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Miyashiro, Saitama · 4.4 mi / 7.1 km

Nyanko House is a cat petting room inside Tobu Zoo, the combined zoo and amusement park in Miyashiro, about 10 minutes on foot from Tobu-Dobutsu-Koen Station on the Tobu Skytree Line. It is part of the Wanko Village area near the zoo's West Gate, next to Wanko House, where visitors can see and touch small dogs. Nyanko House is an indoor room with purebred cats of about seven breeds, including American Shorthairs, Scottish Folds, Chinchillas, Russian Blues and Abyssinians. Visitors can buy a special treat to feed the cats, which usually brings many of them over. Entry to Nyanko House is charged separately on top of zoo admission, so it can only be visited as part of a trip to Tobu Zoo. Wanko Village is open during the daytime, and the zoo's own opening hours and closing days vary by season.

Hasuda, Saitama · 5.1 mi / 8.2 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

Koshigaya, Saitama · 5.7 mi / 9.2 km

ANELLA CAFE Koshigaya is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Koshigaya, about eight minutes on foot from Koshigaya Station on the Tobu Skytree Line, opening on October 16, 2026. As a branch of the ANELLA chain, it lets visitors spend time with rescued dogs and cats while they wait for new families, and adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own process. It is also a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals, and it offers grooming on site. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with 15-minute extensions, with lower rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities, and preschoolers enter free. The cafe is open every day, from midday on weekdays and from 11 AM on weekends and public holidays. There is parking, and payment is cash only.

• Adoptable cats

Saitama · 5.8 mi / 9.4 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 · 6.0 mi / 9.6 km

petfelice Shelter Omiya Minuma is a rescue dog and cat shelter in Katayanagi, Minuma Ward, Saitama, reached by Kokusai Kogyo bus from Urawa or Omiya Station. It operates alongside a grooming salon, pet hotel, dog training service and dog run, takes in dogs and cats whose owners can no longer keep them, and does not buy animals. Since July 2026 it has offered a daily interaction session inside the shelter, where visitors can spend up to an hour with the resident dogs and cats for a flat per-person fee paid in cash; reservations get priority. Meetings for people considering adoption are held free of charge in a separate room, so some animals may be unavailable at times. Children must be closely supervised by a guardian. Parking is available, and adoptable animals are listed on the website of the sister branch in Urawa.

• Adoptable cats

Koshigaya, Saitama · 6.1 mi / 9.9 km

Cat Café Sakura, situated at Japan, 〒343-0816 Saitama, Koshigaya, Yayoicho, 3−43 プラザシティ越谷 4F, is the 2nd Branch of a participatory protective cat café in Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture, devoted to highlighting the allure of adult cats and creating joyful connections between cats and visitors. This welcoming space on the fourth floor of Plaza City Koshigaya invites guests to interact with "Sakura cats," rescued strays who have been spayed or neutered and are eager for adoption. Operated in collaboration with Inagaki Animal Hospital, it offers a relaxed environment for playing with cats, participating in events like cat yoga, or joining volunteer care initiatives, all while championing feline welfare through adoption successes and community support. With amenities like Wi-Fi and a pet-friendly vibe, this location serves as a healing retreat where anyone can drop by to meet the cats, work quietly, or support the café's mission with a visit or donation.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome