Cat Cafes in Higashihiroshima

Higashihiroshima

This cat cafe is a room inside the Takayama Pet Shop branch in the annex of the Fuji Grand Higashihiroshima shopping centre in Saijo, Higashihiroshima. The shop sells puppies, kittens and small animals, and the cafe room near the entrance is home to a small group of resident cats such as American Shorthairs, a Bengal, a Somali and a Scottish Fold. Since 2023 the room has been used by one group at a time, admitted in order of arrival without reservations. Visits come with one drink, with 30- or 60-minute courses on weekdays and 30 minutes only at weekends and on holidays, and half-price rates for children up to junior high school age, who must come with a guardian. Pets and visitors who have been drinking are not allowed in, and the cats may only be given the treats sold there. Last entry is at 6:30 PM.

• Walk-ins welcome

Higashihiroshima

Ann no Jikan is a dog run and cafe in Goso, on the edge of Saijo in Higashihiroshima, run by Ann no Ie, a private shelter that has rescued dogs and cats for around a decade and houses dozens of animals waiting for adoption. The cafe opens on the second and fourth Sunday of each month, from around midday into the afternoon. On those days visitors can have lunch, which must be reserved in advance, or cake and drinks, and spend time with the rescued cats in the cat room upstairs, while rescued dogs are outside. Many of the cats are up for adoption, so the line-up changes as they find homes, and the cafe doubles as a place to meet animals before adopting. Dog owners can use the dog run at weekends and on holidays, and members can use it at any time.

• Adoptable cats