Cat Cafes in Ibaraki

Kamisu, Ibaraki

cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌⁠park OLIVE is a cat cafe and cat grooming salon in Nikkawa, in the south of Kamisu, on National Route 124 with a large car park. Around eleven very friendly cats live in the cafe, including Maine Coons and Munchkins, and many of them walk up to visitors on their own. Seating is in semi-private booths with power outlets and Wi-Fi. Visits are charged by time, cat treats are sold for visitors who want to feed the cats, and cat food and goods are on sale. The shop also offers grooming for cats, one of the few cat-only salons in the area, and customers can wait in the cafe. The cafe is open from 11 AM to 5 PM, with last entry at 4:30 PM, and closes on irregular days.

Kashima, Ibaraki

Neko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​⁠Cafe Jewelry is a cat cafe in a detached annex of the owner's home in Takei, Kashima, with a pleasant garden and its own parking. Around twenty cats live there, and unusually for a cat cafe, visitors may pick the cats up as long as they are gentle. The owner is also a breeder, and Minuet, Scottish Fold and Munchkin kittens are sold. In April 2024 she set up a separate non-profit that rescues stray and abandoned cats, and rescued cats are shown for adoption at the cafe. Visits are charged by time with a canned drink included, cat treats are sold, and visitors disinfect their hands and feet and wear socks before entering. Children of all ages are welcome. Phoning ahead is recommended. The cafe is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and on some other days.

• Adoptable cats

Tsukuba, Ibaraki

Moff ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌⁠animal cafe iias Tsukuba is a branch of the Moff animal cafe chain on the first floor of the outdoor mall at iias Tsukuba, about five minutes on foot from Kenkyu-gakuen Station on the Tsukuba Express. It has a resident group of around nine cats, including a Bengal, a LaPerm, a Scottish Fold, a Norwegian Forest Cat, a Ragamuffin, a Ragdoll, a British Shorthair, a Minuet and an American Shorthair, alongside owls, a falcon, a kookaburra, meerkats, hedgehogs, chinchillas and other small animals and reptiles. Entry is a single fee with no time limit plus a compulsory drink bar, with a lower rate for children aged four to elementary school and free entry for under-threes; holding the animals is not allowed. No booking is needed. It is open daily from 10 AM to 8 PM, with last entry at 7 PM, following the mall's closing days.

• Walk-ins welcome

Mito, Ibaraki

Smile ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​⁠to Heart is the weekend rescue cat cafe of a Mito-based cat rescue group, in Kasaharacho in the south-west of Mito, near the Yamanoyu hot spring. The group first ran its cafe inside the Oarai Seaside Station shopping centre before moving it to Mito with its cats. The cats are rescues waiting for new homes, and many of them are very fond of people and happy to climb onto visitors' laps; staff explain each cat's personality and are glad to talk about the group's rescue work and adoption. Visits are charged by time, with extensions available, and goods such as the group's own T-shirts are sold to support its work. The cafe opens on Saturdays and Sundays from noon, but it is run largely by volunteers and occasionally closes when short-staffed, so checking its social media before visiting is advisable.

• Adoptable cats