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Tsuchiura, Ibaraki · 7 mi / 11 km

ANELLA CAFE Tsuchiura is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Higashitsuwa, western Tsuchiura, and the first branch of the ANELLA chain in Ibaraki Prefecture. It is about 11 minutes by car from JR Tsuchiura Station, or a 10-minute bus ride to the Tsukuba Kokusai Daigaku stop followed by a three-minute walk, and has its own parking. Visitors spend time with rescued dogs and cats that are waiting for new families, and adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own process, with regular adoption events. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with extensions in 15-minute blocks, and there are lower rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities. The cafe is open every day, from noon on weekdays and from 11 AM on weekends and holidays. It doubles as a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals, and it has a grooming salon.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Ami, Ibaraki · 8 mi / 12 km

Curry & Sweets Cafe Nekodango is a gluten-free curry and sweets cafe with a rescue cat room in a residential area of Ami, about five minutes by car from the Ushiku-Ami interchange of the Ken-O Expressway and ten minutes from Ami Premium Outlets and the Ushiku Daibutsu. Spice curries are made without wheat flour and the tarts and baked goods use rice flour. A separate cat room, fully divided from the dining area by walls and a door, is home to rescued cats waiting for new families, and diners can use it free of charge after their meal; socks are required. The staff give advice on adopting, and an adoption event is held on the second Sunday of each month. Reservations are taken only for the 11 AM opening, with later guests seated in order of arrival. The cafe is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and has five parking spaces.

• Adoptable cats

Ami, Ibaraki · 8 mi / 13 km

Neko Cafe Nekodamari is a small, handmade cat cafe in Nakago, Ami, that opened on February 22, 2011, Japan's cat day, and calls itself a cat cafe for grown-ups. About ten cats live there, many of them large, calm and happy to be stroked, though picking them up is not allowed. Visits are by reservation, with at most four guests in the room at a time, and only visitors of junior high school age and older are admitted. Visits are charged per hour, with extensions in 10-minute blocks; drinks are not currently served, and toys are not provided, although new toys may be brought. The owner knows each cat's personality well and is happy to introduce them. The cafe is open in the afternoon from Wednesday to Sunday and on public holidays, with last entry before 5 PM, and closures are announced on X. There is free parking.

• Booking required

Chikusei, Ibaraki · 17 mi / 27 km

Neko Kissa Coorikuya Chikusei is a branch of the Coorikuya cat cafe chain on the second floor above the Coo&RIKU pet shop in Kamiwake, Chikusei, about nine minutes by car from JR Shimodate Station and close to the Furispo sports centre. Opened on February 24, 2018 as the chain's second cafe in Ibaraki Prefecture, it has a room of friendly resident cats that visitors can play with and stroke; the pet shop downstairs sells animals separately. Visits are charged by time, with drinks available, and first-time visitors can look around before deciding to stay. The cafe opens at 11 AM on weekdays and 10 AM on weekends and public holidays, closing at 8 PM with last entry at 7:30 PM, and its closing days follow those of the pet shop. There is parking.

Kashiwa, Chiba · 17 mi / 27 km

Nekonote is a combined cat cafe and cat goods shop on the fourth floor of the Shiina Building in central Kashiwa, about five minutes on foot from the east exit of Kashiwa Station. It is run by a cat breeder, so kittens and rare and short-legged breeds are usually in residence, and kittens bred by the shop are offered for sale. The cats are raised to be handled and many will sit on visitors' laps. Visits are charged per 30 or 60 minutes with 10-minute extensions, and set menus combine cat time with drinks, cat treats or food such as cat-shaped omurice and pancakes. The first part of the day on weekends and holidays is priority time for children and students. Shoes are removed at the entrance. The shop also sells more than 2,500 cat-themed goods, including a large range of umbrellas, and closes on irregular days.

Kashiwa, Chiba · 18 mi / 29 km

Cat Café MOFF Seven Park Ario Kashiwa is a cat cafe on the third floor of the Seven Park Ario Kashiwa shopping mall in Oshimata, Kashiwa, reached by bus from the east exit of Kashiwa Station followed by a short walk. Opened in April 2023 as part of the MOFF chain, it has around 30 cats of many pedigree breeds, among them American Shorthairs, Scottish Folds, Munchkins, Persians, Bengals, Siberians, a Maine Coon and a Ragdoll. Entry is charged for the first 30 minutes with one drink order per person, then in 10-minute extensions, with a daily cap that is higher on weekends and holidays. Reservations are not needed, children aged three and under enter free, and children of elementary school age or younger must come with an adult. The cafe follows the mall's opening days, and the cats are fed at set times twice a day.

• Walk-ins welcome