Gifu, Japan
Nekonomimi Nyankyo
Nekonomimi Nyankyo is a home-style cat cafe in Shimada, in the north-west of Gifu City, set in a converted detached house where the cats greet visitors at the front door. It works by reservation only, booked through its LINE account, and takes one group at a time, so visitors have the cats to themselves. Visitors without a meal are shown to an upstairs cat room with around five or six cats, which is separate from a room the cats use as their toilet area. Visits are charged by the hour, drinks are chosen from bottles and cartons, and bags of cat treats can be bought. Light meals such as hot sandwiches decorated with cats, pasta and rice bowls are cooked to order. The cafe moved to this house from its earlier shop in the Noritake area. There is free parking and payment is cash only.
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