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Cat Cafes in Japan
There are 948 cat cafes in Japan.
Rescue Cat Cafe cuna
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
cuna is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Wataridasannocho, Kawasaki, three minutes on foot from Kawasaki-Shinmachi Station on the JR Nambu branch line. It is attached to the Paz-pets grooming salon, and its name means cradle. Every cat in the cafe is looking for a home, and adoption is discussed in person, with the cafe carrying out its own screening. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with free drinks included, up to a maximum stay of two hours, and students receive a discount. Bookings are made online. Children under high school age must come with a guardian of high school age or older, and socks are required. The cafe has shorter hours on Fridays and irregular closing days, which are announced on Instagram, where it also posts adoptable kittens and adoption updates.
- Adoptable cats
Neko-Shiki
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Neko-Shiki is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Mizonokuchi, Kawasaki, about eight minutes on foot from Mizonokuchi, Musashi-Mizonokuchi and Takatsu stations. Opened in 2012, it was the first cat cafe in Kanagawa set up to find adopters for its cats, many of them rescued locally, including from the banks of the Tama River. The cat area has windows along more than half its walls for sunbathing, a separate room for shy cats and litter boxes kept out of the play space, and kittens join only after completing their vaccinations. A separate cafe area, walled off from the cats, serves drinks and is open to all ages, while the cat area admits children from elementary school age with an adult. Visits are charged by the hour, with weekday free-time and private hire options. The cafe is closed on Mondays and Thursdays.
- Adoptable cats
Chiisana Hogo Neko Cafe Kaori
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Chiisana Hogo Neko Cafe Kaori, whose name means little rescue cat cafe, is a small, individually run cafe in Kuji, Kawasaki, ten minutes on foot from Takatsu Station or a short bus ride from Mizonokuchi. It opens on Saturdays only, and its cats come from Amami Oshima, Yakushima, the Kawasaki animal shelter and elsewhere, all looking for new homes, while two resident cats help shy newcomers get used to people. Visits are charged by the minute after an initial 20 minutes, payment is in cash, and all fees go to the cats. Reservations get priority, walk-ins are accepted, and a slot can be booked privately for a group. Children of elementary school age and younger are not admitted, though separate meetings are arranged for adopting families. Adoption involves an interview and a trial period. Lidded drinks may be brought in, and bottled tea and water are sold.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking recommended
Hogo Neko Cafe Musubi
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Hogo Neko Cafe Musubi is a rescue cat cafe in Suge, Tama Ward, Kawasaki, about three minutes on foot from Inadazutsumi Station on the JR Nambu Line. It shares its building with a day-care centre for adults with disabilities, whose members help care for the cats and make cat goods on weekdays, and the cafe is open to the general public. Its cats are rescued former strays and sick cats, and the cafe holds adoption events to find them homes. Visits are charged by the hour or half hour, and cat treats can be bought. Outside toys and treats are not allowed, but toys can be borrowed. Visitors under 15 are asked not to enter unless they can reliably follow the rules, and guests who have been to another cat cafe that day are turned away. Its sister cafe is Hogo Animal Cafe Kizuna in Yokohama.
- Adoptable cats
Cat Cafe Coorikuya Hiyoshi
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Cat Cafe Coorikuya Hiyoshi is a cat cafe about a minute's walk from Hiyoshi Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line, in Kohoku Ward, Yokohama. It is one of more than 70 cat cafes run by the pet shop chain Coo&RIKU and is attached to one of its shops, so most of the cats are young purebreds such as Munchkins and Scottish Folds. Visits are charged by time, with a drink bar included, and a free-time plan is available. There are no reservations. Visitors of junior high school age and older may come alone, younger children need an adult relative, and children under three enter free. Free Wi-Fi and power outlets are provided, along with feather toys for playing with the cats; guests may not bring their own toys or use flash photography.
CAIT SITH
Yokohama, Kanagawa
CAIT SITH is an adoption-focused cat cafe near Center-Kita Station on the Yokohama Municipal Subway, in Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama. Run by a certified nonprofit of the same name, it was set up to save cats from Amami Oshima that had been trapped as ferals and faced euthanasia, and it opened in 2020 after a crowdfunding campaign backed by more than 500 people. Most of the cats in the room are available for adoption, and the group also runs a long-term foster program. Visits are charged in 30-minute steps, with weekday free-time and private hire options, and payment is in cash. Advance bookings are made online up to the day before, and same-day visitors can enter at the door. The cafe has no phone, to keep things calm for the cats, and only gelato and bottled drinks sold on site may be consumed. It is closed on Tuesdays.
- Adoptable cats
Hogo Animal Cafe Kizuna
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Hogo Animal Cafe Kizuna is a rescue animal cafe three minutes on foot from the south exit of Tama-Plaza Station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line, in Aoba Ward, Yokohama. It has three separate areas: a cat room with rescued cats looking for adopters, a room with small rescue dogs and a basement reptile cafe. The cat area is open every day and is charged by the hour, with a bottled drink and shoe covers included. Reservations are recommended at weekends and on holidays. Visitors under 15 are asked not to enter unless they can reliably follow the rules, and outside snacks and toys are not allowed, though toys can be borrowed. The building also houses a day-care atelier for people with disabilities, and goods made there are sold at the cafe. Its sister cafe is Hogo Neko Cafe Musubi in Kawasaki.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking recommended
Cat Cafe Coorikuya Nagatsuta
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Cat Cafe Coorikuya Nagatsuta is a cat cafe in Nagatsuta-minamidai, Midori Ward, Yokohama, about 15 minutes on foot from the south exit of Nagatsuta Station. Opened in 2021, it is attached to a Coo&RIKU pet shop and is part of the chain's network of more than 70 cat cafes. The cats are mostly purebreds such as Scottish Folds, Munchkins and American Shorthairs, many of them from Coo&RIKU's shops. The room has a wood-toned interior with light-blue accents and mountain-shaped climbing steps. Visits are charged by time, with a drink bar included, and a free-time plan is available. There are no reservations. Children under junior high school age must come with an adult relative, and children under three enter free. Outside food is not allowed.
Hogo Neko Cafe Omusubi
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Hogo Neko Cafe Omusubi is a rescue cat cafe on the sixth floor of a building in Kitasaiwai, west of Yokohama Station. Its cats are former strays with little history of living with people, and the cafe is clear that it is not for visitors who only want to cuddle; it describes itself as a place to relax that happens to have cats, where guests are welcome to read or nap. Some of the cats may find new homes once they are used to people. All visits are by reservation, which opens the day before through LINE, X, Instagram or Google Maps chat, and open days, which vary, are shown on a calendar on the website. Visits are charged in blocks of up to two, four or more hours. Drinks are available, but no food is served. Preschoolers are not admitted, and guests who have visited another cat cafe or touched a stray that day are turned away.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking required
Catcafe mfmf
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Catcafe mfmf, pronounced mofumofu, is a cat cafe in Okano, Nishi Ward, on the west side of Yokohama Station. It opened in Kannai in 2016 and moved to its current third-floor home, reached by stairs, in December 2025. The cafe has a group of resident pedigree cats, including an Exotic Shorthair, a Persian, a Siberian and a Minuet, alongside rescue cats and kittens that are looking for new homes. Visits are charged by time with a drink included, and weekday packs offer longer stays. Children of elementary school age and younger must come with a guardian, and staff may limit entry for young children. Socks are required, flash photography is not allowed, and cats are generally not picked up. New toys may be brought in after a staff check, and cat treats are sold in limited quantities.
- Adoptable cats
Rescue Cat Cafe stellata
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Rescue Cat Cafe stellata is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe on the sixth floor of a building in Futatsuyacho, Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama, three to four minutes on foot from JR Higashi-Kanagawa Station. Opened in February 2025, it takes in cats from stray colonies, hoarding cases and closed pet shops or breeders, and adoptions are screened together with partner rescue groups. Visits are charged from 30 minutes, with the cheapest applicable plan worked out at the end, and simple drinks are free. No reservation is needed, and payment is in cash. Children of elementary school age and younger must come with a guardian and may not pick up cats. Phone chargers, blankets and cat toys can be borrowed, and free-time plans allow guests to leave and return. The cafe opens every day except New Year's Day and also offers cat boarding.
- Adoptable cats
- Walk-ins welcome
Waneko Cafe
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Waneko Cafe is a small, home-style rescue cat cafe in Mitsuzawa Nishimachi, Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama, five minutes on foot from Mitsuzawa-kamicho Station on the Blue Line. Every visit is a private one-hour booking, so a group, or a single guest, has the room and its cats to themselves. Its five resident Japanese cats include Nyanmaru, a large tom who has helped raise more than 40 rescued cats, and they are joined by adoptable cats, most of them from the Yokohama City Animal Welfare Center, with adoptions handled through the group Waneko-kai. Reservations are made by 8 PM the day before through the website or X, and payment is in cash. The cafe currently opens on weekends only. Children of elementary school age and younger are not admitted. Food is not served, but spill-proof drinks may be brought in.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking required
Check each cafe's website for current hours, booking requirements and age restrictions before visiting.