted to

Interacting with pigs in Harajuku

I thought I would like to go there to be healed since I used to go to the gym or do maintenance on my days off. It didn’t smell at all, and she kept on chuckling even though she didn’t have anything in her mouth, which was cute…

Nicole Fujita revealed this on Downtown DX (Nippon Television Network) on September 30.

Surprisingly, the store Nicole visited is located in Harajuku, Tokyo. Located one street away from Takeshita Street, mipig cafe is a café where you can interact with micro pigs, and it has become a social networking site for the younger generation.

In fact, when I visited the cafe, I saw many families as well as the younger generation.

“The pigs are much friendlier than I imagined, so I was able to enjoy interacting with them without having to pay for items like those found in cat cafes.

“I was surprised to see how well the pigs remembered to use the bathroom!　So smart!”

You can “coexist” with dogs and cats.

Small pigs are often referred to as mini pigs, but mini pigs are surprisingly large, weighing between 40 and 100 kilograms. On the other hand, the pigs that are popular on social networking sites are so big that you can hold them in your arms without any trouble, and they are called micro pigs, which were created by breeding mini pigs. They are characterized by their size, weighing only about 40 kg even when fully grown, and were born in the United Kingdom in the 2000s.

In the UK, micro pigs are not kept in small pigsties, but are often seen running around in large gardens and relaxing on sofas with humans. After witnessing this scene, the brand mipig, which operates the mipig cafe, founded mipig farm, the first micro pig farm in Japan, with the desire to “raise micro pigs in Japan and spread the word about the wonderfulness of micro pigs. was.

The brand mipig, which also runs the mipig cafe, founded the mipig farm in 2018 after raising funds through crowd funding. The following year, they opened mipig cafe in Meguro, Tokyo, where you can interact with micro pigs. In just two years since then, it has grown to include stores in Harajuku, Osaka, and AEON Lake Town (Saitama). The number of visitors to the cafe exceeded 200,000 as of September, which shows its popularity.

Pigs are usually associated with being “a little dirty” or “ugly,” but as Nicole Fujita said, “They don’t even smell,” which is surprising since they are actually very clean animals. In addition, they are smart enough to be trained just like dogs and to be able to understand human words and expressions to some extent. It is said that people who used to keep dogs and cats are now keeping micro pigs, and there are families where dogs and cats coexist with micro pigs.

As an indication of the high demand for micropigs, mipig received an offer to publish a book that covers everything from basic knowledge of micropigs to how to keep them, and published ” #I Love Micropigs” (KADOKAWA). mipig’s vision of a future where pigs can live happily with people is just around the corner.