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Cat Cafes in Japan
There are 948 cat cafes in Japan.
Marble CAFE
Kakogawa, Hyogo
Marble CAFE is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Noguchi-cho, Kakogawa, about 20 minutes on foot from the south exit of JR Kakogawa Station. It is run by a local real estate company. The cafe opened in Takasago in November 2017 and moved to Kakogawa in June 2022. Its cat room has held around two dozen rescued cats, all looking for new homes, and adoption events are held regularly. The cat room is separate from the cafe space and is charged per 30 minutes with a drink bar included. Visitors must be 10 or older, children need a guardian, and socks are required. Lunch is no longer served. Opening days have changed over time, so it is best to check the cafe's Instagram before visiting.
- Adoptable cats
Cat Cafe nya-go
Kakogawa, Hyogo
Cat Cafe nya-go is a rescue cat cafe in a detached house in Higashikanki-cho, Kakogawa, just off the Kakogawa Bypass near the Kakogawa-Nishizume interchange and marked by a black cat motif on its wall. About 12 cats live in the cat room, all of them rescued strays, and the owner looks after them as house cats rather than cafe stock. The cat room is charged as a flat fee with no time limit and no reservation, and drinks are discounted on the same day. The front cafe can also be used on its own and sells cat-themed handmade goods by local makers. Unusually for a cat cafe, children of all ages are welcome. Socks are required and payment is cash only. The cats are not available for adoption. The cafe is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and public holidays.
Neko no Ouchi NECON
Himeji, Hyogo
Neko no Ouchi NECON is a rescue cat room on the second floor of the RECON building in Kamae, Shikama Ward, Himeji. It is about three minutes on foot from the Kamae Kitaguchi bus stop, around 20 minutes on foot from Sanyo Kameyama Station, and has its own car park. About two dozen cats live here, a mix of resident cafe cats and rescued cats, and several are listed for adoption. The cafe also considers requests to take in cats that have nowhere to go. Visits are charged per 30 minutes and can be booked online. Visitors may bring their own food and drinks but may not feed the cats, and children of elementary school age or younger must come with a guardian. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays and most Sundays, opening only on the first and third Sundays with shorter hours.
- Adoptable cats
Hogo Neko Cafe Kakurega
Himeji, Hyogo
Hogo Neko Cafe Kakurega is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Kamakura-cho, Shikama Ward, Himeji, about 10 minutes on foot from JR Agaho Station, with parking for six cars. Around 30 rescued cats live at the cafe, ranging from playful young cats to quieter older ones, and the cafe looks for adopters through a dedicated adoption account. Entry is a flat fee with no time limit, with a reduced rate for ages four through high school and free entry for children three and under, and visitors may bring their own drinks. The cafe opens in the early afternoon. Weekend and public holiday visits need no booking, while weekday visits are by reservation only, made by phone or LINE. The cafe generally does not accept requests to take in cats.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking required
cat cafe Uiyatsume
Himeji, Hyogo
cat cafe Uiyatsume is a small cat cafe on the second floor of the Mifune Building in Ekimae-cho, about five minutes on foot from Himeji Station. Its cats are looking for new homes, and the cafe accepts adoption applications all year, with several cats having moved on to families through trial adoptions. Visits are charged for the first hour and then per 30 minutes, and soft drinks and alcohol are sold separately. Reservations are made through the cafe's LINE account or by phone. To keep the cats relaxed, visitors are asked not to pick them up, film videos or use flash, and not to visit other animal facilities on the same day. Feeding times are mid-afternoon and early evening. The cafe also sells cat goods and handmade toys and hosts art exhibitions. It is closed on Tuesdays.
- Adoptable cats
Neko Cafe Salon de Kei
Himeji, Hyogo
Neko Cafe Salon de Kei is a rescue cat cafe in Kaji-machi, Himeji, at the southern end of the Nozato shopping arcade and about 15 minutes on foot from Himeji Castle, with the Nozatomon bus stop a short walk away. A pink noren curtain with a beckoning-cat pattern marks the entrance. Around 20 cats live here, all rescued or fostered, including a Scottish Fold and a Somali. Visits are charged for 90 minutes with one drink included, then per 30 minutes, and visitors may bring bottled drinks. The cafe is reservation-only by phone, and first-time visitors usually need to book by the previous day. Visitors are asked not to shout, run or bother the cats, and socks are required. The owner promotes adopting rescue cats, and adoption is possible. The cafe is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking required
Maine Coon Cat Cafe mof.mof
Himeji, Hyogo
mof.mof is a family-run cat cafe in Kosaka, Hirohata Ward, Himeji, that specialises in Maine Coons. It is about 10 minutes on foot from JR Harima-Katsuhara Station and has no car park. Opened in February 2017 by a husband and wife, it has a small group of around six Maine Coons, and each group of visitors gets a private room. Visits are charged by the hour, with one-, two- and three-hour plans and 15-minute extensions, and elementary and junior high school students pay half. Reservations must be made by the previous day. The cafe serves home-style curry and pancakes, which the owner decorates with cat drawings on weekends, and sells handmade accessories. Visitors are asked not to pick up the cats or use flash. Opening days are irregular.
- Booking required
Hogo Inu & Neko Cafe Shippo no Mori
Himeji, Hyogo
Shippo no Mori is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Ishikura, northwest Himeji, run by the NPO animal shelter Himeji Canfel, which takes in dogs and cats separated from their owners and finds them new homes. It is about 20 minutes by car from JR Himeji Station. A one-hour visit covers 30 minutes in the cat room and 30 minutes with the dogs, with free-flow drinks, and visitors can move between the areas. There is a lower rate for children from age four through elementary school, and toddlers enter free. Children must come with a guardian, and socks are required in the cat room. Bookings are made in advance through the online calendar. Adoption events are held regularly. The cafe is closed on the first and third Fridays, during Obon and over New Year, and the site also has a self-service dog grooming room.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking required
Neko Parasol
Ako, Hyogo
Neko Parasol is a small cat room on the second floor of the building that houses Cadou, a multinational restaurant in Kariya, Ako, about three minutes on foot from JR Banshu-Ako Station. Three American Shorthairs named Toto, Lulu and Bibi live here. Visits are charged per hour with 30-minute extensions, and there is a lower rate for high school students and younger. Guests who have eaten at Cadou downstairs receive a discount, so the cat room can be combined with a meal of curry, gapao or seasonal oyster dishes. Reservations are preferred and can be made by phone or by Instagram message through the restaurant. The cat room opens only from Friday to Sunday, with shorter hours on Sundays.
Cafe calico
Akashi, Hyogo
Cafe calico is a cafe with an attached rescue cat shelter in Uozumi-cho, Akashi, about four minutes on foot from Sanyo Nishi-Eigashima Station, with parking for six cars. It opened in October 2023, founded by the owner of a long-running pet salon. The cats live in a room fully separated from the cafe by glass, and a clear tunnel runs across the ceiling so diners can watch them pass overhead, which lets people with allergies visit too. Entry to the cat room is charged per 30 minutes, up to one hour, with one cafe order required, and booking ahead by phone is recommended. Children below elementary school age cannot enter the cat room. Takings fund the shelter, and the cafe arranges adoptions. The menu includes croffles, gelato and a weekday soup lunch. It is closed on Tuesdays.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking recommended
Nekodokoro
Akashi, Hyogo
Nekodokoro is a small therapy-themed cat cafe in Okubo-cho Yagi, Akashi, about three minutes on foot from Sanyo Electric Railway Naka-Yagi Station and 15 minutes from JR Okubo Station. It faces Yagi Iseki Park, with views across the sea to the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and Awaji Island. Opened in 2017, it is home to a group of rescued resident cats known as the seven lucky cats, and kittens looking for adoptive homes are sometimes in residence. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, and infants under one held in arms enter free. Children below elementary school age are limited to 30 minutes and those below junior high age to one hour, always with an adult. Reservations are required by phone or email and are paid in advance. Visitors may bring sealed drinks. It mainly opens on weekends and public holidays.
- Adoptable cats
Kutsurogi Kominka Mameneko
Tamba Sasayama, Hyogo
Kutsurogi Kominka Mameneko is a rescue cat cafe in a renovated house roughly a century old in Minamishinmachi, part of the old castle town of Sasayama in Tamba-Sasayama. It opened in August 2016 and has a retro-modern interior, with the cat room separated from the cafe space by glass windows. The cats were abandoned or given up by owners who could no longer keep them, and many stay at the cafe while they wait for adoptive homes. Cats from the local NPO Tamba Community Hub are also placed here to meet potential adopters. Visits to the cat room are charged by the hour and include a drink and a snack, and lunch is also served. No reservation is needed, last entry is at 6 PM, and socks are required. The cafe closes on Tuesdays and the second Wednesday of the month, and opens on national holidays.
- Adoptable cats
Check each cafe's website for current hours, booking requirements and age restrictions before visiting.