Cat Cafes in Akashi, Hyogo

Akashi, Hyogo

Hogo Neko Cafe Caro is a rescue cat cafe on the second floor of the Hamaya Building in Honmachi, central Akashi, about 10 minutes on foot from JR Akashi Station. It is home to a group of adult rescue cats, all of which are looking for new families, and the room has a custom-built catwalk. Adoption is open to people who meet the cafe's conditions, and adoption events are held with partner volunteer groups. Visits are charged by stay length, with 90-minute and three-hour plans that include either a drink or a cat treat, and a shorter one-hour plan on public holidays. Children under nine are not admitted, and children of elementary and junior high school age must come with an adult. Visitors change into slippers, so socks are required. The cafe is closed Tuesday to Thursday, except on public holidays.

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Akashi, Hyogo

Hogo Neko Cafe Asunaro is a rescue cat cafe in Nishishinmachi, Akashi, about one minute on foot from Sanyo Electric Railway Nishi-Shinmachi Station. It is run by the Asunaro Kyoseikai association, which has sheltered cats since 2019 and opened the cafe in March 2020. Around 30 cats live upstairs, including cats rescued from abandonment and neglect and former pets whose owners have died, and the rooms are decorated with Showa-era retro dioramas. The ground floor is a small drinks bar. Visits are charged for the first hour with one drink included, then per 30 minutes. Cats can be adopted after a trial period, and the cafe also takes part in adoption events. Reservations are made through LINE or by phone. The cafe is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and a coin car park is next door.

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Akashi, Hyogo

Cafe calico is a cafe with an attached rescue cat shelter in Uozumi-cho, Akashi, about four minutes on foot from Sanyo Nishi-Eigashima Station, with parking for six cars. It opened in October 2023, founded by the owner of a long-running pet salon. The cats live in a room fully separated from the cafe by glass, and a clear tunnel runs across the ceiling so diners can watch them pass overhead, which lets people with allergies visit too. Entry to the cat room is charged per 30 minutes, up to one hour, with one cafe order required, and booking ahead by phone is recommended. Children below elementary school age cannot enter the cat room. Takings fund the shelter, and the cafe arranges adoptions. The menu includes croffles, gelato and a weekday soup lunch. It is closed on Tuesdays.

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• Booking recommended

Akashi, Hyogo

Nekodokoro is a small therapy-themed cat cafe in Okubo-cho Yagi, Akashi, about three minutes on foot from Sanyo Electric Railway Naka-Yagi Station and 15 minutes from JR Okubo Station. It faces Yagi Iseki Park, with views across the sea to the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and Awaji Island. Opened in 2017, it is home to a group of rescued resident cats known as the seven lucky cats, and kittens looking for adoptive homes are sometimes in residence. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, and infants under one held in arms enter free. Children below elementary school age are limited to 30 minutes and those below junior high age to one hour, always with an adult. Reservations are required by phone or email and are paid in advance. Visitors may bring sealed drinks. It mainly opens on weekends and public holidays.

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