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Cat Cafes in Japan
There are 948 cat cafes in Japan.
ANELLA CAFE Ebetsu Nopporo
Ebetsu, Hokkaido
ANELLA CAFE Ebetsu Nopporo is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Nopporo, Ebetsu, about 11 minutes on foot from JR Nopporo Station on the Hakodate Main Line. Opened on 30 May 2026 as the 31st branch of the ANELLA chain and its third in Hokkaido, it occupies a brick-fronted building with a retro-modern look, high ceilings and separate areas for dogs and cats. The cat area has a cat wheel, cat towers and climbing steps, and visitors can play with the rescued cats using toys while they wait for new families. 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. The cafe is open every day and payment is cash only. It also works as a welfare workplace and offers grooming.
- Adoptable cats
- Walk-ins welcome
Nagomi Neko
Ebetsu, Hokkaido
Nagomi Neko is a small rescue cat cafe and workspace in Nopporo, Ebetsu, with about three parking spaces behind the building. It opened on 18 April 2026 as the only rescue cat cafe in Ebetsu at the time and is run alongside a local day-service business. Visitors can relax with the rescued cats or use the room as a quiet place to work. Visits are booked in 30-minute slots, either online or by phone, and a 60-minute visit includes one drink; short extensions are available, and children under three enter free. Socks are required and can be bought at reception. Children of elementary school age and younger must come with a guardian. The cats have a rest break in the middle of the afternoon. The cafe has hosted adoption events with a local rescue group.
- Adoptable cats
Cat Cafe Meow Legend
Otaru, Hokkaido
Cat Cafe Meow Legend is a cat cafe in Ironai, Otaru, near the canal and about 12 to 15 minutes on foot from JR Otaru Station. It opened in early 2025 and is run by an owner from Hong Kong. The cafe is built around a story of two legendary cat deities who brought six kittens to the town, and a small shrine to them stands inside, along with trick-art photo walls, works by cat artists and photos of Otaru's street cats. A small group of young cats lives here, and a calm Shiba Inu named Kuro acts as the resident guard dog. Visits are a 50-minute session with one drink or a day pass with a drink bar, Hokkaido residents receive a discount, and treats can be bought for the cats. Cat-themed cakes are served. The cafe normally closes on Tuesdays but opens daily in peak summer and winter.
Cat Cafe Stay Cultus's Home
Otaru, Hokkaido
Cat Cafe Stay Cultus's Home (Kuu-chan no Ie) is a small cat cafe with a guesthouse attached, in a residential area of Nagahashi, Otaru, about 15 minutes on foot from JR Otaru Station or four minutes from the Nagahashi 2-chome bus stop. It opened in May 2018 and is named after the owner's first cat, an Exotic Shorthair called Cultus. Eight pedigree cats live here: four Exotic Shorthairs, two Munchkins, a British Shorthair and a Norwegian Forest Cat. Day visitors pay by the length of their stay, and most plans include a canned drink. Payment is cash only. Visitors can hold the cats if they are willing, and socks are required. Children are welcome with a guardian. The cafe opens in the daytime, with evening sessions mainly by reservation, and closures are announced on social media. Overnight guests, one group at a time, also get cat time.
- Booking recommended
cat cafe Prince
Hakodate, Hokkaido
cat cafe Prince is a small cat cafe in Horikawacho, Hakodate, about six minutes on foot from the Horikawacho tram stop. Its resident cats are mostly pedigree breeds, with a large group of Scottish Folds alongside a Munchkin, a Russian Blue, a Persian, Ocicats, an American Curl and several mixed-breed cats, many of them long-time senior residents. The room holds about five guests, so visits are by reservation, although same-day bookings are accepted. Visits are charged per 30 or 60 minutes. There is currently no cafe service, and guests may bring their own drinks in containers with lids or caps. Children must be of elementary school age or older and come with a guardian; cats can sit on laps but children should not pick them up. The cafe opens on Saturdays and Sundays, and on Mondays that are public holidays, and has parking.
- Booking required
Hakodate Rescue Cat Cafe Chacha
Hakodate, Hokkaido
Hakodate Rescue Cat Cafe Chacha is an adoption-focused cat cafe in Yunokawa, Hakodate, about six minutes on foot from the Yunokawa Onsen tram stop and a short drive from Hakodate Airport. Opened in January 2019, it houses around 30 cats, all of them rescues, most of them calm adults, with kittens at times. Every cat is looking for a permanent home, and adoptions are arranged directly with the cafe subject to its conditions. Visits can be booked for 30 minutes, one hour with a drink, or free time with unlimited drinks, with lower rates for school-age children; one preschooler per group enters free and extensions are charged in 10-minute blocks. Socks are required, and children under junior high school age must come with a guardian. The cafe is closed on Fridays and its schedule can change around the group's TNR (trap-neuter-return) work. Parking is available for about seven cars.
- Adoptable cats
ANELLA CAFE Hakodate
Hakodate, Hokkaido
ANELLA CAFE Hakodate is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Hanazonocho, Hakodate, a minute's walk from the Inari Jinja-mae bus stop and about 14 minutes on foot from Fukaboricho tram stop. It opened in November 2025 as part of the nationwide ANELLA network, which works to find new families for rescued animals, and it has separate areas for its rescue cats and dogs. Visitors can meet the animals whether or not they plan to adopt, and adoptions go through ANELLA's own process. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with extensions, children pay a lower rate and preschoolers enter free. No reservation is needed. Vaccinated pet dogs and cats wearing diapers may come in with their owners, and the cafe also has an indoor mini dog run, grooming and a welfare workplace for staff with disabilities. There is parking for more than 20 cars.
- Adoptable cats
Rescue Cat Cafe WHISKER
Hakodate, Hokkaido
Rescue Cat Cafe WHISKER is a small rescue cat cafe in Goryokakucho, Hakodate. A resident house cat acts as the manager, and several rescued cats live alongside it while they wait for new homes. The venue has a cafe space serving drinks, waffles and mini parfaits, and a separate cat room that is used by one group at a time, so booking by phone is recommended. Visitors leave their belongings in lockers, disinfect their hands and wear slippers in the cat room. Flash photography and outside food and drinks are not allowed, and only staff-provided treats may be given to the cats. Cats can be adopted under the cafe's conditions, with adopters asked to contribute toward medical costs. For the time being the cafe opens only on Sundays, and it closes on some Sundays as well. Staff work other jobs on weekdays, so calls may not be answered then.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking recommended
Foot Prints
Hakodate, Hokkaido
Foot Prints is a cafe restaurant in a residential part of Yunokawa, Hakodate, about 13 minutes on foot from the Yunokawa tram stop. Opened in June 2022, it keeps several cats along with a large tropical fish aquarium. Diners can watch the cats through a glass partition while they eat, and guests can also go into the cat room to play with them before or after their meal. There is no separate cat cover charge, and visits are paid for through food and drink orders. The menu centres on weekly lunch plates and pasta with toppings chosen by the guest. It opens for lunch, with evening service on Fridays and Saturdays, and is closed on Tuesdays. Online booking is available, and there is parking on site. The cafe is better suited to a meal with cats nearby than to a long cat cafe session.
Neko Kissa Kuurikuya Hakodate
Hakodate, Hokkaido
Neko Kissa Kuurikuya Hakodate is a branch of the Kuurikuya cat cafe chain on the first floor of Polestar Shopping Center in Minatocho, Hakodate, about 11 minutes on foot from JR Goryokaku Station. It opened in June 2023 next to the Coo&RIKU pet shop run by the same group, and its cats are mostly young pedigree cats that start at the cafe early and are used to people. Visits are charged per 30 or 60 minutes or as free time, with an unlimited drink bar included and extensions in 10-minute blocks; children under three enter free, and children under junior high school age must come with an adult relative. Reservations are not taken, and guests are seated in order of arrival. Cat treats can be bought, and the venue has free Wi-Fi and charging points.
Neko House Maikeru Cafe
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Neko House Maikeru Cafe is a cat cafe in a detached house in Toko, Asahikawa, about ten minutes by car from Midorigaoka and Kaguraoka stations. It is run by the owner of the cattery Neko House Maikeru Land, and many of its cats are retired breeding cats. Around 16 cats live here, with breeds such as Scottish Fold, Ragdoll, Singapura, Siberian, Kinkalow, Munchkin and American Curl, and the house is furnished like a home so visitors can relax with them. Visits are charged by time, from 30 minutes up to a full-day pack, and visitors can buy treats to feed the cats. Socks must be worn and photography is allowed. Some adult cats are looking for new families, and kittens from the cattery are also sold. The cafe opens daily except for irregular closures, with earlier opening on weekends and holidays.
- Adoptable cats
Nyans House Roro
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Nyans House Roro is a cat cafe on the main road through Kagura, Asahikawa, that opened on 22 February 2025, Japan's Cat Day. About a dozen cats live here, including Exotic Shorthairs, Maine Coons, Scottish Straights and Selkirk Rex, and some of them are rescued or rehomed cats looking for new families. Visits are charged per 30 or 60 minutes, with a free-time option for longer stays, and canned drinks are available; visitors can also give the cats treats. Young children should come with a guardian. The same tenant space also runs a cats-only pet hotel and miniature handicraft classes. The cafe is closed on Mondays, at the New Year and on some other days, and opens on Tuesday when Monday is a holiday.
- Adoptable cats
Check each cafe's website for current hours, booking requirements and age restrictions before visiting.