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Kushiro, Hokkaido · 2.5 mi / 4.1 km

Mofumaru is a rescue cat cafe in Kotobuki, Kushiro, that opened on 7 March 2025 as the city's first permanent rescue cat cafe, after a crowdfunding campaign. Despite the name, it serves no food or drinks: visits are simply time spent with the cats. Many of the cats were meant to be neutered and returned to their neighbourhoods but could not go back, and many are adult cats. Finding homes for them is the main aim, and the cafe also presents itself as a place to learn about cats. No reservation is needed, and entry is charged per 30 minutes. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays and over the New Year, and may close at short notice if the cats are unwell. It also takes part in local events such as the Kushiro Neko Darake market.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Kushiro, Hokkaido · 4.4 mi / 7.1 km

Nyanyahachi 2 is a reservation-only rescue cat cafe in Chiyonoura, on the southern coast of Kushiro, run by Yawaragi, a local care and welfare company, together with the association AndWAN. Its cats are rescues looking for adopters, including adults with disabilities and mother-and-kitten pairs, and several have already gone to new homes or trial placements. Visits are booked in advance by phone, with no more than five visitors at a time; no drinks are served and extensions are not offered. Visitors must wear socks and masks. On the 22nd of each month small groups can visit for 30 minutes free of charge. The operators are converting the upper floor into a lodging where guests, including older people who cannot keep pets, can stay with the rescue cats, a project funded partly by crowdfunding.

• Adoptable cats

Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido · 49 mi / 79 km

Hidamari Neko no Kissaten is a small coffee shop with rescue cats in the Asahigaoka residential area of Nakashibetsu, in the Nemuro region. It opened in May 2024 and is run by a member of the volunteer group Wan Nyan Ikka, which works towards ending the culling of dogs and cats in Nakashibetsu and rehomes animals taken in by the local public health centre. The cafe was set up as a gathering place for people who love flowers and animals, and visitors can have a drink while spending time with the cats in its care, which have numbered well over a dozen. Cats are rehomed through the group, and adoption news is shared on the cafe's Instagram. It opens only from Thursday to Saturday, from late morning until late afternoon.

• Adoptable cats

Koshimizu, Hokkaido · 58 mi / 93 km

Aroma & Neko Cafe CORON is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in the centre of Koshimizu, a farming town between Abashiri and Shiretoko, and one of very few places in the Okhotsk region where visitors can spend time with cats. It is run by the general incorporated association CORON, which works to end the culling of unwanted cats and finds new homes for the cats in its care. The building combines a cat room, charged by time, with a cafe space serving coffee, cat-shaped pancakes and soft-serve ice cream, and an aromatherapy room. The cats are rescues, led by the shop cat Coron, and adoption enquiries are handled through the cafe. Parking is available beside the building. The cafe is normally closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, with occasional changes announced on Instagram.

• Adoptable cats

Obihiro, Hokkaido · 58 mi / 94 km

Catwings is a cat cafe and cat goods shop in a white three-storey house marked by a cat weathervane, one street off Shicho-dori in Obihiro and about 14 minutes on foot from the south exit of Obihiro Station. The cafe has three themed rooms with a spiral cat staircase, tunnels and other play features, and its six resident cats include Norwegian Forest and Maine Coon mixes. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, or per hour with one drink, with extensions in 15-minute steps and lower rates for children; preschoolers may enter with a responsible guardian. Since December 2025 the cafe has taken visitors in order of arrival rather than by reservation, though groups can book an early hour before opening. The owners also run a cattery for Munchkins, American Curls and Birmans, with kitten viewings and consultations. It is closed on Wednesdays.

Otofuke, Hokkaido · 58 mi / 94 km

Coorikuya Obihiro is a branch of the Neko Kissa Coorikuya cat cafe chain inside the Coo&RIKU Obihiro pet shop on Kino-odori in Otofuke, just north of Obihiro, near Obihiro Tokushukai Hospital and about nine minutes by car from the Otofuke-Obihiro interchange. Built around the chain's home-like concept, the cafe lets visitors sit close to a group of resident cats of various breeds. Visits are charged per 30 or 60 minutes or as free time, and the price includes a self-service drink bar; Wi-Fi and power outlets are available. No reservation is needed, and children are welcome with a guardian. The cafe is open every day, with earlier opening on weekends and holidays, and last entry is 30 minutes before closing. A large car park is shared with the pet shop, which sells puppies and kittens separately from the cafe.