Hogo Neko Cafe Kanon

Funabashi, Chiba · 2.3 mi / 3.6 km

Cat Cafe Coorikuya Higashi-Funabashi is a branch of the Coorikuya cat cafe chain in Maebaranishi, Funabashi, about 13 minutes on foot from both JR Tsudanuma and JR Higashi-Funabashi stations. Opened in August 2020, it is attached to the Coo&RIKU Higashi-Funabashi pet shop, which sells puppies and kittens. The room follows a Japanese home concept, with wooden catwalks running the length of the walls and cat towers. Visits are charged by time in 30 and 60 minute blocks, with an all-day free-time option, and unlimited soft drinks are included. Free Wi-Fi and power outlets are available for longer stays. The cafe is open every day, opening an hour earlier on weekends and public holidays, with last entry 30 minutes before closing.

Funabashi, Chiba · 3.7 mi / 5.9 km

Wafu Neko Honpo is a Japanese-style rescue cat cafe on the third floor of a building in Takanedai, Funabashi, about two minutes on foot from Takane-Kodan Station on the Shin-Keisei Line. Around 50 to 60 rescued cats live there, and the cafe exists to find them new homes, with adoption handled directly by the staff. Each cat has a profile card that shows how comfortable it is with people. Visits are charged by the hour, with longer stays and a short trial course available, higher rates on Saturdays, and a discount for advance bookings made through the cafe's LINE account. Payment is cash only. The cafe is closed on Sundays, public holidays and during the third week of each month. Opened in 2017, it doubles as a welfare workplace where people with disabilities help care for the cats.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Ichikawa, Chiba · 3.7 mi / 5.9 km

Iyashi Biyori Gyotoku is a rescue cat cafe combined with a massage salon on the third floor of a building about one minute on foot from Gyotoku Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in Ichikawa. Its cats include strays rescued in Chiba City and Funabashi, former community cats from Gyotoku and cats from an elderly owner's multi-cat household. The shop is a registered volunteer adoption partner of the Funabashi public health centre, and adoptions are arranged with staff after a meeting to discuss conditions. Visits are charged per 30 minutes or per hour, with a small weekend surcharge, 10-minute extensions and a weekday free-time option. No food or drinks are served, but water is available. No reservation is needed, the room holds up to six people, and children of elementary school age and older may visit with a guardian. The cat cafe is closed on Tuesdays.

• Adoptable cats

Funabashi, Chiba · 4.2 mi / 6.8 km

Shin Neko no Mori House is the shelter of the NPO Neko no Mori in Yakuendai, Funabashi, about 15 minutes on foot from Keisei Narashino Station, with buses from Kita-Narashino and JR Tsudanuma stopping nearby. The group moved here from Narashinodai and opened the purpose-built facility to the public in spring 2025 after a crowdfunding campaign. Around 80 cats live in the house, many of them elderly or receiving medical care, with a similar number in foster homes. Visits are by advance online booking in one-hour sessions for small groups, on Tuesdays, Fridays, weekends and holidays, and the per-person fee includes one drink. Cats are rehomed through the group's application and meeting process, and it also holds regular adoption events at pet stores in Funabashi, Yachiyo and Makuhari. A parking area is available near the house.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Chiba · 4.8 mi / 7.7 km

Cat Cafe Mocha AEON Makuhari Shintoshin, located in Chiba Prefecture's dynamic Chiba city, offers a welcoming retreat for cat lovers aged 3 and up (children under 12 require adult supervision). Situated on the 2nd floor of AEON Mall Makuhari Shintoshin's Pet Mall at 1-1 Toyosuna, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, just a 10-minute walk from JR Kaihimmakuhari Station or accessible via shuttle bus, no reservations are required. Admission is based on time starting at 30 minutes and extendable in 10-minute increments, with an optional ¥350 for unlimited vending machine drinks. Guests can enjoy a clean, cozy space with a variety of cats, including lively feeding sessions where some eat with gusto and others playfully interrupt. Limited-edition cat snacks are available for purchase to bond with the felines, though rules like no chasing or flash photography ensure their comfort. Nestled in a pet-friendly mall, it's a relaxing feline experience in Chiba's modern Makuhari area.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Shiroi, Chiba · 5.0 mi / 8.0 km

Necokan is a small rescue cat house in a detached home in Fuji, Shiroi, run by a certified companion animal caretaker who also chairs a local welfare NPO. Visitors spend time with the resident rescued cats in a homely setting, with a charge for the first hour and then per 30 minutes. Visits must be booked by the day before through the website, the house opens only on scheduled days and is closed on Wednesdays, and children of junior high school age or younger must come with a guardian. Necokan holds irregular adoption sessions for its rescued cats, with a trial period of about a week before an adoption is finalised. It also offers cat boarding and cat-sitting. The nearest stop is Shiroi Rojuman-mae, reached by bus from Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station, and parking is available.

• Adoptable cats