Nyankuru Kawasaki

Kawasaki, Kanagawa · 0.2 mi / 0.2 km

Sora Neko Cafe is a cat terrace inside Kawasui Kawasaki Aquarium, on the ninth floor of the Kawasaki Le Front building, two minutes on foot from the east exit of JR Kawasaki Station. Run by MOFF, the company behind the Cat Café MOFF chain, it sits within Komorebi Cafe and looks out over the area around Kawasaki Station. Visits are short, timed sessions with a per-person fee, and an aquarium ticket is needed to enter. There are no reservations; on weekends, holidays and other busy days, numbered tickets are handed out and entry can close early. Children of elementary school age and younger must come with someone of high school age or older, and strollers and wheelchairs cannot enter the terrace. Only drinks bought from Komorebi Cafe may be taken in. It makes an easy addition to an aquarium visit.

Kawasaki, Kanagawa · 0.4 mi / 0.7 km

ANELLA CAFE Kawasaki Ekimae is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Kaizuka, Kawasaki, about 11 minutes on foot from Kawasaki-Shinmachi Station and 14 minutes from JR Kawasaki Station. Opened in January 2026 as the 20th branch of the ANELLA chain, it has a Hawaiian-themed interior where visitors spend time with rescued dogs and cats while they wait for new families. Cats at this branch have included Scottish Folds, Munchkins, Ragdolls, Siberians and Japanese mixes, and adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own process. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, with lower rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities, and preschoolers enter free. The cafe is open every day. It is also a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals, and it offers grooming on site.

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Kawasaki, Kanagawa · 0.7 mi / 1.1 km

cuna is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Wataridasannocho, Kawasaki, three minutes on foot from Kawasaki-Shinmachi Station on the JR Nambu branch line. It is attached to the Paz-pets grooming salon, and its name means cradle. Every cat in the cafe is looking for a home, and adoption is discussed in person, with the cafe carrying out its own screening. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with free drinks included, up to a maximum stay of two hours, and students receive a discount. Bookings are made online. Children under high school age must come with a guardian of high school age or older, and socks are required. The cafe has shorter hours on Fridays and irregular closing days, which are announced on Instagram, where it also posts adoptable kittens and adoption updates.

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Yokohama, Kanagawa · 3.4 mi / 5.5 km

Cat Cafe Coorikuya Hiyoshi is a cat cafe about a minute's walk from Hiyoshi Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line, in Kohoku Ward, Yokohama. It is one of more than 70 cat cafes run by the pet shop chain Coo&RIKU and is attached to one of its shops, so most of the cats are young purebreds such as Munchkins and Scottish Folds. Visits are charged by time, with a drink bar included, and a free-time plan is available. There are no reservations. Visitors of junior high school age and older may come alone, younger children need an adult relative, and children under three enter free. Free Wi-Fi and power outlets are provided, along with feather toys for playing with the cats; guests may not bring their own toys or use flash photography.

Yokohama, Kanagawa · 5.0 mi / 8.1 km

Hogoneko no Ie ARIGATO is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe on the second floor of a building in Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama, three minutes on foot from Kishine-koen Station on the Blue Line. It was opened in 2017 by the head of a Japanese animal welfare nonprofit, and the cafe's income helps fund rescue and trap-neuter-return work. More than 20 cats are in its care, and people who wish to adopt are interviewed after visiting. English and Spanish are spoken, and handmade cat goods are sold. In late 2025 a crowdfunding campaign raised more than its goal to cover the cafe's rent, utilities and cat food. The cafe opens in the afternoons and is closed on some weekdays; contact is through its LINE account.

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Yokohama, Kanagawa · 5.1 mi / 8.3 km

Rescue Cat Cafe stellata is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe on the sixth floor of a building in Futatsuyacho, Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama, three to four minutes on foot from JR Higashi-Kanagawa Station. Opened in February 2025, it takes in cats from stray colonies, hoarding cases and closed pet shops or breeders, and adoptions are screened together with partner rescue groups. Visits are charged from 30 minutes, with the cheapest applicable plan worked out at the end, and simple drinks are free. No reservation is needed, and payment is in cash. Children of elementary school age and younger must come with a guardian and may not pick up cats. Phone chargers, blankets and cat toys can be borrowed, and free-time plans allow guests to leave and return. The cafe opens every day except New Year's Day and also offers cat boarding.

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