Hogo Neko to Cafe Nyantopia

Sakai, Osaka · 1.8 mi / 2.9 km

ANELLA CAFE Osaka Sakai is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Ichinocho Higashi, Sakai Ward, about 10 minutes on foot from Sakaihigashi Station on the Nankai Koya Line and 17 minutes from Nankai Sakai Station. Opened on July 24, 2026 as the 39th branch of the ANELLA chain and its third in Osaka Prefecture, it has separate areas where visitors spend time with rescued dogs and cats waiting for new families. Cats at this branch have included a Siberian and a Scottish Fold, and adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own screening process. 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 doubles as a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals, and grooming is offered on site.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Matsubara, Osaka · 2.0 mi / 3.2 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

Sakai, Osaka · 2.2 mi / 3.6 km

Neko no Wa is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Kumanocho Nishi, Sakai Ward, about 3 minutes on foot from Nankai Sakai Station. It is run by BASE, a care and welfare business, and pairs elder-care support with cat rescue: visitors can also ask the staff for advice about caring for family members. The building has a small counter-seat cafe on the ground floor serving coffee, tea, sandwiches and lunch dishes, and the cat room is upstairs, where rescued cats live while they wait for new homes. The current cat cafe opened under the Neko no Wa name on July 25, 2026, after the space had previously hosted another group's adoption cafe. It opens on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, with irregular weekday opening, and enquiries and bookings are taken by Instagram message or phone.

• Adoptable cats

Matsubara, Osaka · 2.3 mi / 3.6 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

Sakai, Osaka · 2.6 mi / 4.1 km

Yamadaya Neko Time is a small private-rental cat cafe in Minamihatagocho Nishi, Sakai Ward, a very short walk from Goryomae stop on the Hankai Tramway and about 7 minutes on foot from Nankai Minato Station. It occupies a house built around 70 years ago that once served as an acupuncture clinic, and it keeps a Showa-era interior that feels like visiting a grandparent's home. The resident cats are Scottish Folds that live with the one-person operator. Only one group is admitted at a time, and visits are booked in advance through Instagram, LINE, the website form or by phone, with plans from 30 minutes to several hours; longer plans include a cat treat, and there are reduced rates for children. The cafe usually runs from morning to evening on an irregular schedule and may close when there are no bookings. Takoyaki is also made and sold on site.

• Booking required

Osaka · 3.3 mi / 5.3 km

Hogoneko Cafe Nyanpuccino is a rescue cat cafe in Tezukayamahigashi, Sumiyoshi Ward, about a minute on foot from Himematsu Station on the Hankai Tramway. Run by the company Nekofuku, it also operates as a Type B employment support workplace. Around six cats live in the cafe room, with further rescued cats housed separately, and the cafe rescues cats and matches them with adopters who meet its conditions; prospective adopters are asked to get in touch in advance. Visits are charged per hour with one drink included, extensions are sold per 30 minutes, children pay a reduced rate and those aged three and under enter free. Weekend and holiday rates are slightly higher, and a midday break for the cats applies on those days. Up to six guests can visit at a time. The cafe is open daily except over the New Year period.

• Adoptable cats