Pomurrrchim

Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast · 360 mi / 579 km

Pomurrrchim is a cat anticafe in the basement of Ulitsa Shimanovskogo 21, at the corner of Zeyskaya Ulitsa in central Blagoveshchensk. Opened in July 2022 as a branch of the Khabarovsk cafe of the same name, it is home to cats of many breeds and colours together with a meerkat, a porcupine and rabbits. Visits are charged per hour and include tea or coffee with sweets, and staff tell guests about the character and history of each animal; visitors can buy treats to feed the cats. The cafe offers board games and hosts birthday parties and group visits from summer camps. It is open every day.

Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai · 401 mi / 645 km

MurLounge is a small cat lounge at Svetlanskaya Ulitsa 193 in Vladivostok, east of the city centre. Opened in July 2026, it is the only cat cafe in the city and has about seven cats, a mix of permanent residents and guest cats looking for new families; several have already been adopted. Visits are booked online in advance and charged per hour, with a lower rate for children aged 6 to 12, who must come with a parent. The price includes access to the lounge, tea, coffee from a coffee machine, juice, sweets, board games and Wi-Fi. During a booked slot the room is not shared with other groups. Visitors are asked to let the cats choose whether to interact and not to feed them their own food. The lounge can also be booked for private events.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Mashike, Hokkaido · 445 mi / 717 km

Kutsurogi no Ie is a rescue cat cafe in Shaguma, on the coast of Mashike town south of Rumoi, run by the non-profit association Mashike Rinyukai. The house combines the cafe with a simple guesthouse, a welfare workplace for people with disabilities, a pet hotel and advice on cat problems. Rescued cats live on the ground floor, and those available for adoption, including cats needing ongoing medical care, are listed on the website. Day visitors pay a single entry fee with no time limit, and children aged two and under enter free; the menu includes drinks, light meals, desserts and floats. Visitors are asked to wash their hands and wear socks. The cafe opens on Monday and Thursday afternoons, with an evening cafe about twice a month, and overnight guests can use the cat room free at set times.

• Adoptable cats

Otaru, Hokkaido · 463 mi / 745 km

Cat Cafe Stay Cultus's Home (Kuu-chan no Ie) is a small cat cafe with a guesthouse attached, in a residential area of Nagahashi, Otaru, about 15 minutes on foot from JR Otaru Station or four minutes from the Nagahashi 2-chome bus stop. It opened in May 2018 and is named after the owner's first cat, an Exotic Shorthair called Cultus. Eight pedigree cats live here: four Exotic Shorthairs, two Munchkins, a British Shorthair and a Norwegian Forest Cat. Day visitors pay by the length of their stay, and most plans include a canned drink. Payment is cash only. Visitors can hold the cats if they are willing, and socks are required. Children are welcome with a guardian. The cafe opens in the daytime, with evening sessions mainly by reservation, and closures are announced on social media. Overnight guests, one group at a time, also get cat time.

• Booking recommended

Otaru, Hokkaido · 464 mi / 746 km

Cat Cafe Meow Legend is a cat cafe in Ironai, Otaru, near the canal and about 12 to 15 minutes on foot from JR Otaru Station. It opened in early 2025 and is run by an owner from Hong Kong. The cafe is built around a story of two legendary cat deities who brought six kittens to the town, and a small shrine to them stands inside, along with trick-art photo walls, works by cat artists and photos of Otaru's street cats. A small group of young cats lives here, and a calm Shiba Inu named Kuro acts as the resident guard dog. Visits are a 50-minute session with one drink or a day pass with a drink bar, Hokkaido residents receive a discount, and treats can be bought for the cats. Cat-themed cakes are served. The cafe normally closes on Tuesdays but opens daily in peak summer and winter.

Asahikawa, Hokkaido · 475 mi / 764 km

Maaru is a cats-only business in a house in a quiet residential part of Chuwa, Asahikawa, about five minutes by car from AEON Mall Asahikawa Nishi, combining a cat cafe with a cat hotel, pet sitting and cat photography. The cafe is run as a private session: each booking is for a single group of one to five people, so visitors have the room and its calm, easygoing cats to themselves. Bookings are made in advance through the online calendar. The first 30 minutes are charged per person and time then extends automatically in 30-minute blocks, with a cat treat included at each extension. Bottled drinks are free, and outside food and drink are not allowed. Visitors must be elementary school age or older, and children up to junior high school need a guardian. Payment is cash only and parking is limited to two cars.

• Booking required