Yamaguchi, Japan
Cat Cafe Coorikuya Sun Park Ajisu
Cat Cafe Coorikuya Sun Park Ajisu is a branch of the Coorikuya cat cafe chain on the second floor of the Sun Park Ajisu shopping centre in Ajisu, southern Yamaguchi City, about eight minutes on foot from Ajisu Station on the JR Ube Line. It sits inside the Coo&RIKU pet shop, which sells puppies and kittens, and was added to the shop when it was renovated in 2022. Around ten to fifteen cats live in the room, and they are friendly and used to visitors, often climbing onto laps and shoulders. Visits are charged by time, from 30-minute stays with unlimited drinks to longer courses that include cat treats. Photos are allowed, and children of all ages, including babies, may enter. The cafe is open every day, with last entry 30 minutes before closing.
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Cat Cafes Nearby
Neko to Ocha
Sanyo Onoda, Yamaguchi12 mi / 19 km
Neko to Ocha is a small rescue cat cafe in a residential area of Asa, Sanyo-Onoda, opened in August 2026 by a local cat lover in her grandparents' house, a building more than 60 years old. It is split by a glass wall into a cafe room with six counter seats, where drinks such as coffee, rooibos tea and regional fruit sodas are served, and a cat room where about eight rescued cats, many of them young and playful, live together. The cat room is charged by time with one drink included, with extensions in 20-minute steps, and holds six to eight people at once. Visitors must be at least ten years old, and elementary school children need a guardian. Cafe sales pay for the cats' food and medical care. The cafe opens only on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, with last entry an hour before closing.
Cat Cafe GATO
Yamaguchi17 mi / 28 km
Cat Cafe GATO is a small cat cafe in Miyanokami, in the Miyano area of eastern Yamaguchi City, opened about ten years ago. Its resident cats are mostly pedigree breeds, including Minuets, Exotic Shorthairs, a LaPerm, a Scottish Fold, a Ragdoll and a Bengal, and they are free to roam, nap or play as they please. Visits are charged per hour with a one-drink order, with lower prices on weekdays and for junior high school students and younger. Coffee, tea, soft drinks and a beef curry are served, and a limited feeding experience is available. Children must be at least five years old, and elementary school children need an adult with them. Socks are required. Since July 2026 the cafe opens only from Saturday to Tuesday, and reservations are taken by phone.
- Booking recommended
Neko-mura at Akiyoshidai Safari Land
Mine, Yamaguchi19 mi / 31 km
Neko-mura (Cat Village) is a cat area in the animal contact square of Akiyoshidai Safari Land, the safari park in Mitocho, Mine, opened in March 2026. Sixteen cats, eleven Japanese cats and five Western breeds, live in a house with a fenced garden, and visitors step into their space rather than the other way round. Indoors there are cat walks, cat towers and air conditioning, and the netted garden has a tree to climb, a small island and a patch of cat grass, with the cats free to go in and out. Cats cannot be picked up, but they can be stroked when they come over. Entry to the village is free with park admission, though a fee, a 15-minute limit or entry caps may apply at busy times. The village is open daily with a lunch break, and can be watched through the netting until 4 PM.
Neko to Hon Miaw
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi24 mi / 38 km
Neko to Hon Miaw is a cat cafe and manga library on the second floor of a building in Akamacho, Shimonoseki, in the Karato area near Akama Shrine. Visitors share a calm room with around a dozen resident cats, including a Munchkin and a mix of long- and short-haired breeds, while reading from a collection of more than 20,000 manga volumes and art photo books gathered by the owner. Visits are charged by time, with packages of two or three hours, and free drinks are included. Cat treats are sold in a small daily batch, and staff explain how to approach the cats when guests arrive. Socks are required, and the cafe admits visitors of junior high school age and older. It opens in the afternoon and stays open later at weekends and on holidays, and is closed on Tuesdays and Fridays. There is no car park.
Rescue Cat Cafe Nekonowa
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi24 mi / 39 km
Nekonowa is a rescue cat cafe in Yamanota Higashimachi, Shimonoseki, near JR Hatabu Station. Opened in August 2025, it is combined with a Type B continuous employment support office, so people with disabilities help care for the cats and make the handmade cat goods sold in the shop, and admission fees go towards their wages. The cafe has a calm, old-house style interior where kittens and adult cats rescued with partner groups wait for new homes, and staff explain each cat's personality and how to handle them. Visits are charged by time, with lower rates for elementary and junior high school students, and families and first-time visitors are welcome. Adoptions are arranged on request through the cafe. It is closed on Tuesdays, and is busiest around midday and at weekends. Parking is available in front and nearby.
- Adoptable cats
Lien
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka25 mi / 40 km
Lien is a rescue and care facility for dogs and cats in Yanagimachi, Moji Ward, near the Yanagimachi shopping street. It opened in 2019 as an extension of the owner's rescue work and runs a home for elderly and special-needs dogs and cats, a pet hotel and grooming, taking in animals mainly from the Kitakyushu animal welfare centre and the neighbouring Shimonoseki area. After moving from Takada to a larger building in Yanagimachi, it now has a meet-and-greet space where visitors can spend time with rescued dogs and cats without a reservation. Socks are required. The rescued cats and dogs are available for adoption, and adopters are screened before an animal goes home. At its former premises, the facility ran a time-charged adoption cat cafe on the second floor. Opening hours are posted on the facility's Instagram.
- Adoptable cats
- Walk-ins welcome