Man who became a canine opens zoo

Lately a Japanese man, named Toco, made the headlines for turning right into a canine. One might marvel, how? Effectively, Toco spent $14,000 (over INR 12 lakhs) to get a hyper-realistic Border Collie costume made for himself, and after sporting it he became a canine. And now, Toco is again within the news– this time for opening a zoo the place different individuals can even grow to be animals!
Toco, who’s popularly often known as ‘the human collie’, has now opened a specialised zoo named TokoTokoZoo, whereby individuals can fulfill their want of turning into a canine. After attaining his dream of turning into a canine, Toco needed to assist others do the identical. The Mirror studies that within the new zoo, individuals can put on a hyper-realistic canine go well with expertise residing like a canine.
All about TokoTokoZoo
Sharing extra particulars about this new enterprise, the zoo’s official web site states, “Have you ever ever needed to be an animal? Have you ever ever imagined your self as one thing aside from your self and felt excited? We provide a service that may assist make that want come true, even when solely a little bit, by having you put on a fancy dress.”
For the time being, the zoo has solely Alaskan Malamute costume– which is a big canine breed which appears to be like like Husky. The zoo plans so as to add hyper-realistic panda costumes too. However, they don’t plan to have cat or fox costumes as “they’re too small for people to put on,” as per studies.
The web site additional states that individuals who want to expertise being a canine ought to guide their outfit 30 upfront. The price of a 180-minute expertise is 49,000 Yen (roughly INR 28275), whereas it’s 36,000 Yen (roughly INR 20773) for a 120-minute session. Nevertheless, if prospects want to come together with a pal or two the price can be a bit much less. The price of getting a pal alongside is 30,000 Yen (roughly INR 17311) per individual. Whereas for 3 individuals, the price is 20,000 Yen (roughly INR 11541).
Prospects may even have customized fittings finished, earlier than their remaining session. TokoToko Zoo is situated in Tokyo, Japan however it’s open to English-speaking individuals too.
Toco’s “dream” of turning right into a canine had earlier not solely amused individuals on the web, however it had additionally sparked on-line discussions about one’s id, private freedom and preferences.
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