Mine, Yamaguchi, Japan
Neko-mura at Akiyoshidai Safari Land
Neko-mura (Cat Village) is a cat area in the animal contact square of Akiyoshidai Safari Land, the safari park in Mitocho, Mine, opened in March 2026. Sixteen cats, eleven Japanese cats and five Western breeds, live in a house with a fenced garden, and visitors step into their space rather than the other way round. Indoors there are cat walks, cat towers and air conditioning, and the netted garden has a tree to climb, a small island and a patch of cat grass, with the cats free to go in and out. Cats cannot be picked up, but they can be stroked when they come over. Entry to the village is free with park admission, though a fee, a 15-minute limit or entry caps may apply at busy times. The village is open daily with a lunch break, and can be watched through the netting until 4 PM.
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Cat Cafes Nearby
Hogonyan Dolce Room Kawaii
Hagi, Yamaguchi10 mi / 16 km
Hogonyan Dolce Room Kawaii is a rescue cat cafe in a renovated house about 100 years old in Hamasaki, Hagi's preserved historic port district near the sea, about four minutes by car from Higashi-Hagi Station. It has two separate rooms: the cat room, where visitors play with friendly rescue cats that often sit on laps and shoulders, and the dolce room, where homemade sweets and drinks made with gentle ingredients are served while watching the cats through glass. Cat room visits are charged per person, with lower rates for children, and cat treats can be bought. There is no age limit, so families with babies are welcome, and the building is wheelchair accessible. The cats are up for adoption, and the cafe also runs a pet hotel for cats and dogs. Evening visits can be booked in advance. It is closed on Thursdays, and has its own car park.
- Adoptable cats
Cat Cafe GATO
Yamaguchi11 mi / 18 km
Cat Cafe GATO is a small cat cafe in Miyanokami, in the Miyano area of eastern Yamaguchi City, opened about ten years ago. Its resident cats are mostly pedigree breeds, including Minuets, Exotic Shorthairs, a LaPerm, a Scottish Fold, a Ragdoll and a Bengal, and they are free to roam, nap or play as they please. Visits are charged per hour with a one-drink order, with lower prices on weekdays and for junior high school students and younger. Coffee, tea, soft drinks and a beef curry are served, and a limited feeding experience is available. Children must be at least five years old, and elementary school children need an adult with them. Socks are required. Since July 2026 the cafe opens only from Saturday to Tuesday, and reservations are taken by phone.
- Booking recommended
Neko to Ocha
Sanyo Onoda, Yamaguchi18 mi / 29 km
Neko to Ocha is a small rescue cat cafe in a residential area of Asa, Sanyo-Onoda, opened in August 2026 by a local cat lover in her grandparents' house, a building more than 60 years old. It is split by a glass wall into a cafe room with six counter seats, where drinks such as coffee, rooibos tea and regional fruit sodas are served, and a cat room where about eight rescued cats, many of them young and playful, live together. The cat room is charged by time with one drink included, with extensions in 20-minute steps, and holds six to eight people at once. Visitors must be at least ten years old, and elementary school children need a guardian. Cafe sales pay for the cats' food and medical care. The cafe opens only on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, with last entry an hour before closing.
Cat Cafe Coorikuya Sun Park Ajisu
Yamaguchi19 mi / 31 km
Cat Cafe Coorikuya Sun Park Ajisu is a branch of the Coorikuya cat cafe chain on the second floor of the Sun Park Ajisu shopping centre in Ajisu, southern Yamaguchi City, about eight minutes on foot from Ajisu Station on the JR Ube Line. It sits inside the Coo&RIKU pet shop, which sells puppies and kittens, and was added to the shop when it was renovated in 2022. Around ten to fifteen cats live in the room, and they are friendly and used to visitors, often climbing onto laps and shoulders. Visits are charged by time, from 30-minute stays with unlimited drinks to longer courses that include cat treats. Photos are allowed, and children of all ages, including babies, may enter. The cafe is open every day, with last entry 30 minutes before closing.
Kissa Dambowl
Tsuwano, Shimane28 mi / 45 km
Kissa Dambowl is a coffee shop and cat cafe in the Machida area of Tsuwano, the old castle town in western Shimane, about 1.7 km from JR Tsuwano Station. It opened on the first day of the Reiwa era in May 2019 in a spacious old building with a wood stove and a carefully chosen music system. The cat room is separate from the cafe space, so visitors can come just for coffee, crepes or drinks, or pay to spend unlimited time with the cats, which are rescued cats living as the owner's family, with around 14 at a time. Treats can be bought for the cats. Socks must be worn in the cat room and are sold at the counter. The cafe serves specialty coffee in deep and light roasts, and Kitchen Dambowl upstairs serves lunches made with local naturally grown vegetables. It is closed on Tuesdays.
Rescue Cat Cafe Nekonowa
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi31 mi / 50 km
Nekonowa is a rescue cat cafe in Yamanota Higashimachi, Shimonoseki, near JR Hatabu Station. Opened in August 2025, it is combined with a Type B continuous employment support office, so people with disabilities help care for the cats and make the handmade cat goods sold in the shop, and admission fees go towards their wages. The cafe has a calm, old-house style interior where kittens and adult cats rescued with partner groups wait for new homes, and staff explain each cat's personality and how to handle them. Visits are charged by time, with lower rates for elementary and junior high school students, and families and first-time visitors are welcome. Adoptions are arranged on request through the cafe. It is closed on Tuesdays, and is busiest around midday and at weekends. Parking is available in front and nearby.
- Adoptable cats