Cat Cafe Coorikuya Higashi-Funabashi

Funabashi, Chiba · 2.2 mi / 3.6 km

Shin Neko no Mori House is the shelter of the NPO Neko no Mori in Yakuendai, Funabashi, about 15 minutes on foot from Keisei Narashino Station, with buses from Kita-Narashino and JR Tsudanuma stopping nearby. The group moved here from Narashinodai and opened the purpose-built facility to the public in spring 2025 after a crowdfunding campaign. Around 80 cats live in the house, many of them elderly or receiving medical care, with a similar number in foster homes. Visits are by advance online booking in one-hour sessions for small groups, on Tuesdays, Fridays, weekends and holidays, and the per-person fee includes one drink. Cats are rehomed through the group's application and meeting process, and it also holds regular adoption events at pet stores in Funabashi, Yachiyo and Makuhari. A parking area is available near the house.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Funabashi, Chiba · 2.3 mi / 3.6 km

Hogo Neko Cafe Kanon is a rescue cat cafe on the ground floor of a house in a residential part of Kaijin, Funabashi, about five minutes on foot from Keisei Kaijin Station. It opened in June 2025, run by the team behind the former Totonomori rescue cat cafe in Narashinodai. The space is split into Cafe Kanon, which serves curry, desserts, coffee and alcohol, and Kanon no Mori, a room where visitors spend time with a small group of rescued cats. Time in the cat room is charged per 30 or 60 minutes, with a surcharge on weekends and holidays, and booking ahead is preferred while cafe-only visits need no reservation. Children under two are not admitted. It closes for a midday break so the cats can rest, and on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Adoption enquiries are handled by the partner shelter, Feline Totonomori.

• Booking recommended

Funabashi, Chiba · 2.7 mi / 4.3 km

Wafu Neko Honpo is a Japanese-style rescue cat cafe on the third floor of a building in Takanedai, Funabashi, about two minutes on foot from Takane-Kodan Station on the Shin-Keisei Line. Around 50 to 60 rescued cats live there, and the cafe exists to find them new homes, with adoption handled directly by the staff. Each cat has a profile card that shows how comfortable it is with people. Visits are charged by the hour, with longer stays and a short trial course available, higher rates on Saturdays, and a discount for advance bookings made through the cafe's LINE account. Payment is cash only. The cafe is closed on Sundays, public holidays and during the third week of each month. Opened in 2017, it doubles as a welfare workplace where people with disabilities help care for the cats.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Chiba · 3.1 mi / 4.9 km

Cat Cafe Mocha AEON Makuhari Shintoshin, located in Chiba Prefecture's dynamic Chiba city, offers a welcoming retreat for cat lovers aged 3 and up (children under 12 require adult supervision). Situated on the 2nd floor of AEON Mall Makuhari Shintoshin's Pet Mall at 1-1 Toyosuna, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, just a 10-minute walk from JR Kaihimmakuhari Station or accessible via shuttle bus, no reservations are required. Admission is based on time starting at 30 minutes and extendable in 10-minute increments, with an optional ¥350 for unlimited vending machine drinks. Guests can enjoy a clean, cozy space with a variety of cats, including lively feeding sessions where some eat with gusto and others playfully interrupt. Limited-edition cat snacks are available for purchase to bond with the felines, though rules like no chasing or flash photography ensure their comfort. Nestled in a pet-friendly mall, it's a relaxing feline experience in Chiba's modern Makuhari area.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Narashino, Chiba · 3.9 mi / 6.3 km

Neko Cafe Juunyan Toiro is a small family-run cat cafe in a residential area of Higashi-Narashino, Narashino, about 12 to 15 minutes on foot from the west exit of Keisei Yachiyodai Station, with a bus stop in front of the building. Opened in September 2020 by a married couple, it has a separate dining area with about a dozen seats and a dedicated space where visitors spend time with more than ten house cats, sometimes including kittens. The cats are used to people and will often sit on laps. Food and drinks are served, and a capsule toy machine dispenses cat treats. Children are welcome. The cafe is usually closed on one or two weekdays and stays open later on weekends, so checking its Instagram before visiting is advisable.

Shiroi, Chiba · 5.0 mi / 8.0 km

Necokan is a small rescue cat house in a detached home in Fuji, Shiroi, run by a certified companion animal caretaker who also chairs a local welfare NPO. Visitors spend time with the resident rescued cats in a homely setting, with a charge for the first hour and then per 30 minutes. Visits must be booked by the day before through the website, the house opens only on scheduled days and is closed on Wednesdays, and children of junior high school age or younger must come with a guardian. Necokan holds irregular adoption sessions for its rescued cats, with a trial period of about a week before an adoption is finalised. It also offers cat boarding and cat-sitting. The nearest stop is Shiroi Rojuman-mae, reached by bus from Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station, and parking is available.

• Adoptable cats