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Togane, Chiba · 3.1 mi / 4.9 km

Nekonos Animal Shelter Togane is the main building of the Nekonos private animal shelter, a rescue cat cafe in central Togane about 10 to 15 minutes from JR Togane Station. Opened as a combined shelter and cafe in 2019, it cares for more than 200 rescued cats, including elderly cats and cats with chronic illnesses that are unlikely to be adopted and stay on as permanent residents. Visitors spend time with the cats in the ground-floor cafe, and an upper floor holds a separate area for other rescued animals that opens in the afternoon. Visits are charged per 10 minutes plus an entry fee that includes a drink bar, with no further time charge after two hours. People interested in adopting also pay the visit fee, meet the cats in person and go through a screening process. The facility is open every day and has free parking.

• Adoptable cats

Chiba · 8 mi / 13 km

NECO REPUBLIC Chiba CAFE&CATS MOF MOF is a rescue cat cafe in Asumigaoka-Higashi, Midori Ward, Chiba, about 19 minutes on foot from Toke Station on the JR Sotobo Line, with four parking spaces. It opened in March 2023 as the first Chiba branch of the NECO REPUBLIC rescue cat cafe network and is run locally by Nekokura LLC. All of the cats are rescues waiting for new homes, and many former residents have already been adopted. Visits are charged for an initial 40 minutes with extensions in 10-minute units, and weekend and holiday rates are higher than weekday rates. The cafe currently gives priority to reservations made through its LINE form, and walk-ins may be turned away when it is busy. Adoption involves a questionnaire, an interview, a two-week trial at home and a follow-up visit. The cafe is closed on Mondays and Thursdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Sakura, Chiba · 12 mi / 20 km

ANELLA CAFE Sakura is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Osakidai, Sakura, about three minutes on foot from JR Sakura Station. Opened in November 2023 as the third cafe of the DogCat rescue ANELLA group, it doubles as the group's medical shelter, so visitors meet animals recovering from injury or illness as well as healthy dogs and cats waiting for new families. Dogs move freely around the room while cats settle where they like, and a separate isolation room houses cats with FIV or FeLV so that they can also be introduced to adopters. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, with reduced rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities, and preschoolers enter free. The cafe is open every day. It also offers grooming and a pet hotel, and is a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Mobara, Chiba · 13 mi / 20 km

Aoineko is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Machibo, Mobara, about five minutes on foot from the east exit of JR Mobara Station and marked by a blue sign. The cafe takes in cats that have lost their homes or come from difficult circumstances, and they live in the ground-floor cat room, kittens included, while they wait for new families. Visitors can apply to adopt the cats they meet. Visits are charged per 10 minutes up to a two-hour cap, and an all-you-can-drink option is available. The cafe opens in the afternoon on weekdays and from the morning on weekends and public holidays, and it is closed on Thursdays.

• Adoptable cats

Chiba · 13 mi / 21 km

Pet it maison is a cat and dog cafe in a residential part of Nitonacho, Chuo Ward, Chiba, about 25 minutes on foot from the north exit of Kamatori Station on the JR Sotobo Line, with parking available. The cat cafe is on the second floor, and the first floor and terrace serve as a dog cafe with the owners' English Cocker Spaniels. The owners breed Norwegian Forest Cats and English Cocker Spaniels, and around a dozen cats, including Norwegian Forest Cats and Maine Coons, can be held and stroked when they are willing. Kittens are sometimes present in breeding season but are kept apart from visitors. Entry is a flat charge per person, slightly higher on weekends and holidays, and drinks, cakes and weekday meals such as curry and pasta are ordered separately. Pet boarding and grooming are also offered. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays.

Narita, Chiba · 15 mi / 23 km

Moff animal cafe AEON Mall Narita is a cat cafe on the second floor of AEON Mall Narita in Wing Tsuchiya, Narita, about ten minutes by direct bus from Keisei Narita Station, which is a short walk from JR Narita Station. Opened by the MOFF chain in June 2019, it has around 23 pedigree cats, including Munchkins, Scottish Folds, Norwegian Forest Cats, Chartreux, American Shorthairs, a Persian, a Bengal, a Ragdoll and a Somali. Admission is charged per 30 minutes with 10-minute extensions and a daily cap, and every visitor also pays for an all-you-can-drink drink bar. No reservation is needed. Children aged three and under enter free, and children of elementary school age or younger must be accompanied by a paying adult, with up to three children per adult. Visitors with disability certificates receive a discount. Closing days follow the mall's schedule.

• Walk-ins welcome