Shah Neko House

Onomichi, Hiroshima · 2.8 mi / 4.6 km

Nekonomichi is a rescue cat cafe in Takasu-cho, Onomichi, beside the San'yo Line about 15 minutes on foot from Higashi-Onomichi Station. The cats are rescues looking for new homes, and visitors can get to know them in the cafe before applying to adopt, with a trial period before adoption is finalised. The cast changes often as cats are rehomed and new ones arrive, including kittens at times. Visits are charged for the first 30 minutes and then per additional 30 minutes, with a free drink bar; light meals, snacks and cat treats are sold separately. Children up to junior high school age pay a flat rate when with their family, and preschoolers enter free. Only two groups are admitted at a time. The cafe is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, opens at 10 AM on weekends and holidays, and can sometimes open on closed days for groups by arrangement.

• Adoptable cats

Onomichi, Hiroshima · 3.2 mi / 5.1 km

Neko Kissa Utrecht is a small cat cafe on Onomichi's Cat Alley (Neko no Hosomichi) in Higashi-Tsuchido-cho, about a minute's walk from the lower station of the Senkoji-yama Ropeway. The ground floor is a shop and gallery selling cat-themed goods and paintings, and the cat lounge is upstairs, with windows looking out over the ropeway. Around six cats live there, all rescued as kittens and very used to people; they readily sit on laps and play with toys. Entry to the upstairs cat room is charged as a 30-minute or 60-minute course, and drinks are available. It is a convenient stop for visitors who walk the Cat Alley hoping to see Onomichi's street cats and want a guaranteed meeting. The cafe is open in the afternoons and closes an hour earlier on Wednesdays.

Fukuyama, Hiroshima · 9 mi / 15 km

Familia is a rescue cat cafe in an old Japanese house in Tsuneishi, Numakuma-cho, in southern Fukuyama, a short walk from the coast road and close to Tomonoura and the Abuto coast. It opened in 2017 in Minami-Zao-cho and moved to this larger house in late 2025. The owner is part of a local volunteer group that runs trap-neuter-return and community cat programmes, and the cafe aims to find homes for its rescued cats; more than ten cats share the visitor rooms, out of several dozen in its care. Visits are by reservation only, in one-hour slots, with paid extensions, and can be booked online or by phone. Children must be of elementary school age or older, and visitors are asked to wear socks. Staff explain each cat's temperament on arrival. The cafe is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Fukuyama, Hiroshima · 12 mi / 19 km

Cat Cafe COMMUNE is a small, home-style cat cafe in a quiet residential area of Zao-cho, eastern Fukuyama, reached by narrow streets that are awkward for large cars. Around 20 cats live there, mostly adults of breeds such as Scottish Folds, Maine Coons and Munchkins, and they are used to visitors; cat treats can be bought to feed them. The owner is also a cat breeder, so kittens are sometimes present and are offered for sale. The cafe opens only on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in the afternoon, and every visit must be booked in advance by message, LINE or, for same-day visits, by phone. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with an order required, and children of elementary school age or younger pay half price with a guardian. A donation box is offered at the end of a visit.

• Booking required

Fukuyama, Hiroshima · 13 mi / 21 km

Nomikui Dabo is an izakaya in Kasuga-cho, eastern Fukuyama, near Higashi-Fukuyama Station, that bills itself as a restaurant with cats. Several rescued cats live in the restaurant and greet guests at the door, and many visitors come mainly to see them while they eat and drink. The menu is broad, from sashimi and other Japanese dishes to pizza, with all-you-can-drink plans and ordering by smartphone. Seating is in private rooms, around a sunken kotatsu-style table and at the counter, and dogs are allowed in the private rooms. The izakaya also lends its space to a local rescue group for cat adoption events. It opens every evening and stays open until late at night, and booking ahead is recommended because seating is limited to the private rooms.

Takehara, Hiroshima · 18 mi / 29 km

Cat Cafe Mikan is a cat cafe in Takehara that specialises in long-haired breeds, with Norwegian Forest Cats and Maine Coons as its residents. The building is split over two floors: the ground floor is the cat room, and the upstairs cafe serves drinks and freshly made crepes, so visitors spend their booked time with the cats and then move upstairs, or the other way round. Entry is by time, ordered at a touch panel, and treats can be bought for the cats. No reservations are taken. Preschool children are currently not admitted to the cat room, though they can use the upstairs cafe, and children under junior high school age need a guardian, who signs a consent form. There is parking for six cars. Reception closes at 5 PM, and the cafe is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

• Walk-ins welcome