Cat Cafes in Ito, Shizuoka

Ito, Shizuoka

Neko Cafe Nyaon is a cat cafe in Yawatano, in the Izu Kogen resort area of Ito, and describes itself as the first full-scale cat cafe on the Izu Peninsula. About 30 cats live here, all former strays, abandoned cats or cats whose owners could no longer keep them, and they are known for being very affectionate with visitors. The room is large, bright and kept clean, with a lounge and a bookshelf that the cats like to sit on. Visits are charged by the hour with one drink, with extensions per 10 minutes and lower rates for students and children; children of elementary school age and under must come with a guardian, and infants under one enter free. Lockers are provided. The cafe closes on Wednesdays and Thursdays, but opens on the third Wednesday of the month, and has occasional extra closures.

Ito, Shizuoka

Kaifuso is a small family-run hot spring guesthouse in Usami, in the north of Ito, about three minutes on foot from Usami Station on the JR Ito Line and from Usami beach, that bills itself as an inn with cats. Five resident cats, former rescues, wander freely through the lobby, corridors and garden, and guests who leave their door slightly open may get a visit in their room; the cats go back to their own quarters at 10 PM. Guests are asked not to keep a cat in their room for long so that everyone gets a chance to see them. The inn serves home-cooked meals built around local seafood and has a natural hot spring bath that can be booked for private use at check-in. Several of the cats have appeared in rankings of Japan's best-loved inn cats. This is an overnight stay, not a drop-in cafe.