Cafe calico

Akashi, Hyogo · 2.1 mi / 3.4 km

Nekodokoro is a small therapy-themed cat cafe in Okubo-cho Yagi, Akashi, about three minutes on foot from Sanyo Electric Railway Naka-Yagi Station and 15 minutes from JR Okubo Station. It faces Yagi Iseki Park, with views across the sea to the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and Awaji Island. Opened in 2017, it is home to a group of rescued resident cats known as the seven lucky cats, and kittens looking for adoptive homes are sometimes in residence. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, and infants under one held in arms enter free. Children below elementary school age are limited to 30 minutes and those below junior high age to one hour, always with an adult. Reservations are required by phone or email and are paid in advance. Visitors may bring sealed drinks. It mainly opens on weekends and public holidays.

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Akashi, Hyogo · 5.0 mi / 8.1 km

Hogo Neko Cafe Asunaro is a rescue cat cafe in Nishishinmachi, Akashi, about one minute on foot from Sanyo Electric Railway Nishi-Shinmachi Station. It is run by the Asunaro Kyoseikai association, which has sheltered cats since 2019 and opened the cafe in March 2020. Around 30 cats live upstairs, including cats rescued from abandonment and neglect and former pets whose owners have died, and the rooms are decorated with Showa-era retro dioramas. The ground floor is a small drinks bar. Visits are charged for the first hour with one drink included, then per 30 minutes. Cats can be adopted after a trial period, and the cafe also takes part in adoption events. Reservations are made through LINE or by phone. The cafe is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and a coin car park is next door.

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Akashi, Hyogo · 5.6 mi / 9.0 km

Hogo Neko Cafe Caro is a rescue cat cafe on the second floor of the Hamaya Building in Honmachi, central Akashi, about 10 minutes on foot from JR Akashi Station. It is home to a group of adult rescue cats, all of which are looking for new families, and the room has a custom-built catwalk. Adoption is open to people who meet the cafe's conditions, and adoption events are held with partner volunteer groups. Visits are charged by stay length, with 90-minute and three-hour plans that include either a drink or a cat treat, and a shorter one-hour plan on public holidays. Children under nine are not admitted, and children of elementary and junior high school age must come with an adult. Visitors change into slippers, so socks are required. The cafe is closed Tuesday to Thursday, except on public holidays.

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Kakogawa, Hyogo · 6.0 mi / 9.7 km

Marble CAFE is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Noguchi-cho, Kakogawa, about 20 minutes on foot from the south exit of JR Kakogawa Station. It is run by a local real estate company. The cafe opened in Takasago in November 2017 and moved to Kakogawa in June 2022. Its cat room has held around two dozen rescued cats, all looking for new homes, and adoption events are held regularly. The cat room is separate from the cafe space and is charged per 30 minutes with a drink bar included. Visitors must be 10 or older, children need a guardian, and socks are required. Lunch is no longer served. Opening days have changed over time, so it is best to check the cafe's Instagram before visiting.

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Kakogawa, Hyogo · 8 mi / 13 km

Cat Cafe nya-go is a rescue cat cafe in a detached house in Higashikanki-cho, Kakogawa, just off the Kakogawa Bypass near the Kakogawa-Nishizume interchange and marked by a black cat motif on its wall. About 12 cats live in the cat room, all of them rescued strays, and the owner looks after them as house cats rather than cafe stock. The cat room is charged as a flat fee with no time limit and no reservation, and drinks are discounted on the same day. The front cafe can also be used on its own and sells cat-themed handmade goods by local makers. Unusually for a cat cafe, children of all ages are welcome. Socks are required and payment is cash only. The cats are not available for adoption. The cafe is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and public holidays.

Kobe, Hyogo · 13 mi / 21 km

Cat Cafe Nerco is a small rescue and adoption cat cafe on the second floor of a building in a residential part of Ebisucho, Suma Ward, about five minutes on foot from Itayado Station on the Sanyo Electric Railway and Kobe Municipal Subway. Opened in November 2016, it houses rescued cats, most of them mixed breeds in a wide range of coat colours, and many are looking for new homes. People interested in adopting are asked to visit first, and trial adoptions and adoption events are arranged. Only four or five visitors can be inside at once, so reservations are recommended. Visits are charged by time with drinks included. Hand washing is required on entry, holding the cats and flash photography are not allowed, and children below junior high school age need a guardian. Closing days are irregular.

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