It’s not that far-fetched is it? A man in Tokyo owning a giant tortoise and enjoying daily strolls around town. Ok, it’s not so run-of-the-mill, but this is Japan after all.
Turtles have a lot of upsides as pets, such as being quiet and low-maintenance. Of course, they’re not perfect animal companions. Play fetch with the little devils and you may be waiting, oh, a month or so for the ball to ever come back.
“Come on boy. Let’s go for a crawl.”
“Who’s a good tortoise? You’re a good tortoise. Yes you are!”
The laid-back pair have been spotted in both Tsukishima (marked in red) and Ginza (blue) — a decent-length walk for most.
“You know, that flouncy blouse is really quite slimming.”
“No one better try to make a soup out of you.”
These two are truly a mysterious pair. And judging by the tortoise’s size they’ve clearly been together for quite some time.