This is an amazing post. Thank you so much for sharing. I will refer to it in a post abut the things I have learned this week :)
I loved owls, way before Harry Potter turn them into cool pets. I think they are beautiful birds, very regal, very enigmatic.
One question: do they ever fly or hop their way to people's tables?
I don't think I will ever visit Japan, so this will be the closest I'll be to experiencing this amazing thing.