Hogo Neko Cafe Sakura Chaya

Kanmaki, Nara · 4.2 mi / 6.8 km

Alley Cats Sanctuary Cafe is a reservation-only rescue cat cafe in a house in the Yoneyamadai residential area of Kanmaki, in Kitakatsuragi District west of Yamato-Takada. It presents itself as a sanctuary where rescued cats live out their lives, and visitors ring the intercom and are let in by staff, since the front door is kept locked to stop cats slipping out. A flat admission fee covers a stay of up to about three hours with free drinks and toys on loan, children pay the same rate, and a light meal of the day can be ordered. Wi-Fi is available, and the attached NecoWork co-working and study space lets people work among the cats. Socks are required. The cafe closes on Wednesdays and occasionally on other days for vet visits, with last entry an hour before closing, and evening visits can be arranged on request.

• Booking required

Yao, Osaka · 4.3 mi / 7.0 km

Happy Tabby Room is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Nakata, Yao, about 10 minutes on foot from Takayasu Station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line. It shares a building with Happy Tabby, a veterinary clinic that specialises in spay and neuter surgery for cats and dogs and also acts as a cat consultation centre. All the cats in the cafe are rescues that have been treated at the clinic, many of them kittens a few months old, and each is looking for a new family. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, and visitors are asked to wear socks. The cafe opens only on Saturday and Sunday afternoons and is closed on weekdays and public holidays. Meetings with a particular cat can be arranged outside these hours, and on the first Sunday of each month entry is free for people considering adoption.

• Adoptable cats

Matsubara, Osaka · 5.2 mi / 8.4 km

ANELLA CAFE Osaka Matsubara is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Taijo, Matsubara, about 7 minutes on foot from Takaminosato Station and 12 minutes from Kawachi-Matsubara Station on the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line. Opened on June 26, 2026 as ANELLA's second branch in Osaka Prefecture, it has separate rooms for dogs and cats, where visitors can spend time with rescued animals that are waiting for adoption. Adoptions are handled through ANELLA's own application and screening process, and the animals currently available are listed on the chain's website. No reservation is needed. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with 15-minute extensions, elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities pay reduced rates, and preschoolers enter free. The cafe is open every day. It is also a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals, and grooming is available by appointment.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Yao, Osaka · 5.5 mi / 8.8 km

Koron is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Kitahonmachi, Yao, about a five to seven minute walk from Kintetsu Yao Station, near the Family Road shopping street and Yao Tenmangu Shrine. It opened in March 2022 and is run by Yao Neko no Kai Sakura, a volunteer group that carries out trap-neuter-return work for stray cats, cares for rescued cats and looks for adopters. Around ten cats, including kittens and adults rescued locally, live in the room at any one time, and all of them are waiting for permanent homes. Visits are charged per 30 minutes or per hour with a drink included, with reduced rates for junior high and elementary school students; elementary school children must come with a guardian. Visitors are asked to wear socks. Meetings with a specific cat can be arranged outside opening hours, and the group also holds regular adoption events.

• Adoptable cats

Matsubara, Osaka · 5.5 mi / 8.8 km

Neko no Ito is a cat specialist shop in Taijo, Matsubara, about 6 minutes on foot from Takaminosato Station on the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line, and has no parking. It is run by a small-scale breeder of large and short-legged breeds, chiefly Ragdolls, Maine Coons, Munchkins and Minuets, and kittens raised at the cattery are sold. Alongside the breeding business the shop runs a cat cafe where visitors can spend time with the cats, charged per hour with one drink included and hourly extensions. Cat grooming and a cat-only pet hotel are offered in the same premises. The shop is open every day, with the cafe operating from late morning to late afternoon. Bookings and enquiries are handled through the shop's LINE account or by phone.

• Booking required

Yamatotakada, Nara · 7 mi / 10 km

Cat Cafe SHANA is a small, homely cat cafe on the ground floor of a building in Kitahonmachi, Yamatotakada, about a minute on foot from Kintetsu Yamato-Takada Station. The room feels like a living room, with floor chairs and a kotatsu in winter, and seats around four groups at a time, so it suits visitors who prefer a quiet visit. Its calm, people-loving cats, some of them rescues, are known for settling on laps soon after guests sit down. Visits are charged by the hour with one drink included, and light meals such as sandwiches are available. Booking is possible, but walk-ins are welcome when there is space, and weekdays are usually quieter. The cafe is open until 8 PM, which makes it an option after work, and closes on Tuesdays.