Cat Cafe Chaton

Okazaki, Aichi · 2.0 mi / 3.3 km

Aelu is an adoption-style rescue cat cafe in Higashiodomocho, Okazaki, about a kilometre from Yahagibashi Station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Line. The cats are rescued strays and kittens looking for permanent homes, and trial adoptions are possible. Visitors can hold and photograph the cats, and staff give beginners and young children a careful introduction. Visits are charged for the first 30 minutes and then in 15-minute extensions, with half price for children accompanied by a guardian and free entry for toddlers. One drink is included on weekdays. Light meals such as hot sandwiches and desserts are served, some with cat treats included. Visitors must wear socks. The cafe opens on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and the second and fourth Saturdays of the month; booking is recommended at weekends. It also offers cat boarding and a rentable room, and there is free parking.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Okazaki, Aichi · 2.3 mi / 3.6 km

Anuenue Cafe is a Hawaiian-style cafe on Koseidori-nishi in central Okazaki, next to the Libra library and civic centre and about five minutes by car from Higashi-Okazaki Station. The ground floor serves Hawaiian dishes such as loco moco, poke bowls and garlic shrimp, as well as acai bowls, pho, smoothies and shakes, ordered from a ticket machine, and there is a space where dogs are allowed. Upstairs is a small room with rescued cats, opened in 2023, where visitors can play with them after making a small donation to the cafe's rescue fund; cat treats are sold on site. The cat room is a small, quiet space rather than a large cat cafe. The cafe opens at lunchtime only, with last orders at 2:30 PM, and is closed on Wednesdays and the second and fourth Thursdays. Parking is available at the Libra car park.

Toyota, Aichi · 3.2 mi / 5.2 km

Toyoneko is a cat rescue and TNR support group in Nishidacho, southern Toyota, near the Kamigo Smart Interchange. The second floor of its building is a rescue cat room where visitors can spend time with cats as in a cat cafe; the cats, around 25 at a time, come from multi-cat hoarding cases and the animal protection centre, and all of them are up for adoption. The cats are well socialised, and staff show first-time visitors how to approach them. Visits are charged per hour with 30-minute extensions, and a free-time ticket is available on weekdays; cat toys and treats are sold as options. Booking is not required, though booking the day before is recommended for weekends and holidays. The group also sells handmade cat goods and gives free advice on cat care. Last entry is 6 PM, and it is closed on Fridays. Parking is behind the building.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Toyota, Aichi · 4.5 mi / 7.2 km

Cats Smile is a small rescue-cat support shop in Kotobukicho, Toyota, run from the owner's home. The ground floor sells handmade work, cat goods and chocolate, and upstairs is a cat room where visitors can play with the shop's resident cats, which are well used to people. The room can also be booked for private use by a single visitor or group. Spending time in the cat room and shopping both fund the owner's TNR work and help find homes for cats fostered by volunteers, though the shop does not take in cats itself. A booking is required for the cat room, and visits may be cancelled when the cats are unwell or rescue work takes priority. Opening days are irregular and posted monthly on Instagram. There is parking for two or three cars, so visitors are asked to share cars.

Anjo, Aichi · 4.9 mi / 7.9 km

Cat Cafe MOFF at LaLaport Anjo offers a welcoming space to spend time with over twenty resident cats on the second floor of this popular Aichi shopping center. The cafe is home to an impressive variety of breeds including Persian, Munchkin, Ragdoll, Maine Coon, Norwegian Forest Cat, Siberian, Russian Blue, and Scottish Fold cats, each with their own personality. Guests can enjoy a full cafe menu with drinks while relaxing among the feline residents. The space accommodates families with strollers and visitors using wheelchairs, and provides free Wi-Fi and power outlets for those who want to linger. Children ages three and under enter free, and visitors with disability certificates receive a discount. Located a short walk from JR Anjo Station, this cat cafe makes for an easy stop during a day of shopping.

• Walk-ins welcome

Toyota, Aichi · 6.0 mi / 9.7 km

NEKOTAMA-minimum is a small adoption-style rescue cat cafe in a residential part of Shigacho, Toyota, about 13 minutes by car from Toyotashi Station. It continues the work of NEKO-TAMA, which opened in 2016 as Toyota's first adoption cat cafe and moved to this house in 2022. The cats are former strays rescued in Aichi, of varied ages and characters, and they live on the upper floor with cat towers and catwalks while waiting for new families. A black Labrador named Lulu greets visitors at the door. Visits are charged per hour with one drink included, at a slightly higher rate on weekends and holidays, with extensions in 30-minute units. Booking by phone, email or the official LINE account is required before visiting. Last entry is 6 PM, and the cafe is closed on Tuesdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required