Cat Cafe Meow Legend

Otaru, Hokkaido · 0.9 mi / 1.4 km

Cat Cafe Stay Cultus's Home (Kuu-chan no Ie) is a small cat cafe with a guesthouse attached, in a residential area of Nagahashi, Otaru, about 15 minutes on foot from JR Otaru Station or four minutes from the Nagahashi 2-chome bus stop. It opened in May 2018 and is named after the owner's first cat, an Exotic Shorthair called Cultus. Eight pedigree cats live here: four Exotic Shorthairs, two Munchkins, a British Shorthair and a Norwegian Forest Cat. Day visitors pay by the length of their stay, and most plans include a canned drink. Payment is cash only. Visitors can hold the cats if they are willing, and socks are required. Children are welcome with a guardian. The cafe opens in the daytime, with evening sessions mainly by reservation, and closures are announced on social media. Overnight guests, one group at a time, also get cat time.

• Booking recommended

Sapporo, Hokkaido · 17 mi / 27 km

Nekototomoni is a coworking cafe with resident rescue cats in Hassamu, Nishi Ward, Sapporo, about 1 minute on foot from Exit 2 of Hassamu-minami Station on the Tozai Line. Rather than a hands-on cat cafe, it is a quiet place to read, study or work while the cats go about their day, with 12 seats, Wi-Fi and power outlets. It serves specialty coffee, homemade bagels made with Hokkaido wheat, and monthly homemade sweets. Visitors pay an entry fee and order one drink, with an extra charge for stays over an hour, and part of the fees is donated to rescue groups. Reservations are not taken. The cats are available for adoption, including cats fostered for the Rishiri island rescue group Shimaneko Rishiri, and staff explain the conditions on request. The cafe is closed on Mondays and on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Sapporo, Hokkaido · 18 mi / 30 km

Tsukineko Cafe is a rescue cat shelter and adoption cafe in Kita 6 Jo Nishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, within walking distance of Nishi-28-chome Station on the Tozai Line. Opened in September 2010 as Sapporo's first rescue cat cafe, it is run by the NPO Tsukineko Hokkaido, which cares for several hundred cats waiting for new homes and also operates a lifelong-care home for cats in Teine Ward. Today the cafe works mainly as a shelter, and visits to the cat room are by phone reservation only, in one-hour slots with no extensions and a limit of a few groups per hour. Admission is by suggested donation, which goes toward facility and veterinary costs. Children of any age may visit with a guardian, and socks are required. Adoption is the main purpose of the cafe. It is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and over New Year.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Sapporo, Hokkaido · 20 mi / 32 km

Kitanekoya is a small cat cafe on the second floor of the Umezawa Building in Minami 1 Jo Nishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, above a Seicomart convenience store. It is about 4 minutes on foot from Nishi-11-chome Station on the Tozai Line and 3 minutes from the Nishi-8-chome tram stop. Opened in 2011, it calls itself a resting place with cats, and its resident cats are calm adults and seniors, including a Maine Coon, a Scottish Fold, a Norwegian Forest Cat, a Minuet and a British Shorthair. Visits are charged by the hour with 30-minute extensions, and there is a weekday three-hour package. A self-service drink bar is included, and beer, wine and spirits are available for an extra charge. Preschool children are not admitted, and elementary school children must come with a guardian. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays, except on public holidays.

Sapporo, Hokkaido · 20 mi / 32 km

Nekotamago + Cafe is a rescue cat cafe in Kita 23 Jo Higashi, Higashi Ward, Sapporo, about 5 minutes on foot from Motomachi Station on the Toho Line. It is run by the non-profit association Nekotamago, which takes in adult cats and kittens from the Sapporo City Animal Management Center and other sources and finds them new homes; kittens make up most of its rescues. The cafe space, which serves hand-dripped coffee and sells goods by local artists, is separated from the cat room by a window, so visitors who cannot touch cats can still watch them. Time in the cat room is charged per 30 minutes, with longer packages and a weekday day pass, and young children enter free with the day pass. Adoptions follow the association's own conditions. The cafe is closed on Mondays and has parking for three cars.

• Adoptable cats

Sapporo, Hokkaido · 20 mi / 32 km

Mataxtabi is a rescue cat shelter and cafe located in Sapporo's Chuo Ward, combining animal welfare with a meaningful social mission. This unique establishment operates as both a cat cafe and a shelter for rescued cats seeking forever homes, while also providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities as part of a welfare initiative. The cafe serves a thoughtful menu featuring house-made keema curry, fluffy omurice, pizza toast plates, avocado toast, and even vegan raw tacos for plant-based visitors. All cafe proceeds go toward supporting the staff members with disabilities, creating a sustainable model that benefits both rescued cats and the local community. Visitors can enjoy quality time with the resident cats while contributing to a project that has garnered support from hundreds of donors across Sapporo who believe in its dual mission of animal rescue and social welfare.

• Adoptable cats