Koneko no Omise Ange Cat Cafe

Koriyama, Fukushima · 2.4 mi / 3.9 km

Cat Café Neko Hige is a rescue cat cafe with owls in Kikutamachi, on the rural north-western edge of Koriyama, opened in April 2018 with a pirate-ship theme. Around ten rescued cats, many of them tabbies, live in the cafe and some are looking for new homes. Two owls also work as bird staff and can be seen up close, and there is an aquarium with tropical fish. No booking is needed, but entry may be limited when busy, with up to ten visitors at a time. Visits are charged by time, with optional drinks and cat treats for sale; socks must be worn, groups with preschool children are limited to 30 minutes, and children of elementary school age and younger must come with an adult. The cafe is closed on Mondays and Fridays, except on public holidays, and may close early depending on the cats' health.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Koriyama, Fukushima · 4.9 mi / 8.0 km

Rescue Cat Cafe love.lab is a rescue cat cafe in Shizukamachi, Koriyama, run by the non-profit love.lab. It opened in October 2014 as the first rescue cat cafe in Fukushima Prefecture and works with the Koriyama public health centre; around 1,000 cats have been rehomed through it so far. All the cats are rescues, mostly strays and surrendered cats, and many are looking for new homes, with adoption enquiries welcome at any time. Visits are charged per 30 or 60 minutes, with lower rates for junior high school students and younger, and children under three enter free; each visit comes with a postcard, and drinks are optional. Elementary school children must come with an adult. Entrance fees go towards the group's rescue work. The cafe is open in the afternoons and closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and there is parking in front of and behind the building.

• Adoptable cats

Koriyama, Fukushima · 7 mi / 12 km

Amuse Park Koriyama Animal Cafe is the cat and small-animal cafe of Amuse Park Koriyama, an amusement complex in Asakamachi, southern Koriyama, with bowling, batting cages, trampolines, a game corner, indoor fishing, a gem-hunting area and a seasonal barbecue. The cafe sits with the fishing and gem-hunting section and has a cat room alongside rabbits, squirrels including an albino, guinea pigs and small birds. Visitors can write birthday messages for the cats in the month before each cat's birthday and receive a photo card, and the 22nd of every month is a discount day. The cafe opens at noon on weekdays and 10 AM on weekends and closes at 8 PM. The complex is about 10 minutes by bus from JR Koriyama Station, at the Hassakuuchi stop, and has free parking.

Koriyama, Fukushima · 11 mi / 17 km

Rescue Cat Cafe Kokoneko is a small rescue cat cafe in the Moriyama area of Tamuramachi, eastern Koriyama, about 7 minutes on foot from Iwaki-Moriyama Station and close to the Moriyama-Nakamachi bus stop. It opened in July 2016 to find homes for cats rescued in areas hit by the 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster; today its cats are rescues taken in from around Fukushima Prefecture for various reasons. The cats are relaxed and used to people, and the room is kept clean and odour-free. Visits are charged by time, and reservations can be made by Instagram direct message. The owner streams the cats live on the cafe's YouTube channel at weekends and lends out humane cat traps free of charge. The cafe is open on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays in the afternoon.

• Adoptable cats

Sukagawa, Fukushima · 12 mi / 20 km

Amuse Park Sukagawa Cat Cafe is a cat room inside Amuse Park Sukagawa, an amusement complex in Daikokumachi, about 1.6 km from Sukagawa Station, that also has a large batting stadium, an all-weather indoor fishing pond, a game corner and a gem-hunting area. The cafe has a resident team of cats introduced on the facility's website and social media, with new kittens named with help from visitors. Visits are charged by time. The complex opens in the early afternoon on weekdays and at 10 AM on weekends, but the cat cafe keeps its own, shorter hours, so it is worth checking before a late visit. It is one of several cat cafes run by the Amuse Park group in Fukushima Prefecture, alongside those in Fukushima City, Koriyama, Iwaki and Aizuwakamatsu, and has its own parking.

Tamura, Fukushima · 16 mi / 26 km

Fukunyans Cafe Mofu Mofu is an owl and cat cafe in Funehikimachi, Tamura, in the countryside east of Koriyama. Visitors share the space with friendly cats and a collection of birds, including Ural owls and other owls of various sizes, parrots and parakeets, while hawks and kites sit outside in good weather. Each bird is clearly marked as touchable or not, and staff explain how to handle them; an owl arm-perch experience is offered for an extra charge. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, one hour or two hours, with lower rates for children, a flat entry fee for small children and free entry for under-threes. No food or drinks are served. It is open on Saturday afternoons and on Sundays and public holidays, with last entry at 4:30 PM; weekday visits are by reservation only, made by phone by the day before. There is a small car park.