Cat Cafes in Chiba

Chiba

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌⁠Cafe MOCHA AEON Mall Makuhari Shintoshin is a branch of the MOCHA cat cafe chain on the first floor of the Grand Mall at AEON Mall Makuhari Shintoshin in Mihama-ku, Chiba, directly in front of Makuhari-Toyosuna Station on the JR Keiyo Line. Around 27 pedigree cats live here, including Scottish Folds, Munchkins and Minuets, and they are fed at 10:30 AM and 7 PM. No reservations are taken. Visits are charged per 10 minutes, ¥297 on weekdays and ¥385 at weekends and on holidays, with a daily cap of ¥3,960 or ¥4,620 (tax included). Children aged 3 and over are admitted, and children below junior-high age must come with a guardian, up to three per adult. The cafe has a workspace and is open daily from 10 AM to 8 PM (last entry 7:30 PM). There is a drink bar, outside drinks are allowed but outside food is not, and no meals are served. Treats can be bought to give the cats, and visitors are asked not to chase or pick up the cats or use flash.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Chiba

Nekonos ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌⁠Animal Shelter Chiba Minato-kan is a rescue cat cafe in Toiyacho, Chuo Ward, Chiba, in the Chiba-Minato area. It opened in 2023 as the second facility of the Nekonos animal shelter, whose main site is in Togane, and it works as both a shelter and a cafe: cats taken in from the street or surrendered by their owners live here while they wait for new homes. Most of the cats are mixed breeds, from kittens to seniors, and cats that are not adopted stay on as resident cats. Visits are charged as an entry fee plus a time charge in 10-minute blocks, with drinks and snacks included and no further charge after two hours. On weekdays, children aged five and under enter free. Adoption applications are accepted every day of the year, and the shelter also takes consultations about cats in need of rescue.

• Adoptable cats

Chiba

NECO ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌⁠REPUBLIC Chiba CAFE&CATS MOF MOF is a rescue cat cafe in Asumigaoka-Higashi, Midori Ward, Chiba, about 19 minutes on foot from Toke Station on the JR Sotobo Line, with four parking spaces. It opened in March 2023 as the first Chiba branch of the NECO REPUBLIC rescue cat cafe network and is run locally by Nekokura LLC. All of the cats are rescues waiting for new homes, and many former residents have already been adopted. Visits are charged for an initial 40 minutes with extensions in 10-minute units, and weekend and holiday rates are higher than weekday rates. The cafe currently gives priority to reservations made through its LINE form, and walk-ins may be turned away when it is busy. Adoption involves a questionnaire, an interview, a two-week trial at home and a follow-up visit. The cafe is closed on Mondays and Thursdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Ichihara, Chiba

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​⁠Cafe Mi is a cat cafe on the second floor of the Gekko Building in Anesaki-Higashi, Ichihara, about two minutes on foot from Anegasaki Station on the JR Uchibo Line, with six parking spaces. Around 15 cats live at the cafe, and some of them, including purebreds such as American Shorthairs, Siberians, Maine Coons and Ragdolls, are offered to new homes through adoption events. Visits are charged by plan, from 30 minutes up to three hours, with a drink and a snack included in the longer plans and a free-time option on weekdays. Cat treats can be bought on site. Young children are welcome as long as a guardian supervises them. On weekdays the cafe opens in the afternoon, while weekends and holidays have full-day hours, and it is closed on Thursdays. Reservations and questions are handled by phone or through the contact form.

• Adoptable cats

Ichihara, Chiba

HOGO ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​⁠Cafe&Bar is a cafe and bar with rescue cats in the residential Aobadai area of Ichihara, about 1.4 km from Anegasaki Station on the JR Uchibo Line. Opened in October 2024, it runs as an ordinary cafe-bar rather than a cat cafe: there is no entry or time charge, and guests can ask staff to show them to a separate room where around ten rescue cats live. Time in the cat room may be limited to one hour when the cafe is busy. Food and drinks are priced as at a regular cafe, and most dishes are inexpensive. The cafe shares photos and videos of its cats on Instagram, which is also the place to check current opening days and times.

Sodegaura, Chiba

nekotosiawase ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​⁠is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in front of Nagaura Station on the JR Uchibo Line in Sodegaura. It opened in June 2025, and all of its cats, often including kittens, are rescues looking for new families. Visits are charged by time, with a one-hour plan, a long-stay plan of up to five hours and extensions in 10-minute units. Entry is for visitors aged 11 and over. Opening days change from month to month and are published as a calendar on the cafe's Instagram, with sessions usually running from late morning into the evening. Adoption enquiries can be made at the cafe or through its official LINE account. The cafe also publishes donation reports and a wish list for people who want to support the cats.

• Adoptable cats

Kisarazu, Chiba

Hogo ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​⁠Neko Cafe PURR is a rescue cat cafe in the residential Hachimandai area of Kisarazu, opposite the Hachimandai community centre, with free parking for five cars. Opened in August 2022 as the first rescue cat cafe in Kisarazu, it is run by an owner who previously worked at a veterinary clinic. The cats have been formally adopted by the owner rather than borrowed from rescue groups, and most can be rehomed after a check of the adopter's home and family and a one-week trial; a few resident cats are not available for adoption. Visits are charged in 15-minute units plus a required drink bar, and there is a weekday free-time plan. Children are welcome, with lower rates for elementary school age and younger. Reservations are not taken. The cafe closes on Thursdays and also offers pet hotel and pet-sitting services.

• Adoptable cats

Kimitsu, Chiba

Neco ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​⁠Cafe Shippo is a small cat cafe in the hills of Nagaishi, Kimitsu, best reached by car, about 15 minutes from Kimitsu IC or Kisarazu-Kita IC on the Tateyama Expressway, with parking on site. It has operated since 2018 in a home-like space where about ten cats of various breeds live. The cafe is reserved for one group at a time, so every visit is a private booking, made online or by phone, with same-day bookings by phone only. Visits are charged per person for a one-hour course that includes a drink, with extensions in 10-minute units. Children under 10 are not admitted, payment is cash only, and guests need to bring their own socks. The cafe is open from mid-morning to late afternoon and closes on Tuesdays and Sundays.

• Booking required

Chiba

Pet ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​⁠it maison is a cat and dog cafe in a residential part of Nitonacho, Chuo Ward, Chiba, about 25 minutes on foot from the north exit of Kamatori Station on the JR Sotobo Line, with parking available. The cat cafe is on the second floor, and the first floor and terrace serve as a dog cafe with the owners' English Cocker Spaniels. The owners breed Norwegian Forest Cats and English Cocker Spaniels, and around a dozen cats, including Norwegian Forest Cats and Maine Coons, can be held and stroked when they are willing. Kittens are sometimes present in breeding season but are kept apart from visitors. Entry is a flat charge per person, slightly higher on weekends and holidays, and drinks, cakes and weekday meals such as curry and pasta are ordered separately. Pet boarding and grooming are also offered. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays.

Kyonan, Chiba

Nyan ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​⁠Nyan Paradise is a cat sanctuary in Kamisakuma, Kyonan, in southern Boso, run by the NPO Neko-tachi no Shiawase wo Mamoru Kai next to its World Cat Goods Museum, which displays cat-themed items from 43 countries. More than 40 cats live in the sanctuary, most of them former strays cared for by volunteer staff, and many are looking for adoptive homes; people who cannot adopt can sponsor a cat instead. A combined ticket covers the museum and the cat area, with reduced rates for children and visitors with disabilities, and there is no time limit with the cats during opening hours. Entry is limited to two groups, up to five people, at a time. The nearest station is Awa-Katsuyama on the JR Uchibo Line, about 15 minutes away by taxi, and there is free parking. Since February 2026 it has opened on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.

• Adoptable cats

Funabashi, Chiba

Hogo ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​⁠Neko Cafe Kanon is a rescue cat cafe on the ground floor of a house in a residential part of Kaijin, Funabashi, about five minutes on foot from Keisei Kaijin Station. It opened in June 2025, run by the team behind the former Totonomori rescue cat cafe in Narashinodai. The space is split into Cafe Kanon, which serves curry, desserts, coffee and alcohol, and Kanon no Mori, a room where visitors spend time with a small group of rescued cats. Time in the cat room is charged per 30 or 60 minutes, with a surcharge on weekends and holidays, and booking ahead is preferred while cafe-only visits need no reservation. Children under two are not admitted. It closes for a midday break so the cats can rest, and on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Adoption enquiries are handled by the partner shelter, Feline Totonomori.

• Booking recommended

Funabashi, Chiba

Wafu ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌⁠Neko Honpo is a Japanese-style rescue cat cafe on the third floor of a building in Takanedai, Funabashi, about two minutes on foot from Takane-Kodan Station on the Shin-Keisei Line. Around 50 to 60 rescued cats live there, and the cafe exists to find them new homes, with adoption handled directly by the staff. Each cat has a profile card that shows how comfortable it is with people. Visits are charged by the hour, with longer stays and a short trial course available, higher rates on Saturdays, and a discount for advance bookings made through the cafe's LINE account. Payment is cash only. The cafe is closed on Sundays, public holidays and during the third week of each month. Opened in 2017, it doubles as a welfare workplace where people with disabilities help care for the cats.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required