Giant cats have invaded Japan! <br /><br />Or so you would believe, checking out the residents of a café in Osaka. <br /><br />Naoki Teraoka originally created the model railway-themed Diorama Restaurant for children with disabilities. <br /><br />However, when the pandemic happened his business struggled and he almost had to close completely. <br /><br />But an unlikely saviour appeared in the form of a stray cat and her kittens. <br /><br />When the visitors started to sit and sleep among the miniature railway sets, they unwittingly created hilarious photo-opportunities. <br /><br />Diners started to flood in to check out what looked like the set of a quirky monster cat movie. <br /><br />Naoki found himself opening a cat shelter on the second floor of the restaurant and giving the residents free reign over the scale models. <br /><br />After word got out, business started to boom, and Naoki now looks after more than forty cats. <br /><br />He has now become active in trying to reduce the slaughter of dogs and cats, and is involved in conservation activities abroad as much as possible. <br /><br />Naoki explains: “We are a small downtown dining room and, originally, I put a diorama in the cafeteria for children with disabilities. <br /><br />“The cafeteria where our diorama is located has been in operation for 18 years, but since 6 years ago we have been running a facility for children with disabilities and continue to this day.
