Cat Cafes in Hiroshima

Hiroshima

Cat Café MOFF SHIMINT HIROSHIMA is a branch of the MOFF cat cafe chain on the second floor of Building A in SHIMINT HIROSHIMA, the complex on the former Hiroshima Municipal Stadium site, about a minute on foot from the Genbaku Dome-mae tram stop. It opened as the chain's first Hiroshima branch with around 30 pedigree cats, including Persians, British Shorthairs, Maine Coons, Ragdolls and American Shorthairs. The room is spacious, with semi-private seating areas for visitors who want a quieter corner. Entry is charged per 30 minutes with one drink order, then in 10-minute extensions, with a daily maximum that is higher at weekends. No booking is needed, children aged three and under enter free, and children of elementary school age or younger must come with a paying adult. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing, and the cafe follows the complex's closing days.

• Walk-ins welcome

Hiroshima

Cat Café MOFF minamoa Hiroshima is a MOFF chain cat cafe on the fifth floor of minamoa, the shopping complex built into the new JR Hiroshima Station building, so it can be reached without going outside. It opened in March 2025, and its cats are pedigree breeds such as British Shorthairs, Somalis, Ragdolls, American Shorthairs, Ragamuffins, Genettas and Russian Blues, with kittens joining from time to time. Entry is charged per 30 minutes with one drink order, followed by 10-minute extensions, and there is a daily maximum charge that is higher at weekends and on holidays. No reservation is needed. Children aged three and under enter free, and children of elementary school age or younger must be accompanied by a paying adult. Last entry and last orders are at 7:30 PM, and the cafe closes on minamoa's closing days.

• Walk-ins welcome

Hiroshima

Neco Republic Hiroshima is a rescue cat cafe on the second floor of a building in the Showa-era Takanobashi shopping arcade, about three minutes on foot from the Takanobashi tram stop and 15 minutes from the Peace Memorial Park. Run since 2016 as a partner of the Neco Republic adoption cafe brand, it keeps the number of cats to around 13 to 15 adults so the room stays calm, and all of them are looking for new homes through the cafe's adoption process. Visits are charged per 30 or 60 minutes at the same rate for adults and children. On weekdays only one group is admitted at a time, while several groups can share the room at weekends, so booking through the online form or by phone is recommended. The cafe also sells original goods, with proceeds going to rescue work. It is closed on Tuesdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Neko Bugyo is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in the Hondori shopping arcade in central Hiroshima, about three minutes on foot from the Tatemachi tram stop. Opened in March 2019, it cares for dozens of rescued cats, many taken in as strays or from the local animal shelter, and matches them with adopters after an interview. The third-floor room has a bright Japanese-style interior, and kittens often wait in a separate space near the entrance where they greet visitors. The entrance is through the ground-floor eyeglasses shop, then by elevator to the third floor. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, with a 45-minute option that includes a packaged drink, and treats can be bought for the cats. Numbers in the cat room are limited. The cafe opens at noon on weekdays and at 10 AM on weekends and holidays, and closes only on New Year's Day.

• Adoptable cats

Hiroshima

Minna no Mori is a rescue cat cafe on the ground floor of the Youme Town Hiroshima shopping centre in Minamimachi, about four minutes on foot from the Minamimachi 2-chome tram stop. It moved here from Saka Town in March 2025, and its entrance is from outside the building on the Konan side rather than from inside the mall. Around ten rescued cats live in the cat room, sometimes including kittens, and visitors who want to adopt can talk to the staff about it. Entry is charged per 30 minutes, one hour or two hours, with drinks available but not required, and no booking is needed. Cat treats are sold at the counter. The cafe is open every day, with last entry 30 minutes before closing, and it follows the shopping centre's closing days.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Hiroshima

Necoto is a rescue cat cafe in Koi, Nishi Ward, about a minute on foot from JR Nishi-Hiroshima Station and the Hiroden Nishi-Hiroshima tram stop. It is attached to a welfare workplace for people with disabilities, which opened in February 2026, and the cafe itself started in April 2026; staff and trainees look after the cats as part of their work. The cats are rescued adults and kittens waiting for new homes, and visitors who want to adopt can arrange it through the cafe. Visits are charged by the hour with one drink included, and handmade goods made at the workplace are also sold. The cafe opens from Monday to Saturday and is closed on Sundays.

• Adoptable cats

Hiroshima

Neko to Issho is a rescue cat adoption centre run by the general incorporated association necoto on the sixth floor of an office building in Kamihatchobori, central Hiroshima, a short walk from the Hatchobori and Kamiyacho areas. Around twenty cats, from three-month-old kittens to adults, wait here for new families, and visitors can drop in to meet them without booking on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. On Saturdays the centre opens only when it holds its adoption event, and Sunday mornings are by reservation. It closes on Thursdays and public holidays. The centre is aimed at people thinking about adopting or wanting to support rescue work, and staff can arrange individual meetings with a particular cat. Preschool children, pregnant visitors and people with cat allergies are not admitted, and outside food and drink are not allowed. Cat goods made by the association are sold to fund its work.

• Adoptable cats

Hiroshima

ANELLA CAFE Hiroshima Midorii is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Midorii, Asaminami Ward, about 13 minutes on foot from Shichiken-Jaya and Bairin stations on the JR Kabe Line. Opened in May 2026 as the ANELLA chain's first Hiroshima branch, it has a Hawaiian-themed interior with separate rooms for dogs and cats, so visitors can spend time with only one or both. All the animals are rescues waiting for new homes, and adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own process. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with free drinks, with reduced rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities, and preschoolers enter free. The cafe is also a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals, and it offers grooming. It opens every day, from noon on weekdays and 11 AM at weekends and on holidays, and there is shared parking.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Kure, Hiroshima

Nyan Nyan Hutte is a rescue cat cafe in a roughly 100-year-old house in Murosecho, Kure, about two minutes on foot from the Miyahara 1-chome bus stop on the Hiroden bus line from Kure Station. Around 30 cats, most of them former strays, roam a cabin-style interior, and many are known for climbing onto visitors' laps. Visits are charged by time, from 30 minutes up to an unlimited pass, and the cafe looks for adopters for its cats. The same owners run Nyan STAY, a guesthouse on the same property where guests stay alongside the cats, and Nyan EATS, a food corner for cafe visitors. The cafe opens in the afternoon on weekdays and from 10 AM at weekends and on holidays, with irregular closing days posted on its calendar. The lanes nearby are narrow, and parking is for light cars only and must be reserved.

• Adoptable cats

Kure, Hiroshima

Rescue Cat Room Milk is an adoption-focused cat room on Hondori in central Kure, opened in June 2023 by volunteers who rescue kittens and want to rehome as many as possible. Most of its residents are kittens and young cats, and visitors have counted more than 18 at a time, so laps fill up quickly. Visitors can come simply to play or to meet a cat with a view to adoption. Entry is charged by time, from 30 minutes up to three hours, with lower rates for children up to elementary school age. Visitors may bring their own drinks but not food, and canned drinks and snacks are sold, along with treats for the cats. There is no parking. The room opens from noon to 6 PM and is closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• Adoptable cats

Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

Shhh... is a rescue cat cafe in Taigenzan, Hatsukaichi, devoted entirely to senior cats. Opened in January 2024, it takes in cats over ten years old from partner shelters, where older cats are rarely adopted, and looks for final homes for them. About ten seniors live in a second-floor room with seats facing the sea and Miyajima on one side and quieter sofa corners on the road side, linked by a catwalk. Visitors pay an entry charge per 30 minutes or hour plus one drink, and are asked to keep their voices down, as the name suggests. Bookings take priority, and the cafe may close early after 6 PM if no one has reserved; it also closes at short notice when a cat needs a vet visit. Only visitors of junior high school age and older are admitted. It is closed on Wednesdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

Tsumugino is a rescue cat cafe in a renovated traditional house in Nagahara, in the hills of inland Hatsukaichi, best reached by car and with free parking. About 12 to 15 rescued cats, given up by owners or taken in as strays, are in the cafe at any one time, chosen according to their health and how they get on with each other; others waiting for homes can be shown on request. A few resident cats are not up for adoption. Adoption involves an interview and a trial period. Entry is charged per hour for visitors of elementary school age and older, with drinks extra, and reservations can be made online. The cafe normally opens on Saturdays and Sundays only, with occasional closures, so it is worth checking Instagram for the current schedule.

• Adoptable cats