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Matsudo, Chiba · 0.8 mi / 1.3 km

Hogoneko House Rokuneko is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Shinmatsudo, Matsudo, about 15 minutes on foot from Shin-Matsudo Station, with a bus stop directly outside. It opened in February 2025 and is run as a community project by Ishiyama Production Medicine, a veterinary practice that specialises in farm animals. The cats come from the Chiba Prefectural Animal Welfare Center, where the cafe is registered as an adoption volunteer, and are socialised in a home-like room of about 66 square metres before rehoming. Visits are charged per 40 minutes with a daily cap, with lower rates for students and children and free entry for children under two. Online booking is available for the six places, and walk-ins are accepted when there is space. No food or drinks are served. Adoption events are held monthly, and adopters attend a class and receive home visits. The cafe opens four days a week.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Kashiwa, Chiba · 3.2 mi / 5.1 km

Coorikuya Plus Minamikashiwa is a cat cafe on the second floor of the Coo&RIKU Minamikashiwa pet store building, about eight minutes on foot from Minami-Kashiwa Station on the JR Joban Line. It opened in September 2021 as part of the Coorikuya chain, which runs more than 70 cat cafes across Japan. As a Plus branch, it has staff stationed in the cat room at all times. Visits are charged for the first 30 minutes and then in 10-minute extensions, and a flat free-time rate is also available. Reservations are not taken and guests are seated in order of arrival. Children under junior high school age must come with an adult relative, and children under three enter free. Cat treats can be bought, and flash photography is not allowed. The same building houses a pet shop selling dogs and cats, a grooming salon, an animal clinic and a pet hotel.

Kashiwa, Chiba · 4.2 mi / 6.8 km

Animal Cafe Kedama is a rescue dog and cat cafe in a house in a residential area of Minamimasuo, Kashiwa, about 19 minutes on foot from the east exit of Goko Station on the Keisei Matsudo Line. Rescued dogs, including large breeds, and rescued cats share a room that is separate from the cafe seating, so food and drinks are not taken in with the animals. Visits are booked as timed courses, ranging from a touch-only option to courses that add drinks or a meal. Reservations by phone are required and walk-ins are not admitted, and the animal room is open to members holding a membership card. The cafe opens from late morning, closes on Mondays and also sells takeout bento.

• Booking required

Kashiwa, Chiba · 4.5 mi / 7.3 km

Nekonote is a combined cat cafe and cat goods shop on the fourth floor of the Shiina Building in central Kashiwa, about five minutes on foot from the east exit of Kashiwa Station. It is run by a cat breeder, so kittens and rare and short-legged breeds are usually in residence, and kittens bred by the shop are offered for sale. The cats are raised to be handled and many will sit on visitors' laps. Visits are charged per 30 or 60 minutes with 10-minute extensions, and set menus combine cat time with drinks, cat treats or food such as cat-shaped omurice and pancakes. The first part of the day on weekends and holidays is priority time for children and students. Shoes are removed at the entrance. The shop also sells more than 2,500 cat-themed goods, including a large range of umbrellas, and closes on irregular days.

Koshigaya, Saitama · 5.2 mi / 8.3 km

Cat Cafe Mocha AEON Lake Town, located in Saitama Prefecture's bustling Koshigaya city, offers a serene escape for cat enthusiasts aged 3 and up (children under 12 require adult supervision). Situated on the 2nd floor of AEON Laketown Mori at 13-1 Lake Town, Koshigaya-shi, just a 7-minute walk from Koshigaya-Laketown Station on the JR Musashino Line, no reservations are required to visit. Admission is charged in increments of time, with an optional 350 yen for unlimited vending machine drinks. Visitors can relax in a clean, cozy space with a variety of cats and enjoy watching the felines during their mealtimes, some gobbling eagerly and others taking their time. Limited-edition cat snacks are available for purchase to share with the cats, and rules such as no chasing or flash photography help ensure their well-being. Set within one of Japan's largest shopping complexes, it is a delightful feline oasis for shoppers and locals alike.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Adachi, Tokyo · 5.5 mi / 8.8 km

Cat Cafe Florence is a cat cafe in Hanahata in northern Adachi City, about 11 minutes by Tobu bus from Takenotsuka Station. It is run by Yobal Co., which also operates a dog cafe of the same name nearby, and its friendly cats are trained as therapy animals that also visit care homes, schools and patients' homes. Most of the cats are large or long-haired breeds. The cafe also breeds kittens and sells them, including Ragdolls, Siberians and Minuets, and the parent cats can be seen in the shop. Visits can be booked in 30-minute slots or taken as walk-ins charged per 15 minutes with automatic extension, with a child rate from age four and free drinks included. Babies and children are welcome when accompanied by a guardian. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays.

• Booking recommended