Cat Cafes in Ibusuki, Kagoshima

Ibusuki, Kagoshima

Coworking Space necohara is a coworking space shared with rescued cats in Yunohama, Ibusuki, in the hot-spring area near the seafront. The name plays on "neko harassment", the way cats interrupt people as soon as they start working, and the cats here do exactly that, greeting visitors at the door and settling on laptops and laps. Many of them are black cats. Visits are charged per hour, with table and sofa seating, free Wi-Fi, charging points and a paid copier, and drinks in lidded containers may be brought in. It is open every day in the afternoon and evening, and booking ahead is recommended. Occasional cat yoga sessions are held. Most of the cats are waiting for new homes, and adoption is arranged by meeting, a one- or two-week trial and a formal agreement. It is run by the same people as Hachiware Farm at Tropical Farm Yamagawa.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Ibusuki, Kagoshima

Hachiware Farm is a cafe with a rescue cat room at Tropical Farm Yamagawa, a mango farm in Yamagawa, Ibusuki, near the Yamagawa geothermal power station. The farm grows more than 20 varieties of mango and other tropical fruit, and the cafe serves fruit juices, mango lassi, coffee and seasonal fruit sandwiches, which are sold mainly on weekends and holidays and often sell out early. Around ten rescued cats live in a cat space inside, many of them newcomers or cats recovering from illness before moving to the sister coworking space necohara in Yunohama; visitors can meet and gently stroke them after disinfecting their hands. Many of the cats are looking for adoptive homes, and cat goods are sold to fund rescue work. The cafe is generally open every day, though hours change with the season, and payment is cash only.

• Adoptable cats