Stray Cats
Ina, Nagano
Stray Cats is a small rescue cat cafe by the Takato bus station in Takato, Ina, the castle town known for its cherry blossoms. Registered as a cat exhibition business since 2012, it keeps its rescued cats in a separate cat room at the back of the building, where around a dozen cats of different ages and temperaments live, from friendly lap cats to shy ones still getting used to people. All of them are looking for adoptive homes, and the current list is posted on the cafe's blog. Entry to the cat room is a flat fee with no time limit; food is no longer served, but visitors may bring drinks, read the manga on the shelves and buy cat goods. The cafe is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays except public holidays and is open long hours on the other days.