Cat Cafes in Chatan, Okinawa

Chatan, Okinawa

Puchi Marry Okinawa Chatan is a kitten-focused cat cafe on the second floor of Seaside Square in the American Village shopping area of Mihama, Chatan, about 2 minutes on foot from Sunset Beach. It is the largest branch of the Puchi Marry chain by floor area, with an open, bright room where around 20 young cats of many breeds, including Munchkins and hairless cats, play and nap. Visits are charged for a first 30 minutes with an all-you-can-drink bar, then in 10-minute extensions, and there are free-time passes with unlimited drinks at different weekday and weekend rates. The cats are fed at noon and 7 PM. Wi-Fi and phone chargers are available. The cafe is open every day until 10 PM, with last entry at 9:30 PM, and has parking.

Chatan, Okinawa

Cherubim Cat Shelter is a no-kill rescue shelter run by the NPO Doubutsu-tachi wo Mamoru Kai Cherubim in Sunabe, Chatan, on the west coast of central Okinawa Island. It cares for a large number of abandoned and rescued cats, from kittens to older cats, while they wait for new homes. The shelter opens to the public on Saturday and Sunday afternoons as cat adoption sessions, when visitors can come in to meet and play with the cats, ask about adoption or volunteer. Many of the cats are friendly and climb onto visitors' laps and shoulders. The shelter's website is in Japanese and English, and foreign residents can also adopt. There is no cafe service, and donations of cat food and supplies are welcome.

• Adoptable cats