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Dog owners know the importance of taking their pups on regular walks.

These days, it’s not even uncommon to see some people bringing their cats out on a stroll.

However, it’s not every day that you come across a tortoise ambling down the street.

Japanese Man Walks Pet Tortoise

Photo: Screenshot fromYouTube

Mitani explains that when he first got Bon-chan, the reptile was just the size of his palm.

However, over time, the tortoise became bigger than he anticipated.

When Bon-chan was 10 years old, he went through a huge growth spurt.

Now, Mitani estimates that he weighs about 155 pounds.

We walk the neighborhood and we are pretty famous around here.

I give a shot to take him out whenever I have the time, Mitani adds.

I think it helps to relieve his stress from being cooped up.

Japanese man Hisao Mitani takes his 26-year-old African tortoise on walks through Tokyo.