Cat Store Manager & Cat Part-time Employee Will Guide You♪ Find Vintage Goods and Cat-themed Items at "Furudokei Dongri" in Osaka.

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"Kudougu Donguri (Full Dōgu Donguri)" is located in Osaka and Kyoto. It is situated in the city of Takatsuki, between Osaka and Kyoto. In a space that was originally a lumber warehouse, various antique items such as retro furniture, appliances, lighting, glassware, tableware, and clocks are neatly displayed. Welcoming customers are the cat manager Vivi-chan and the cat part-time worker Coco-chan. The store is filled with relaxing spots where they enjoy themselves at their favorite places, providing a soothing atmosphere.

"Kudokei Dongri" located in the suburbs of Osaka City, along the Prefectural Road 18. It is a 15-minute walk from the nearest station, Kyushu Kyoukoji Station, and about 15 minutes by bus from the south exit of Kyushu Kaizuka Station, just a 5-minute walk from the "Jissouji" bus stop. It takes approximately one hour from the Umeda area to reach.

Vivi-chan, the cat manager living with the couple owners, is 4 years old. She spends her time lounging on top of the counter where the cash register is, or in sunny spots, keeping an eye on customers.

Since last year, Cocochan has started coming to the store. She is still only 1 year old. I get excited by her energetic patrols around the store.

What's displayed on the shelves are furniture and antique items collected by owner Junji Maeda from all over the country. The main focus is on items from the 1970s, but there are also products from before the war. You can also find rare items that are no longer available, such as corporate novelties.

The mother company is a wood shop, so it can repair wooden furniture, and therefore has an abundant selection of wooden drawers. It's nice that they have the amber-colored wood grain and the rounded shapes that only come with age, which you won't find in new ones.

There are many lampshades that can completely change the atmosphere of a room. Some are even made by remaking glass plates into lighting fixtures, offering a unique selection found only at antique shops.

The tableware features a row of stoneware that appeared in the 1960s. Stoneware is called "seki" (a type of ceramic), and it is a kind of pottery that combines the warmth of ceramics and the durability of porcelain. It was produced in Japan during the Showa era and exported to Europe, but it is now becoming rare and disappearing.

Numerous glass products, such as plates that can be used as coasters or flat dishes, storage bottles that make you want to create your own syrup or homemade alcohol, and glasses that look like pictures just by being displayed. Traditional glass products have bubbles and variations that are not found in mass-produced items, giving them a warm and appealing texture.

Cat-themed figurines are displayed on the shelf. A wide variety, from wooden to metal ones.

This cat figurine found in Gifu Prefecture was manufactured during the Taisho era. It is a charming piece that sways its neck like a red deer.

The more you look, the more items you find that catch your attention, so many people end up staying for a long time because they feel there's not enough time. Enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime encounters while being watched over by the shop's cat mascots, Vivi-chan and Coco-chan.