Neko Cafe Nekodamari

Ami, Ibaraki · 2.6 mi / 4.1 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

Tsuchiura, Ibaraki · 4.8 mi / 7.8 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

Tsukuba, Ibaraki · 8 mi / 13 km

Moff animal cafe iias Tsukuba is a branch of the Moff animal cafe chain on the first floor of the outdoor mall at iias Tsukuba, about five minutes on foot from Kenkyu-gakuen Station on the Tsukuba Express. It has a resident group of around nine cats, including a Bengal, a LaPerm, a Scottish Fold, a Norwegian Forest Cat, a Ragamuffin, a Ragdoll, a British Shorthair, a Minuet and an American Shorthair, alongside owls, a falcon, a kookaburra, meerkats, hedgehogs, chinchillas and other small animals and reptiles. Entry is a single fee with no time limit plus a compulsory drink bar, with a lower rate for children aged four to elementary school and free entry for under-threes; holding the animals is not allowed. No booking is needed. It is open daily from 10 AM to 8 PM, with last entry at 7 PM, following the mall's closing days.

• Walk-ins welcome

Narita, Chiba · 18 mi / 29 km

Moff animal cafe AEON Mall Narita is a cat cafe on the second floor of AEON Mall Narita in Wing Tsuchiya, Narita, about ten minutes by direct bus from Keisei Narita Station, which is a short walk from JR Narita Station. Opened by the MOFF chain in June 2019, it has around 23 pedigree cats, including Munchkins, Scottish Folds, Norwegian Forest Cats, Chartreux, American Shorthairs, a Persian, a Bengal, a Ragdoll and a Somali. Admission is charged per 30 minutes with 10-minute extensions and a daily cap, and every visitor also pays for an all-you-can-drink drink bar. No reservation is needed. Children aged three and under enter free, and children of elementary school age or younger must be accompanied by a paying adult, with up to three children per adult. Visitors with disability certificates receive a discount. Closing days follow the mall's schedule.

• Walk-ins welcome

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

Kashiwa, Chiba · 18 mi / 29 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.