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Ichihara, Chiba · 3.1 mi / 4.9 km

HOGO Cafe&Bar is a cafe and bar with rescue cats in the residential Aobadai area of Ichihara, about 1.4 km from Anegasaki Station on the JR Uchibo Line. Opened in October 2024, it runs as an ordinary cafe-bar rather than a cat cafe: there is no entry or time charge, and guests can ask staff to show them to a separate room where around ten rescue cats live. Time in the cat room may be limited to one hour when the cafe is busy. Food and drinks are priced as at a regular cafe, and most dishes are inexpensive. The cafe shares photos and videos of its cats on Instagram, which is also the place to check current opening days and times.

Ichihara, Chiba · 3.2 mi / 5.2 km

Cat Cafe Mi is a cat cafe on the second floor of the Gekko Building in Anesaki-Higashi, Ichihara, about two minutes on foot from Anegasaki Station on the JR Uchibo Line, with six parking spaces. Around 15 cats live at the cafe, and some of them, including purebreds such as American Shorthairs, Siberians, Maine Coons and Ragdolls, are offered to new homes through adoption events. Visits are charged by plan, from 30 minutes up to three hours, with a drink and a snack included in the longer plans and a free-time option on weekdays. Cat treats can be bought on site. Young children are welcome as long as a guardian supervises them. On weekdays the cafe opens in the afternoon, while weekends and holidays have full-day hours, and it is closed on Thursdays. Reservations and questions are handled by phone or through the contact form.

• Adoptable cats

Kisarazu, Chiba · 8 mi / 13 km

Hogo Neko Cafe PURR is a rescue cat cafe in the residential Hachimandai area of Kisarazu, opposite the Hachimandai community centre, with free parking for five cars. Opened in August 2022 as the first rescue cat cafe in Kisarazu, it is run by an owner who previously worked at a veterinary clinic. The cats have been formally adopted by the owner rather than borrowed from rescue groups, and most can be rehomed after a check of the adopter's home and family and a one-week trial; a few resident cats are not available for adoption. Visits are charged in 15-minute units plus a required drink bar, and there is a weekday free-time plan. Children are welcome, with lower rates for elementary school age and younger. Reservations are not taken. The cafe closes on Thursdays and also offers pet hotel and pet-sitting services.

• Adoptable cats

Kimitsu, Chiba · 9 mi / 14 km

Neco Cafe Shippo is a small cat cafe in the hills of Nagaishi, Kimitsu, best reached by car, about 15 minutes from Kimitsu IC or Kisarazu-Kita IC on the Tateyama Expressway, with parking on site. It has operated since 2018 in a home-like space where about ten cats of various breeds live. The cafe is reserved for one group at a time, so every visit is a private booking, made online or by phone, with same-day bookings by phone only. Visits are charged per person for a one-hour course that includes a drink, with extensions in 10-minute units. Children under 10 are not admitted, payment is cash only, and guests need to bring their own socks. The cafe is open from mid-morning to late afternoon and closes on Tuesdays and Sundays.

• Booking required

Chiba · 12 mi / 20 km

Nekonos Animal Shelter Chiba Minato-kan is a rescue cat cafe in Toiyacho, Chuo Ward, Chiba, in the Chiba-Minato area. It opened in 2023 as the second facility of the Nekonos animal shelter, whose main site is in Togane, and it works as both a shelter and a cafe: cats taken in from the street or surrendered by their owners live here while they wait for new homes. Most of the cats are mixed breeds, from kittens to seniors, and cats that are not adopted stay on as resident cats. Visits are charged as an entry fee plus a time charge in 10-minute blocks, with drinks and snacks included and no further charge after two hours. On weekdays, children aged five and under enter free. Adoption applications are accepted every day of the year, and the shelter also takes consultations about cats in need of rescue.

• Adoptable cats

Chiba · 13 mi / 21 km

Pet it maison is a cat and dog cafe in a residential part of Nitonacho, Chuo Ward, Chiba, about 25 minutes on foot from the north exit of Kamatori Station on the JR Sotobo Line, with parking available. The cat cafe is on the second floor, and the first floor and terrace serve as a dog cafe with the owners' English Cocker Spaniels. The owners breed Norwegian Forest Cats and English Cocker Spaniels, and around a dozen cats, including Norwegian Forest Cats and Maine Coons, can be held and stroked when they are willing. Kittens are sometimes present in breeding season but are kept apart from visitors. Entry is a flat charge per person, slightly higher on weekends and holidays, and drinks, cakes and weekday meals such as curry and pasta are ordered separately. Pet boarding and grooming are also offered. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays.