Cat Cafe Coorikuya Yokkaichi

Yokkaichi · 1.0 mi / 1.6 km

Hogo Neko Cafe Neko no Mori is a rescue cat cafe in Nakagawara, Yokkaichi, set up and run by a local spay and neuter clinic and Koma Animal Hospital. The building is finished in plaster and natural wood, and a cypress trunk in the middle of the room serves as a cat tower. The cats are rescues, many from trap-neuter-return work, and those looking for homes can be adopted. Visits are fully booked in advance online or by phone in the morning, in 40-minute sessions starting on the hour for up to eight people, so the cats get a 20-minute rest each hour. The entry fee is per person and includes a welcome drink from a vending machine; no food is served. Elementary school children must come with an adult, and preschool children are not admitted. The cafe is closed on Mondays and Thursdays unless they fall on a holiday.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Suzuka · 7 mi / 11 km

Cat Cafe Nagontei is a small cat cafe in a private house in Dohaku, Suzuka, which opened in 2009 and describes itself as the first cat cafe in Mie. The cats are rescues that live in the house, a group of resident cats plus kittens waiting for new families, and the cafe doubles as a permanent adoption venue. The house fits only seven or eight visitors at a time. Visits are charged per hour with one drink, such as coffee, tea or homemade yuzu sherbet, and extensions are charged per 30 minutes. Visits are by reservation by phone or email, children must be in the third year of elementary school or older, and pets and smoking are not allowed. Last entry is an hour before closing, the cafe is closed on Tuesdays and Fridays, and parking is limited to three cars.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Suzuka · 7 mi / 12 km

Fureai Animal Cafe fuu is a multi-animal petting cafe in Sumiyoshi, Suzuka, run by Wan's Life, a local company that also sells puppies and offers grooming and pet boarding. The ground floor holds capybaras, flamingos, ducks and bantams, the upstairs rooms have cats, owls and rabbits, and goats live outside; parakeets and a kinkajou are also part of the collection. Visitors can stroke and play with the cats and other animals, and feeding the animals is available for an extra charge. Despite the name it is more of a small indoor zoo than a cafe, with drinks limited to bottled or canned options. The floors can get dirty, so practical clothes and shoes are advisable. It is open every day, from late morning at weekends and on holidays. By public transport, take a bus from Kintetsu Hiratacho Station to the Higashi-Sumiyoshi stop.

Komono · 9 mi / 14 km

Yunoyama Hogo Neko Cafe Matatabian is a rescue cat cafe in a wooden, cottage-like building near Yunoyama Onsen Station in Komono, at the foot of the Suzuka Mountains, about 460 metres from the station. It opened in July 2016 to support trap-neuter-return work and find homes for rescued cats. After the original operator closed the cafe in June 2026, the Mie animal rescue group Dep took it over and reopened it on 15 August 2026, with its own rescued cats waiting for adoption. Visits are charged by time, with lower rates for children and seniors, and drinks are free. Visitors are asked to wear socks. Opening days and hours under the new management are posted on the cafe's Instagram account, so check there before visiting. There is parking on site.

• Adoptable cats

Tokoname, Aichi · 13 mi / 21 km

Inu Neko Cafe Rio is a dog and cat cafe on the ground floor of AEON MALL Tokoname, about five minutes on foot from Rinku-Tokoname Station on the Meitetsu Airport Line, close to Chubu Centrair International Airport. The cafe has a dog area and a separate cat area, and visitors can choose one or use both. The cats include long-haired and other pedigree breeds that are used to people and often come to visitors without treats, and cat snacks can be bought on site. Visits are charged in 10-minute units with slightly higher rates on weekends and holidays, and an all-you-can-drink option is available. No booking is needed. Staff explain the rules at the start, and visitors are asked not to pick up the animals or use flash photography. The cafe is open every day, following the mall's hours.

• Walk-ins welcome

Tsu · 15 mi / 25 km

Hogo Neko Cafe Nekoya Edobashi is a rescue cat cafe on National Route 23 in Edobashi, Tsu, a short walk from Kintetsu Edobashi Station. It is one of two cafes run by Nekoya, an animal protection group in Tsu, and many rescued cats share the room, several of them happy to sit on laps. Visits are charged in 10-minute units plus a drink, and the cafe also serves full meals such as a roast beef rice bowl, along with cat goods. Feeding time is a popular part of a visit. Elementary school children are welcome with a guardian and are asked to stay seated, and payment is cash only. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays, and temporary closures are announced on social media, so check before travelling. Parking is in a lot across the road, and the group also runs a mobile cat cafe at events.

• Adoptable cats