Difficulties in finding a place to live or accommodation when traveling for pet owners in Japan are becoming a thing of the past as more and more landlords and hotels are becoming willing to rent to those with nonhuman companions.

Oedo Onsen Monogatari spa in Tokyo last year built an annex with a spa and bathing facility exclusively for dogs. Tsunayoshi no Yu, named after the fifth Tokugawa shogun, who issued edicts to protect dogs and other animals, gets up to 90 dogs with their owners in tow on a busy day.

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