Aoineko Rescue Cat Cafe

Chiba · 7 mi / 11 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

Togane, Chiba · 10 mi / 16 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

Sanmu, Chiba · 13 mi / 20 km

ANELLA CAFE MEGA Don Quijote Naruto is a rescue dog and cat cafe on the ground floor of Building A at the MEGA Don Quijote store in Naruto, Sanmu, about four minutes by car or 25 minutes on foot from JR Naruto Station, with the Naruto Koko-mae bus stop four minutes away. Opened in October 2025 as the ANELLA chain's first branch inside a commercial complex, it lets visitors relax with rescued dogs and cats, hold and photograph them, and apply to adopt through ANELLA's screening process. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with 15-minute extensions, with reduced rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities, and preschoolers enter free. The cafe is open every day, opening earlier on weekends and holidays, and uses the store's shared parking. It also offers grooming and is a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

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.

Ichihara, Chiba · 15 mi / 24 km

HOGO Cafe&Bar is a cafe and bar with rescue cats in the residential Aobadai area of Ichihara, about 1.4 km from Anegasaki Station on the JR Uchibo Line. Opened in October 2024, it runs as an ordinary cafe-bar rather than a cat cafe: there is no entry or time charge, and guests can ask staff to show them to a separate room where around ten rescue cats live. Time in the cat room may be limited to one hour when the cafe is busy. Food and drinks are priced as at a regular cafe, and most dishes are inexpensive. The cafe shares photos and videos of its cats on Instagram, which is also the place to check current opening days and times.

Ichihara, Chiba · 15 mi / 24 km

Cat Cafe Mi is a cat cafe on the second floor of the Gekko Building in Anesaki-Higashi, Ichihara, about two minutes on foot from Anegasaki Station on the JR Uchibo Line, with six parking spaces. Around 15 cats live at the cafe, and some of them, including purebreds such as American Shorthairs, Siberians, Maine Coons and Ragdolls, are offered to new homes through adoption events. Visits are charged by plan, from 30 minutes up to three hours, with a drink and a snack included in the longer plans and a free-time option on weekdays. Cat treats can be bought on site. Young children are welcome as long as a guardian supervises them. On weekdays the cafe opens in the afternoon, while weekends and holidays have full-day hours, and it is closed on Thursdays. Reservations and questions are handled by phone or through the contact form.

• Adoptable cats