Cat Cafe Coorikuya Niigata Higashi

Niigata · 2.3 mi / 3.7 km

Oppo is an adoption cat cafe in a converted house in Sanwacho, Chuo Ward, Niigata, about 10 minutes on foot from the LoveLa Bandai shopping centre. One of the first adoption cat cafes in Niigata Prefecture, it cares for cats rescued for various reasons, and every cat is looking for a permanent home. The cats live in two rooms upstairs, one Japanese-style and one Western-style, and visitors rotate between them in 15-minute turns, waiting in a cat-free lounge on the ground floor when the rooms are full. Courses run from 30 minutes for first-time visitors up to free time, with cat treats included in longer courses, and drinks and snacks are sold separately. Adoption involves an interview and a trial period. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays and sometimes closes for vet visits; last entry is 1 hour 15 minutes before closing. There is no car park.

• Adoptable cats

Niigata · 2.8 mi / 4.6 km

Nekomeikan is a small cat cafe in Kamedamidoricho, Konan Ward, Niigata, about 12 minutes on foot from Kameda Station on the JR Shin'etsu Line. The retro, quiet interior is home to around a dozen pedigree cats, including a Persian, a Ragdoll, a Sphynx, a Norwegian Forest Cat, an Abyssinian, a British Shorthair, a Minuet, a Scottish Fold and several Munchkins. Entry is charged by the hour with lower weekday rates and post-payment by time, and drinks are ordered separately or as a free-drink option. The cafe holds up to eight visitors, so there can be a wait at busy times. Children below junior high school age are not admitted during normal hours, but they can visit with a weekday private booking. Holding the cats is not allowed. It is closed on Wednesdays and on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

Niigata · 3.2 mi / 5.2 km

Exotic Animal Cafe Ricky Niigata is a multi-animal cafe on the second floor of a building in the Furumachi 5 shopping arcade in central Niigata, part of the Ricky pet shop chain from Tohoku. Visitors can meet owls, including a barn owl at the entrance, hedgehogs, hamsters, reptiles, small dogs in a pen and cats, including young pedigree cats such as Scottish Folds. All the animals are for sale, and kittens and puppies are sold directly from the cafe. Entry is charged by the hour or as free time, with higher rates at weekends and on holidays, lower prices for children aged 3 to 12, and free entry for those aged 2 and under. Last entry is an hour before closing. It is closed on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Niigata · 5.4 mi / 8.6 km

Cat Cafe Coorikuya Niigata Nishi is a branch of the Coorikuya cat cafe chain attached to the Coo&RIKU pet shop in Aoyama, Nishi Ward, Niigata, right next to AEON Niigata Aoyama and about nine minutes on foot from Aoyama Station on the JR Echigo Line. The cat room is small, with space for about six visitors, and is home to six to eight cats of different breeds and temperaments; some come over for treats and toys while others prefer to watch. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with unlimited drinks included, cat treats are sold for feeding, and the pet shop next door sells kittens and puppies. It is rarely crowded, and visitors waiting for a place can look around the pet shop. The cafe is open every day, opening an hour earlier at weekends and on holidays, and last entry is 30 minutes before closing.

Niigata · 5.6 mi / 9.0 km

Cat Cafe Chigura is a cat cafe on the ground floor of the Orange House building in Kobari, Nishi Ward, Niigata, about five minutes on foot from Hirashima Station on the JR Echigo Line, with parking in front of the shop and along the Nishi River. It describes itself as a cat-first cafe: visitors register before touching the cats, and children below the fourth grade of elementary school are not admitted. Cats have included a Russian Blue and a Somali. Visits are charged by time and paid on leaving, with one- and two-hour courses that include a self-service drink, plus weekday-only four-hour and free-time courses. Cat treats are sold for feeding while seated, and the shop sells badges and charms featuring its cats. It is open every day except Friday, opening an hour earlier at weekends and on holidays, with last entry at 7 PM.

Shibata, Niigata · 11 mi / 18 km

Cat Cafe Coorikuya AEON Mall Shibata is a branch of the Coorikuya cat cafe chain attached to the Coo&RIKU pet shop on the ground floor of AEON Mall Shibata, about five minutes on foot from the north exit of Nishi-Shibata Station. A staircase-style catwalk runs right around the room, so the cats can be watched climbing and crossing overhead as well as at floor level, and many of them are friendly and come to sit on laps. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with unlimited drinks included, cat treats are sold for feeding, and the pet shop next door sells kittens and puppies. The Coo&RIKU shop also has grooming, a pet hotel and an animal clinic. The cafe is open from 10 AM to 8 PM every day, with last entry 30 minutes before closing, and visitors can use the mall car park.