Cat Cafes in Japan

Narashino, Chiba

Neko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌⁠Cafe Juunyan Toiro is a small family-run cat cafe in a residential area of Higashi-Narashino, Narashino, about 12 to 15 minutes on foot from the west exit of Keisei Yachiyodai Station, with a bus stop in front of the building. Opened in September 2020 by a married couple, it has a separate dining area with about a dozen seats and a dedicated space where visitors spend time with more than ten house cats, sometimes including kittens. The cats are used to people and will often sit on laps. Food and drinks are served, and a capsule toy machine dispenses cat treats. Children are welcome. The cafe is usually closed on one or two weekdays and stays open later on weekends, so checking its Instagram before visiting is advisable.

Ichikawa, Chiba

Iyashi ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​⁠Biyori Gyotoku is a rescue cat cafe combined with a massage salon on the third floor of a building about one minute on foot from Gyotoku Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in Ichikawa. Its cats include strays rescued in Chiba City and Funabashi, former community cats from Gyotoku and cats from an elderly owner's multi-cat household. The shop is a registered volunteer adoption partner of the Funabashi public health centre, and adoptions are arranged with staff after a meeting to discuss conditions. Visits are charged per 30 minutes or per hour, with a small weekend surcharge, 10-minute extensions and a weekday free-time option. No food or drinks are served, but water is available. No reservation is needed, the room holds up to six people, and children of elementary school age and older may visit with a guardian. The cat cafe is closed on Tuesdays.

• Adoptable cats

Kashiwa, Chiba

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​⁠Café MOFF Seven Park Ario Kashiwa is a cat cafe on the third floor of the Seven Park Ario Kashiwa shopping mall in Oshimata, Kashiwa, reached by bus from the east exit of Kashiwa Station followed by a short walk. Opened in April 2023 as part of the MOFF chain, it has around 30 cats of many pedigree breeds, among them American Shorthairs, Scottish Folds, Munchkins, Persians, Bengals, Siberians, a Maine Coon and a Ragdoll. Entry is charged for the first 30 minutes with one drink order per person, then in 10-minute extensions, with a daily cap that is higher on weekends and holidays. Reservations are not needed, children aged three and under enter free, and children of elementary school age or younger must come with an adult. The cafe follows the mall's opening days, and the cats are fed at set times twice a day.

• Walk-ins welcome

Kashiwa, Chiba

Nekonote ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​⁠is a combined cat cafe and cat goods shop on the fourth floor of the Shiina Building in central Kashiwa, about five minutes on foot from the east exit of Kashiwa Station. It is run by a cat breeder, so kittens and rare and short-legged breeds are usually in residence, and kittens bred by the shop are offered for sale. The cats are raised to be handled and many will sit on visitors' laps. Visits are charged per 30 or 60 minutes with 10-minute extensions, and set menus combine cat time with drinks, cat treats or food such as cat-shaped omurice and pancakes. The first part of the day on weekends and holidays is priority time for children and students. Shoes are removed at the entrance. The shop also sells more than 2,500 cat-themed goods, including a large range of umbrellas, and closes on irregular days.

Kashiwa, Chiba

Coorikuya ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌⁠Plus Minamikashiwa is a cat cafe on the second floor of the Coo&RIKU Minamikashiwa pet store building, about eight minutes on foot from Minami-Kashiwa Station on the JR Joban Line. It opened in September 2021 as part of the Coorikuya chain, which runs more than 70 cat cafes across Japan. As a Plus branch, it has staff stationed in the cat room at all times. Visits are charged for the first 30 minutes and then in 10-minute extensions, and a flat free-time rate is also available. Reservations are not taken and guests are seated in order of arrival. Children under junior high school age must come with an adult relative, and children under three enter free. Cat treats can be bought, and flash photography is not allowed. The same building houses a pet shop selling dogs and cats, a grooming salon, an animal clinic and a pet hotel.

Nagareyama, Chiba

ANELLA ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌⁠CAFE Minami-Nagareyama is a rescue dog and cat cafe on the ground floor of a building in Minaminagareyama, Nagareyama, about six minutes on foot from Minami-Nagareyama Station on the Tsukuba Express and JR Musashino Line. Part of the nationwide ANELLA chain, it lets visitors spend time with rescued dogs and cats that move freely around the room while they wait for new families, and adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own process. Staff explain how to handle the animals, some of which are still getting used to people. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with 15-minute extensions and drinks included, with lower rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities, and preschoolers enter free. Reservations are not required and the cafe is open every day. It is also a welfare workplace where people with disabilities help care for the animals, and it offers grooming and a pet hotel.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Matsudo, Chiba

Hogoneko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌⁠House Rokuneko is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Shinmatsudo, Matsudo, about 15 minutes on foot from Shin-Matsudo Station, with a bus stop directly outside. It opened in February 2025 and is run as a community project by Ishiyama Production Medicine, a veterinary practice that specialises in farm animals. The cats come from the Chiba Prefectural Animal Welfare Center, where the cafe is registered as an adoption volunteer, and are socialised in a home-like room of about 66 square metres before rehoming. Visits are charged per 40 minutes with a daily cap, with lower rates for students and children and free entry for children under two. Online booking is available for the six places, and walk-ins are accepted when there is space. No food or drinks are served. Adoption events are held monthly, and adopters attend a class and receive home visits. The cafe opens four days a week.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Kashiwa, Chiba

Neko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​⁠no Hitai is a cat cafe in a detached house in the countryside of Fujigaya, in the former Shonan town area of eastern Kashiwa. It is reached by Rainbow Bus from Takayanagi Station on the Tobu Urban Park Line to the Yanohashi stop, then about eight minutes on foot, and has a small car park. Opened in May 2018, it has a home-like setting with around 11 cats, including a Ragdoll, and two goats that can be seen from the window. Visitors pay an entry fee plus at least one food or drink order, and a private-time option is also offered. Visitors must be ten or older, socks are required, and reservations can be made by phone. The cafe opens four days a week, from late morning to late afternoon, and holds a monthly evening live event called Neko Shukai.

• Booking recommended

Kashiwa, Chiba

Animal ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌⁠Cafe Kedama is a rescue dog and cat cafe in a house in a residential area of Minamimasuo, Kashiwa, about 19 minutes on foot from the east exit of Goko Station on the Keisei Matsudo Line. Rescued dogs, including large breeds, and rescued cats share a room that is separate from the cafe seating, so food and drinks are not taken in with the animals. Visits are booked as timed courses, ranging from a touch-only option to courses that add drinks or a meal. Reservations by phone are required and walk-ins are not admitted, and the animal room is open to members holding a membership card. The cafe opens from late morning, closes on Mondays and also sells takeout bento.

• Booking required

Sakura, Chiba

ANELLA ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​⁠CAFE Sakura is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Osakidai, Sakura, about three minutes on foot from JR Sakura Station. Opened in November 2023 as the third cafe of the DogCat rescue ANELLA group, it doubles as the group's medical shelter, so visitors meet animals recovering from injury or illness as well as healthy dogs and cats waiting for new families. Dogs move freely around the room while cats settle where they like, and a separate isolation room houses cats with FIV or FeLV so that they can also be introduced to adopters. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, with reduced rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities, and preschoolers enter free. The cafe is open every day. It also offers grooming and a pet hotel, and is a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Sakura, Chiba

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​⁠Cafe WONWON, known locally as Pet no Ofuroyasan Neko Cafe WONWON, is a cat cafe above a pet grooming salon in Ojidai, Sakura, about five minutes by car from Keisei Usui Station. The ground floor holds the grooming salon and a pet hotel, and the cat room is upstairs, where around nine cats live, each introduced on a name card on the wall. A large resident dog also greets visitors. Visits start from a 30-minute session, drinks and snacks in the entrance area are self-service, and food and drink are not allowed in the cat room. Cat treats can be bought on site. The cafe does not require reservations, while grooming and hotel stays are booked by phone. There are three parking spaces in front of the building.

• Walk-ins welcome

Narita, Chiba

Moff ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌⁠animal cafe AEON Mall Narita is a cat cafe on the second floor of AEON Mall Narita in Wing Tsuchiya, Narita, about ten minutes by direct bus from Keisei Narita Station, which is a short walk from JR Narita Station. Opened by the MOFF chain in June 2019, it has around 23 pedigree cats, including Munchkins, Scottish Folds, Norwegian Forest Cats, Chartreux, American Shorthairs, a Persian, a Bengal, a Ragdoll and a Somali. Admission is charged per 30 minutes with 10-minute extensions and a daily cap, and every visitor also pays for an all-you-can-drink drink bar. No reservation is needed. Children aged three and under enter free, and children of elementary school age or younger must be accompanied by a paying adult, with up to three children per adult. Visitors with disability certificates receive a discount. Closing days follow the mall's schedule.

• Walk-ins welcome