Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
Hogo Neko Cafe Nekokatsu Kawagoe
Hogo Neko Cafe Nekokatsu Kawagoe is a rescue cat cafe in Wakitacho, Kawagoe, about 6 minutes on foot from JR Kawagoe Station and 7 minutes from Hon-Kawagoe Station, on the third floor of a building opposite Crea Park. Nekokatsu opened in Kawagoe in 2013 as one of the first adoption-focused cat cafes in Saitama, became a nonprofit organisation in 2025 and moved to this address the same year. Its cats are rescued strays and surrendered pets waiting for new homes, and adoptions are arranged through the group's own process; it also runs a second cafe near Nisshin Station, shelters, TNR work and regular adoption events. Visits are charged by time, with half-price rates for visitors 18 and under and no minimum age. Socks are required, and visitors wearing real fur are not admitted. It is closed on Mondays and the first Tuesday of each month.
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