Along with the obligatory shopping, Tokyo’s upmarket Ginza district invariably offers a wealth of sights, all the way from families having a fun day out, to dogs whizzing about in remote controlled cars.
A mouse on the loose, however, is a rarity, although unlike its larger cousins it didn’t garner disgust — rather a good few fans.
Plus the now standard phone photos.
And for this little girl, complete and utter fascination.
That’s funny. One doesn’t expect to see a mouse outside in daylight. I wonder if it was a pet that escaped.
I know. I’ve seen plenty of rats out and about in Tokyo, but this was the first mouse.
The first thing I thought was an escaped pet, but being in Ginza, that’s a bit unlikely. Poor thing nearly got trodden on a few times just in the few minutes I was there. Hard to see it surviving long…
In almost 5 years, I have never seen a mouse in Tokyo. Even rats are quite a rare sight. So… a mouse in Ginza? With all those cats and people around? Yes, probably dropped from a bag or more likely… somebody just playing with his pet? Wouldn’t be the first time it happens in Ginza
Same here, although I’ve seen a few rats. One of them was in a bar!
That’s a good point. A dropped pet seems likely. But at the same time, it was managing ok. Didn’t seem fazed by its surrounding either.
From the perspective of a person living in America, the little mouse caused such a surprising scene.
It did. Generated a lot of smiles too which was nice to see.
So cute!! I wish I can take picture of this mouse too
Get down to Ginza. It might still be there!
Really so cute ^_^ I would like to take pictures of this mouse too.I liked those photos ♥
Thanks! I’d like to know if it’s still there. A dangerous place for a small mouse.
Judging by the spots on the various tiles and the position of the mouse compared to them the mouse didn’t seem to move much at all, that’s a bit surprising. If it is a ‘wild beast’ (as in not-a-pet) I would have thought that it would run for it’s life. Especially when people came closer to take the pictures. Either we have a super cool-dude mouse or it is a pet, thus used to people. Hmmm.. or maybe just a lab ‘rat’.
Prior to taking these pictures, it was running about. Almost getting itself killed due to all the pedestrians. Then it found that spot where a drink or something had been spilt. Once there it basically stopped for a meal. But like you say, it wasn’t phased by all the people at all. Very unusual.
Seriously!?