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Toco the Human Collie Opens ‘Zoo’ Where People Can Transform Into Animals

Toco, the "human collie," has opened TokoTokoZoo, where people can wear realistic dog suits and fulfill their animal fantasies. Customers can book sessions to wear an Alaskan Malamute costume. The experience is available in Tokyo, with plans to expand costume options.

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Toco the Human Collie Opens ‘Zoo’ Where People Can Transform Into Animals

Toco is a Japanese man who was infamous for spending 14,000 dollars to be a dog. Recently, this unique entrepreneur unveiled TokoTokoZoo – a place where one’s animal fantasies become true through super realistic dog costumes that are supposed to make clients turn into canines.

The zoo’s website invites visitors to fulfill their wish of becoming an animal, stating, “Have you ever wanted to be an animal? Have you ever imagined yourself as something other than yourself and felt excited? We offer a service that can help make that wish come true, even if only a little, by having you wear a costume.” Currently, the zoo offers an Alaskan Malamute costume, resembling a Husky, with plans to expand to more animals in the future.

Toco’s inspiration to build the zoo is based on his personal transformation as he now wants to give others this experience as well. A customer can have a doggy cosplay session where one gets a real dog costume where the costs for a 180 minutes session could be 49,000 Yen ($319), while a 120 minutes session costs 36,000 Yen ($234). There is a further charge of 30,000 Yen ($194) to share this experience for one person or 20,000 Yen ($129) for a group of three. The zoo also offers a limited trial plan for people who have measurements that fit certain criteria; the price will be 25,000 Yen ($162) for two sessions.

Although the zoo is in Tokyo, Japan, it welcomes English-speaking visitors, and pandas are on the list of costumes to be included later on. Cat and fox outfits, however, will not be offered because “they are too small for people to wear.”