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Cat Cafes in Japan
There are 948 cat cafes in Japan.
VELCAT Bashamichi
Yokohama, Kanagawa
VELCAT Bashamichi is a rescue cat cafe five minutes on foot from Bashamichi Station on the Minatomirai Line, in Naka Ward, Yokohama. It aims to find homes for rescued cats, including former strays, abandoned cats and cats whose owners have died, and a veterinarian from a local clinic makes regular rounds. About 30 cats live across three connected open rooms, which take walk-ins, and two small private rooms can be booked online for quieter time with the cats. Visits are charged by time, with a weekday 30-minute option and a free-time plan. Preschoolers are not admitted, and elementary school children must come with a guardian. Socks are required, and outside food, drinks and toys are not allowed. The cafe is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, except on public holidays, and sells a charity calendar and goods to fund its rescue work.
- Adoptable cats
ANELLA CAFE Yokohama Chukagai
Yokohama, Kanagawa
ANELLA CAFE Yokohama Chukagai is a rescue dog and cat cafe on two floors of a building in Yamashitacho, near Yokohama Chinatown, six minutes on foot from Nihon-odori Station and about eight minutes from Motomachi-Chukagai, Ishikawacho and Kannai stations. Opened in April 2026 as the chain's first branch in the city of Yokohama, it gives rescued dogs and cats a place to meet people while they wait for new families. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, with lower rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities, and preschoolers enter free. The cafe is open every day. Like other ANELLA branches, it is also a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals, and it offers grooming. It is an easy stop before or after a meal in Chinatown.
- Adoptable cats
- Walk-ins welcome
ANELLA CAFE Isezakicho
Yokohama, Kanagawa
ANELLA CAFE Isezakicho is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Wakabacho, Naka Ward, Yokohama, about five minutes on foot from Isezakichojamachi Station on the Blue Line. Opened in August 2026, it has separate spaces for dogs and cats and gives rescued animals a place to meet visitors while they wait for adoption. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, with lower rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities, and preschoolers enter free. The cafe is open every day and accepts cash, cards, e-money and QR payments. Like other ANELLA branches, it is a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals, and it also offers grooming. It sits close to the Isezakicho shopping street.
- Adoptable cats
- Walk-ins welcome
Nyankuru Sakuragicho
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Nyankuru Sakuragicho is an adoption cat cafe on the third floor of a building in Hanasakicho, Naka Ward, five minutes on foot from Sakuragicho Station. Opened in 2016 and part of the Neko Cafe Leon and Nyankuru group, it works with the rescue group Little Cats, and every cat in the room is available for adoption. The cat room is separate from the cafe room. Visits are charged by time, starting with a first 30 minutes that includes a drink, and longer set and free-time plans are available, with free-time ticket holders able to move between the group's cafes on the same day. Drinks come from a free soft-drink bar or a premium menu. No reservation is needed, and the cafe is open every day. Children of elementary school age and younger must come with a guardian, and only new toys may be brought in after a staff check.
- Adoptable cats
- Walk-ins welcome
Hogoneko no Ie ARIGATO
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Hogoneko no Ie ARIGATO is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe on the second floor of a building in Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama, three minutes on foot from Kishine-koen Station on the Blue Line. It was opened in 2017 by the head of a Japanese animal welfare nonprofit, and the cafe's income helps fund rescue and trap-neuter-return work. More than 20 cats are in its care, and people who wish to adopt are interviewed after visiting. English and Spanish are spoken, and handmade cat goods are sold. In late 2025 a crowdfunding campaign raised more than its goal to cover the cafe's rent, utilities and cat food. The cafe opens in the afternoons and is closed on some weekdays; contact is through its LINE account.
- Adoptable cats
My Cat Yokohama
Yokohama, Kanagawa
My Cat Yokohama is a long-running cat cafe in Sugetacho, Kanagawa Ward, in the suburbs of Yokohama, about 20 minutes on foot from Kamoi Station or a minute from the Chodojimae bus stop. Its cats are pedigree and house-born cats, including Singapuras, Russian Blues, British Shorthairs, Munchkins, Scottish Folds and Bengals, and some cats and kittens are also offered for sale. Visits are charged by time, with a discounted first visit and set plans that add a drink and a cat treat. There are no reservations. Children of junior high school age and younger must come with a guardian, and first-time visitors register with photo ID. Cats may be held but must be let go if they object. The cafe has four parking spaces, streams its cats online several times a day and also offers cat boarding. Sister locations are in Yugawara and Kofu.
- Walk-ins welcome
Nekochan to Issho
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Nekochan to Issho is a cat cafe on the third floor of a building in Yamashitacho, about two minutes on foot from Exit 3 of Motomachi-Chukagai Station on the Minatomirai Line, close to Yokohama Chinatown. It is home to about 20 cats and is not a rescue cafe, though visit fees help fund cat welfare work. Visits are charged for an initial 30 minutes and then in 10-minute steps, with free drinks on every plan, and a weekday online plan includes a cat treat. Walk-ins are welcome, and online booking is available. It stays open until 10 PM, later than most cat cafes in the area. There is no age limit, but children of elementary school age and younger must come with an adult. Socks are required, visitors may not pick up the cats, and guests who have been to another animal cafe that day are not admitted.
- Booking recommended
Neko Cafe Leon
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Neko Cafe Leon is a cat cafe a minute's walk from the north exit of JR Ishikawacho Station, near Yokohama Chinatown. Opened in 2008, it was the first cat cafe in Yokohama and is now part of a small group that includes the Nyankuru cafes in Sakuragicho, Kawasaki and Kamata. Every cat in the shop is available for adoption through the Yamanashi rescue group Little Cats, with screening and a trial period before adoption. Visits are charged by time, with a free drink bar of coffee, teas and soft drinks, and longer set and free-time plans are available. Bookings can be made by phone on the day. All ages are welcome, and children of elementary school age and younger must come with a guardian. Visitors may not pick up or chase the cats, and payment is by cash or selected cashless options.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking recommended
Neko Cafe Cloud
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Neko Cafe Cloud is a cat cafe on the second floor of a building in Yamashitacho, near Yokohama Chinatown, about four minutes on foot from JR Ishikawacho Station. It is run by a breeder, and its cats are kittens and young purebreds, including Siberians, Devon Rexes and Ragdolls, some of which are also sold directly to new owners. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, with a weekday three-hour pack, and free tea and coffee are available from a machine. Cat treats can be bought. Elementary school children receive a discount, and children aged three and under enter free. Closing days are irregular. The cafe has a sister shop in Takadanobaba, Tokyo.
Neko no Mori
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Neko no Mori is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Shinanocho, Totsuka Ward, Yokohama, about 15 minutes on foot from JR Higashi-Totsuka Station, next to the Shinano Ichirizuka historic milestone. Its cats are former strays, abandoned cats and cats from multi-cat hoarding cases, and their medical care is overseen by a local animal hospital. Visits are by reservation only, made by phone or LINE by the day before, and each time slot takes up to five guests. Visits of one to three hours include a drink, and elementary school children pay half price. Preschool children are not admitted except for adoption meetings. Socks are required, strong perfume is not allowed, and guests who have handled stray cats or visited another cat cafe that day are turned away. The cafe has two parking spaces and is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking required
ANELLA CAFE Ryokuentoshi
Yokohama, Kanagawa
ANELLA CAFE Ryokuentoshi is a rescue dog and cat cafe at Sotetsu Life Ryokuentoshi, by Ryokuentoshi Station on the Sotetsu Izumino Line, in Izumi Ward, Yokohama. Opened in July 2026 as ANELLA's fifth branch in Kanagawa, it is a place where rescued dogs and cats wait for adoption, and its cat area has a cat wheel and climbing steps. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, with lower rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities, and preschoolers enter free. The cafe is open every day except over the New Year holiday and accepts cash, cards, e-money and QR payments. Like other ANELLA branches, it is also a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals, and it offers grooming. Shared parking is available.
- Adoptable cats
- Walk-ins welcome
Charme GARDEN
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Charme GARDEN is a two-floor rescue cat cafe in Kamiooka-nishi, Konan Ward, Yokohama, five minutes on foot from Kamiooka Station. The ground floor is a cafe serving pasta, plate meals and homemade sweets such as chiffon cake, and upstairs is a room of calm, affectionate rescue cats, looked after by staff involved in rescue work who also find adopters for cats from a partner shelter. Each floor can be used on its own, the cat room is charged by the hour, and drinks may be taken upstairs. On weekdays both floors take phone reservations; at weekends and on holidays, visitors join the queue on arrival. The cafe opened in February 2024, sells rescue-cat calendars and goods, and accepts cards, e-money and QR payments. It is closed on Wednesdays, and there is no parking.
- Adoptable cats
Check each cafe's website for current hours, booking requirements and age restrictions before visiting.