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Cat Cafes in Japan
There are 956 cat cafes in Japan.
ANELLA CAFE Shinjuku Yotsuya
Shinjuku, Tokyo
ANELLA CAFE Shinjuku Yotsuya is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Yotsuya-Sakamachi, Shinjuku, about seven minutes on foot from Akebonobashi Station and eight from Ichigaya Station, with Yotsuya Station around ten minutes away. It reopened here on October 9, 2026, after moving from its earlier site in Ichigaya-Yanagicho, and occupies the first and second floors of the Sanko Building. Visitors spend time with rescued dogs and cats that are waiting for new families, and adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own process. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with 15-minute extensions, with lower rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities, and preschoolers enter free; payment is cash only. The cafe is open every day, from noon on weekdays and from 11 AM on weekends and holidays. It also offers grooming and operates as a welfare workplace for people with disabilities.
- Adoptable cats
Cat Cafe Lounge Kitto
Gifu
Cat Cafe Lounge Kitto is a rescue cat cafe on the ground floor of the Habitation Claire building in Noisshiki, Gifu, where visitors can spend time with rescued cats and adopt them. Many of the cats are pedigree breeds such as Munchkins, American Curls and Norwegian Forest Cats, and each is listed on the cafe's website with its breed, birthday and an enquiry number. Visits cost ¥880 for 30 minutes, then ¥330 per 15 minutes, or ¥3,300 for unlimited time on weekdays. Visitors must wear socks, and slippers are not provided. It is open from noon to 6 PM and closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays, with any changes announced on social media.
- Adoptable cats
Cat Café MOFF Nagoya PARCO
Nagoya, Aichi
Cat Café MOFF Nagoya PARCO is a cat cafe on the third floor of the midi building of Nagoya PARCO in Sakae, with a direct underground connection from Yabacho Station on the Meijo Line. The cafe pairs a full coffee menu with a cat room, and its latte art can feature a portrait of one of the resident cats. Around 25 pedigree cats live here, including Persians, Somalis, Ragdolls, Minuets, Scottish Folds, Maine Coons, Munchkins, Bengals, a Chartreux and a Tonkinese. Entry is charged per 30 minutes with a one-drink order, then in 10-minute extensions, with a daily cap. 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. Cats cannot be picked up. The cafe follows the mall's opening days, and last entry is 30 minutes before closing.
- Walk-ins welcome
Cat Cafe Puchi Marry Nagoya Osu
Nagoya, Aichi
Cat Cafe Puchi Marry Nagoya Osu is the Nagoya branch of the Puchi Marry cat cafe chain, in the Osu shopping district about 3 minutes on foot from Osu Kannon Station. It takes up the second to fourth floors of a building on Banshoji-dori, above a Sugakiya noodle shop, and the cats move freely between the floors. More than 20 young cats of many breeds live here, including Munchkins, Bengals and British Shorthairs, and the rooms have cat towers, catwalks and a small fountain. Visits are charged for an initial 30 minutes with a drink bar included, then in 10-minute extensions. Wi-Fi and power outlets are available. The cats are fed at noon and at 7 PM. The cafe is open every day until late evening, with last entry 30 minutes before closing.
Rescued Cat Cafe Hemingway
Nagoya, Aichi
Hemingway is a rescue cat cafe on the fourth floor of a building in Imaike, Chikusa, a short walk from Imaike Station. Opened in 2017 as Nagoya's first rescue cat cafe, it houses cats taken in by the NPO Famille, and every cat in the room is available for adoption to a new family. Jazz plays in the background, and the cats include shy and special-needs cats alongside more sociable ones. The entry fee includes one drink from the vending machine, and outside food and drinks are not allowed. Socks are required, and children may enter with a parent or guardian. Same-day phone bookings and online reservations are accepted, but walk-ins are welcome. The cafe closes on Tuesdays and Fridays, opening when these fall on a public holiday. Cat food and goods are sold, and the cafe also runs a cat hotel.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking recommended
ANIMAL Cafe and Bar mofutto
Nagoya, Aichi
mofutto is a Siberian cat cafe, bar and coworking space on the seventh floor of the Sunshine Imaike building in Chikusa, about 1 minute on foot from Imaike Station. All the cats are Siberians, a breed often chosen by visitors with mild cat allergies, and they commute from the owner's home each day. Visitors book a private room for one or more people, and cats come and go via catwalks above the rooms, with staff bringing cats in when a room is empty. Since April 2026 all visits require a reservation. Charges are a cover charge plus a room fee, with a drink and cat treats included in some plans. Food, drinks and alcohol are served, and Wi-Fi and power outlets are available. The cafe also has an owl and dogs that can be met by arrangement, and Siberian kittens are sold. It is closed on Tuesdays.
put on lap
Nagoya, Aichi
put on lap is a dog and cat cafe in the Sunshine Imaike building in Chikusa, about 2 minutes on foot from Imaike Station, run by the same company as the Siberian cat cafe mofutto upstairs. Opened in August 2025, it has a forest-themed dog and cat space where the resident dogs and cats mix with visitors, alongside a separate dining area. Visitors pay a room charge with lower rates for elementary school children, free entry for children aged three and under, and a one-order minimum, and stays may be limited to 90 minutes when busy. Guests may bring their own small dogs, and private hire is available for larger dogs and birthday parties. The kitchen is known for its fruit curry and curry udon, and treats for dogs and cats are on the menu. Reservations are taken online. The cafe is closed on Tuesdays.
Hananoki Shelter Nigokan
Nagoya, Aichi
Hananoki Shelter Nigokan is the second building of Hananoki Shelter, a Nagoya rescue group that has rehomed more than 2,000 cats since 2014. It is in Omiyacho, Nakamura, about 9 minutes on foot from Taikodori Station on the Sakuradori Line and 13 minutes from Nakamura Koen Station. Set up in 2018 to take in cats from a hoarding case, it is an open shelter whose contact room works like a cat cafe, where anyone can spend time with socialised rescue cats, many of them taken in from the Nagoya Animal Welfare Center. Entry is a flat fee per person with no time limit, children are welcome and visitors may bring their own drinks. All cats are looking for homes, and adoptions follow the shelter's own screening. There is no parking. The room is open every afternoon except the second and third Thursdays of the month and occasional closures.
- Adoptable cats
- Walk-ins welcome
FUWA FUWA Land Pet Cafe and Shop
Nagoya, Aichi
FUWA FUWA Land is a dog and cat contact cafe with a pet shop in a five-storey building in Osu, about 1 minute on foot from Exit 2 of Osu Kannon Station. Opened in October 2026, it has separate interaction floors for small, medium and large dogs and a floor where visitors spend time with cats. The business breeds its own dogs and cats at its company kennels and cattery, and puppies and kittens are sold in the shop. Visits are charged per 60 minutes with higher rates at weekends and 10-minute extensions, and an unlimited-time plan includes free drinks and a cup of animal treats. The cafe is open every day, and it is close to the Osu Kannon temple and the Osu shopping arcades.
Cat Cafe Cat B&C
Nagoya, Aichi
Cat Cafe Cat B&C is a cat breeder and pet shop with an attached cat cafe in Gonyoshi, Nakagawa Ward, Nagoya, about 15 minutes on foot from JR Otobashi Station and close to Nagoya Baseball Stadium. Around 20 cats roam the cafe room, including Ragdolls, Norwegian Forest Cats, Scottish Folds, Siberians and a short-legged Minuet, and visitors may take photos and hold the cats if they are willing. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, with higher rates at weekends, and weekday free-time passes are available; drinks are optional and sold separately. The business breeds and sells kittens, which visitors can meet and take home the same day, so this is a breeder-run cafe rather than a rescue. It is open every day.
Emineko Rescue Cat Cafe
Nagoya, Aichi
Emineko is a small rescue cat cafe in a residential part of Uesonocho, Meito Ward, Nagoya, registered since 2018. Its cats come from the Nagoya City Animal Welfare Center, and the owner trains them to be comfortable with people, so many are lap cats; around 20 cats live here, including older cats in hospice care and FIV-positive cats. Visits are by reservation, made by phone, and the number of guests is limited so that each group has time with the cats. The flat fee has no time limit and includes a drink and a snack, with a lower rate for children of elementary school age and under, and part of the fee supports the cats' care. Socks are required. The cafe is closed on Mondays (Tuesday when Monday is a holiday), and there is one free parking space.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking required
Hidamari-go Rescue Cat Cafe
Nagoya, Aichi
Hidamari-go is a rescue cat cafe set inside a converted double-decker bus in Konomicho, Nishi Ward, Nagoya, about 6 minutes on foot from Shonai-dori Station and in front of the Konomicho city bus stop. Visitors check in and choose a drink on the lower deck, then spend time with the cats upstairs. Apart from a few resident staff cats, all the cats are rescues looking for new homes, and many were hand-raised from kittens by the owners, who also run a separate shelter with medical facilities for sick cats. Visits are charged by time with unlimited soft drinks, starting from a 30-minute trial, and canned beer and chuhai are sold. Children under 5 are not admitted. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays and has two free parking spaces.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking recommended
Check each cafe's website for current hours, booking requirements and age restrictions before visiting.