Meow&me Karatsu

Karatsu, Saga · 3.1 mi / 4.9 km

Mii HOUSE is a rescue cat room and temporary shelter on the second floor of Cafe Tsumugu in Hamatama, Karatsu, near the Niji no Matsubara pine forest. The ground-floor cafe serves lunches, karaage and sweets, and its takings go towards the cats, while upstairs visitors can spend time with cats rescued through local trap-neuter-return work, including former strays and shrine cats. There is no entry fee: visitors order one drink and then stay with the cats, no booking needed, and children are welcome. All the cats are up for adoption, with a meeting, a home trial and formal adoption, and the team will take a cat back if an adopter can no longer keep it. Opening days can change from month to month and are posted on Instagram, so it is worth checking before a visit.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Itoshima, Fukuoka · 13 mi / 21 km

take9 is a rescue cat cafe in Keya, in the Shima area of Itoshima, about five minutes on foot from the Keya no Oto tourist information area and roughly 25 minutes by car from JR Chikuzen-Maebaru Station. It is a family-run, adoption-focused cafe whose cats were taken in from public animal shelters or rescued as kittens born to strays, and around 12 to 13 cats live in its cat room. Entry to the cat room has an adult rate and a lower rate for elementary school children, with free time on weekdays and a one-hour limit at weekends and on holidays. The cafe is known for paw-shaped taiyaki baked to order, and cat room visitors get a discount on the menu. Socks must be worn. It is closed on Thursdays and some Fridays and has six free parking spaces. The cafe is part of the NPO PawPeace Itoshima.

• Adoptable cats

Takeo, Saga · 17 mi / 27 km

Rescued Cat Cafe Myao in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, operates as a dedicated adoption-focused cat cafe where visitors can spend time with rescued cats while considering giving one a forever home. Run by Kidera Sekiyu Corporation, this unique establishment combines a welcoming cafe atmosphere with meaningful animal welfare work, housing up to 30 rescued cats at a time who are waiting to find their adoptive families. The cafe takes its adoption process seriously, allowing guests to interact with multiple cats to find the right match while ensuring each cat goes to a suitable home. The Takeo location is part of the Myao family of cafes, offering a barrier-free accessible environment so all visitors can comfortably enjoy time with the resident cats. A thoughtful destination for cat lovers seeking connection and perhaps a new feline companion.

• Adoptable cats

Sasebo, Nagasaki · 22 mi / 35 km

Cafe Mofumofusha (Shiawase no Tane Seizojo) is a rescue cat cafe in Kasugacho, Sasebo, run by the Nagasaki Neko no Kai association, which takes in cats that would otherwise be put down at the public health centre. All the cats in the room are looking for new homes, and adoption is arranged with the staff under set conditions; visitors who only want to spend time with the cats are also welcome. Visits are by reservation only, with a charge for the first 30 minutes and 30-minute extensions, and drinks in the separate cafeteria are included. Visitors must be junior high school age or older, with minors accompanied by a guardian, and men visiting alone are not accepted. Closing days are irregular and shown on the booking calendar. Parking is limited to four cars.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Hasami, Nagasaki · 22 mi / 35 km

Cafe Chipie is a rescue cat cafe in the hills of Nakaogo, Hasami, set in an old-style building that once housed a pottery kiln workshop. The cafe side, the larger of the two rooms, has antiques and cat goods and serves coffee with homemade cookies, and can be used without visiting the cats. A door separates it from a cat room of about six tatami mats with a large number of friendly rescued cats, sometimes including kittens, and the cafe rehomes its cats. Cat visits are a two-hour package with two drinks, visitors can move freely between the rooms, socks are required, and cat treats are sold. The owner also keeps snakes and other reptiles that visitors can sometimes handle. It opens from noon to 6 PM five days a week. The access road is narrow and parking is hard to find.

• Adoptable cats

Fukuoka · 22 mi / 36 km

Kaipooh is a rescue cat cafe in Jiromaru, Sawara Ward, Fukuoka, about two minutes on foot from Jiromaru Station on the subway Nanakuma Line. The same building houses a care home for elderly dogs and cats and offers pet boarding, and staff are on site around the clock. Around 18 rescued cats live at the cafe, many named after characters from manga such as One Piece, Naruto and Jujutsu Kaisen, and all of them are looking for adoptive homes; the adoption fee goes toward their medical costs. Visitors can read from a large manga collection while spending time with the cats, and character-style goods are sold to support the rescue work. Visits are charged in 30-minute steps up to two hours, with discounts for students and children, and contacting the cafe in advance is recommended. It is closed on Tuesdays and on the second and fourth Wednesdays.

• Adoptable cats