Rescue Cat Cafe Nekonowa

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi · 1.8 mi / 2.9 km

Neko to Hon Miaw is a cat cafe and manga library on the second floor of a building in Akamacho, Shimonoseki, in the Karato area near Akama Shrine. Visitors share a calm room with around a dozen resident cats, including a Munchkin and a mix of long- and short-haired breeds, while reading from a collection of more than 20,000 manga volumes and art photo books gathered by the owner. Visits are charged by time, with packages of two or three hours, and free drinks are included. Cat treats are sold in a small daily batch, and staff explain how to approach the cats when guests arrive. Socks are required, and the cafe admits visitors of junior high school age and older. It opens in the afternoon and stays open later at weekends and on holidays, and is closed on Tuesdays and Fridays. There is no car park.

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi · 2.4 mi / 3.9 km

Cat Cafe Coorikuya Sea Mall Shimonoseki is a branch of the nationwide Coorikuya cat cafe chain on the third floor of the Sea Mall Shimonoseki shopping centre in Takezakicho, about four minutes on foot from JR Shimonoseki Station. It is attached to the Coo&RIKU pet shop, which sells puppies and kittens. The cat room is small, which keeps visitors close to the cats, and the resident cats are used to people, with a mix of sleepy, playful and affectionate personalities. Visits are charged by time, with a free-time option, and the price includes self-service drinks. Cat treats can be bought to share with the cats, and lint rollers and wet wipes are provided. Children are welcome and pay the same rate as adults. The cafe is open every day, with last entry 30 minutes before closing.

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka · 5.5 mi / 8.9 km

Lien is a rescue and care facility for dogs and cats in Yanagimachi, Moji Ward, near the Yanagimachi shopping street. It opened in 2019 as an extension of the owner's rescue work and runs a home for elderly and special-needs dogs and cats, a pet hotel and grooming, taking in animals mainly from the Kitakyushu animal welfare centre and the neighbouring Shimonoseki area. After moving from Takada to a larger building in Yanagimachi, it now has a meet-and-greet space where visitors can spend time with rescued dogs and cats without a reservation. Socks are required. The rescued cats and dogs are available for adoption, and adopters are screened before an animal goes home. At its former premises, the facility ran a time-charged adoption cat cafe on the second floor. Opening hours are posted on the facility's Instagram.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka · 6.0 mi / 9.7 km

Cat Mon Bi Cafe is a cat cafe in Shimomayori, Moji Ward, about 16 minutes on foot from JR Moji Station. It has more than 20 cats, a mix of friendly cats of rarer breeds from around the world and rescued cats. The cafe has a beauty and health theme, with more than 50 drinks, including a placenta drink and homemade honey lemonade, and a food menu that uses organic ingredients. Visits are charged by time, with plans from 30 minutes up to three hours that include a drink, and bookings made through the cafe's LINE account earn extra loyalty points. Socks are required. The cafe opens in the early afternoon on weekdays and from midday at weekends and on holidays, and it is closed on Fridays. Hours can change depending on the cats' condition, so the cafe asks visitors to check its Instagram before coming.

• Booking recommended

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka · 7 mi / 12 km

Kokura Nekocyaya is a cat cafe on the fifth floor of the Bazaari Kokura building in Uomachi, Kokurakita Ward, about a minute on foot from Heiwadori Monorail Station and around ten minutes from JR Kokura Station. Its resident cats are mostly mixed breeds, and the cafe also fosters cats for the volunteer group Sakineko, so some of the cats in the room are looking for new homes. Adoption involves an interview, a trial period and conditions such as keeping the cat indoors. Since 2012 the cafe has also hand-raised kittens as a milk volunteer for the Kitakyushu Animal Welfare Center. Visits are charged by time, from 30 minutes up to two hours, with a drink included, and sets with cat-themed sweets such as paw-shaped cakes and brulee are available. Walk-ins are welcome. It is closed on Mondays, except public holidays.

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka · 9 mi / 14 km

Neko Cafe Sachineko is a cat cafe in Katanoshinmachi, Kokurakita Ward, about five minutes on foot from Jono Station. It opened in February 2025 on the ground floor of the Les Cinq Chats building and has a Japanese-modern, wood-toned interior, with a counter where guests can watch the cats and a separate cat room for five or six people. The cats include rescued cats, some of which are available for adoption, and the cafe holds adoption events. Staff ask visitors to let the cats approach at their own pace rather than picking them up. Time in the cat room is charged in blocks of 30 or 45 minutes and longer, and some plans combine a longer stay with food and a drink. The homemade quiche and apple pie are popular. Bookings can be made online. It is closed on Fridays plus a few irregular days each month.

• Adoptable cats