A Japanese company has found an innovative way to cash in on Japan’s pet boom – a newly opened luxury hotel for animals located at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport.

The Pet Inn Royal (Japanese), which opens this week, can accommodate up to 170 furry guests, and even boasts veterinary and grooming facilities. Accommodations are available for dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, ferrets, and other small animals.

Rates at the Pet Inn Royal run from about 4,000 yen a night, up to 20,000 a night for a deluxe suite.

The Pet Inn Royal is banking on a pet boom that has gripped Japan in recent years, pushing the number of pampered pouches and pussycats to 19 million — more than the number of children under 15, which just hit a new low of 17.8 million.

I wonder if they also have chargers for Aibos. . .

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