Cat Cafe Miao Lino

Gifu · 3.7 mi / 6.0 km

Nekonomimi Nyankyo is a home-style cat cafe in Shimada, in the north-west of Gifu City, set in a converted detached house where the cats greet visitors at the front door. It works by reservation only, booked through its LINE account, and takes one group at a time, so visitors have the cats to themselves. Visitors without a meal are shown to an upstairs cat room with around five or six cats, which is separate from a room the cats use as their toilet area. Visits are charged by the hour, drinks are chosen from bottles and cartons, and bags of cat treats can be bought. Light meals such as hot sandwiches decorated with cats, pasta and rice bowls are cooked to order. The cafe moved to this house from its earlier shop in the Noritake area. There is free parking and payment is cash only.

Gifu · 4.0 mi / 6.5 km

Neco Republic Gifu is a rescue cat cafe in Masaki, in the north of Gifu City. Opened in February 2014, it was the first branch of Neco Republic, a self-funding rescue cafe operator that now runs 16 locations across Japan, and the first rescue cat cafe in Gifu Prefecture. The cafe is in a renovated old house with six cat rooms across two floors, including Japanese and Western-style rooms and cat stairs, and visitors can move between them freely. All the cats are up for adoption, and staff can advise anyone thinking about adopting. Admission, drinks and goods purchases go towards the cats' food and medical costs. Booking ahead is currently requested. The cafe is open in the afternoon and closed on Thursdays. Neco Republic also runs NECOS, a nearby shop whose profits support the cats.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Ogaki, Gifu · 6.0 mi / 9.6 km

Kutsurogi Cat Cafe norara is a rescue cat cafe in Fujie, Ogaki, about 10 minutes on foot from JR Ogaki Station, built around the idea of relaxing at home with cats. The cafe area and the cat area are separate, so visitors can also come just to eat, with pancakes, pound cakes and drinks on the menu. The cat area is open to visitors of junior high school age and older who have not brought pets with them, and socks or tights are required (socks are sold on site). Staff introduce each cat and there are profile cards describing their personalities, and visitors can leave notes in a shared diary. Treats can be bought for the cats. Last entry to the cat area is at 6:30 PM on long days. It opens on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and runs reservation-only event days during school holidays.

Ginan, Gifu · 7 mi / 11 km

Cat Cafe Coorikuya Ginan is a branch of the Coorikuya cat cafe chain inside the Coo&RIKU pet shop in Kamiinjiki, Ginan, six minutes on foot from Hosobata Station on the Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line. The cafe has a wood-toned room with large windows and catwalks running along the walls and ceiling, and around a dozen cats of various pedigree breeds. Visits are charged by time, with free-time plans and a free drink bar on weekdays, and drinks can be taken into the cat area. Treats can be bought to feed the cats. Staff are called with a bell when needed. The pet shop next door sells puppies and kittens and offers grooming and pet boarding. The last entry is at 7:30 PM, and the cafe opens an hour earlier on weekends and holidays. There is a large car park.

Hashima, Gifu · 7 mi / 12 km

NyanCampanella is an antique-style cafe and cat cafe in Ajika, Hashima, in a building with a red roof and yellow walls. Opened on Cat Day, 22 February 2020, it is split into two rooms: a restaurant room serving lunch, homemade cakes and afternoon tea sets, and a separate cat room with about 17 cats. Cat room visitors check in at the restaurant, are charged by time and get a drink served in a lidded tumbler, and treats can be bought for the cats. The cat room takes no reservations and admits visitors in order of arrival until one hour before closing, while lunch tables and the afternoon tea set can be booked. Normal-thickness socks are required in the cat room. Payment is cash only. The resident cats are not up for adoption, though volunteer groups hold adoption events at the cafe. It is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

• Walk-ins welcome

Gifu · 8 mi / 12 km

Ninja Neko Cafe Nekokage is a rescue cat cafe in Iwachi, in the east of Gifu City, a short walk from JR Nagamori Station. Opened in early 2023, it is designed like a ninja house, with an entrance in that style, a revolving hidden wall and catwalks covering a whole wall. All the cats are rescues, and adoption can be arranged for anyone interested. The cafe is run by Schanze, a welfare workplace that trains people with developmental and mental disabilities for employment. Visits are charged per 30 or 60 minutes with a drink included, with lower rates for students, children and visitors with disabilities, and weekday free-time plans. Preschool children can use the 30-minute plan only. Visitors are asked not to pick up the cats, and socks are required. There is free parking for about 15 cars, and it is closed on Tuesdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome