Cat Cafe Nyanroom

Ageo, Saitama · 1.0 mi / 1.6 km

Hogo Neko Cafe Batacha is a rescue cat cafe in Imaizumi, Ageo, that opened in winter 2024 in a sunlit, spacious room with tree-shaped cat towers. Its cats have arrived for many reasons, including owner surrender, intake at public animal centres, and injury or illness, and they are looking for new homes; cats available for adoption are introduced on a board in the cafe, on the website and on social media. Visitors who cannot adopt are also welcome, and cafe fees go toward the cats' care. Bookings can be made online, but walk-ins are accepted and there is no age limit. Socks are required. The cafe is closed on Mondays and Thursdays unless they fall on a public holiday. A free car park across the road has eight spaces, and a sister shelter in Ageo takes in cats that owners can no longer keep.

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Ageo, Saitama · 1.9 mi / 3.0 km

Animal Aid is a general incorporated association that runs a large rescue cat shelter in Koshikiya, Ageo, one minute from the Mamagami stop on the Tobu bus from the west exit of JR Ageo Station. The shelter takes in kittens, adult and elderly cats, and sick cats that are hard to rehome, and its rescue cat interaction experience lets visitors spend time with them inside the shelter. No booking is needed, and visits are charged per hour, with children of elementary school age and younger free. Under-18s cannot enter on their own, and very young children may be turned away. No drinks are served, and socks are required. The shelter opens every day, but staff shortages sometimes close it on weekdays, so calling ahead is advised. Adoptions follow the association's own process and are open to people living alone.

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Saitama · 3.4 mi / 5.5 km

Nekokatsu Rescue Cat Cafe Omiya Nisshin is run by the NPO Nekokatsu and sits about four minutes on foot from the south exit of JR Nisshin Station in Kita Ward, Saitama. Opened in 2018 as the second branch after the original Kawagoe cafe, it occupies the second floor of a building with a cram school on the ground floor. The cats were taken in from public animal facilities, rescues and owners who could no longer keep them, and all are looking for new homes; the organisation also runs TNR work and adoption events. Visits are charged by time, there is no age limit, and visitors are asked to wear socks. Anyone wearing real fur, including bags or accessories, is refused entry. The cafe is closed on Mondays and on the first Tuesday of each month, with a substitute day off when these fall on public holidays.

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Saitama · 3.6 mi / 5.7 km

Neko no Heya Seiwa is a breeder-run cat cafe two to three minutes on foot from the east exit of JR Higashi-Omiya Station in Minuma Ward, Saitama. On the second floor above a hair salon, it is home to a large number of cats born and raised by the in-house cattery, including Munchkins, Scottish Folds, Exotics, a Ragdoll, a Siberian, an American Curl, a Minuet and Japanese cats, along with kittens that play in the room alongside their mothers. The kittens are for sale, and visitors can arrange to take one home. Visits start from 30 minutes with free drinks included, and a capped all-day rate applies for junior high school students and older. No reservation is needed, though bookings are accepted. Children may enter with a guardian, but elementary-age children are asked not to pick up the cats. The cafe is closed on Tuesdays.

Saitama · 3.9 mi / 6.2 km

Snuggle is a small rescue cat room in Takagi, Nishi Ward, Saitama, in the Sashiogi area. Run as an adoption-focused space since 2019, it is home to friendly rescue cats looking for permanent homes, while shyer cats are socialised at the manager's home first and can be met there by appointment. Visitors who simply want to play with cats are welcome, toys are provided, and staff help first-time visitors learn how to approach and handle the cats. Adoption meetings can be arranged at any time by asking staff, and an entry fee applies for ordinary visits. The room opens only on certain afternoons each week, mainly Wednesdays, weekends and public holidays, and opening times and closures are announced on Instagram, so it is worth checking before visiting. The room is run with the help of volunteer staff.

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Hasuda, Saitama · 4.3 mi / 6.9 km

Happy-Wildcats is a certified NPO rescue shelter in Tsubakiyama, Hasuda, that cares for abandoned and ownerless cats and finds them new homes. Its former daily rescue cat cafe closed in January 2023, and the group now holds a reservation-only meet-and-greet in a furnished lounge one minute's walk from the shelter, where visitors can relax with the cats whether or not they plan to adopt. Sessions run on the afternoons of the second and fourth Sundays of each month, except over New Year, and the room does not open on days without bookings, which are taken by phone or through the website. Visitors show ID and are asked for an optional donation, socks are required, and young children must come with a guardian. Adoption viewings are also held by appointment on the second and fourth Thursday mornings.

• Adoptable cats