Cat Cafes in Japan

Soka, Saitama

Crown ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌⁠& Bii is a small adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Shinsatomachi, Soka, which its owner set up in her own home and opened in February 2026 after a crowdfunding campaign. It is reached by bus: take the Tobu bus from the west exit of Takenotsuka Station, or the community bus from Minumadai-Shinsuikoen Station on the Nippori-Toneri Liner, to the Nakacho stop, then walk two minutes. The cats are rescues looking for permanent homes. Because the space is small, only about four visitors can enter at a time, and each visitor pays a contribution toward the cats' living costs. Drinks are served only on an outdoor wooden deck and are suspended in bad weather. Guests sign a consent form and wear socks. It opens on weekends and public holidays, with a break from 2 to 3 PM. Weekday visits can sometimes be arranged by Instagram message or email.

• Adoptable cats

Koshigaya, Saitama

ANELLA ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌⁠CAFE Koshigaya is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Koshigaya, about eight minutes on foot from Koshigaya Station on the Tobu Skytree Line, which opened on October 16, 2026. As a branch of the ANELLA chain, it lets visitors spend time with rescued dogs and cats while they wait for new families, and adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own process. It is also a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals, and it offers grooming on site. 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, from midday on weekdays and from 11 AM on weekends and public holidays. There is parking, and payment is cash only.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Kuki, Saitama

Neko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌⁠Cafe she-on is a small cat cafe and taiyaki shop in Minami, Kuki, about nine minutes on foot from the west exit of Kuki Station. The resident cats live in a glass-walled room, so visitors can watch them from the cafe seating while eating freshly grilled taiyaki with fillings such as sweet bean paste, custard, ham and mayonnaise or okonomiyaki, along with coffee and other drinks. Because the cats stay behind glass, the cafe also suits people with cat allergies. Visitors who want to go in and play with the cats can book a 30-minute session by phone, with sessions starting at 11:00 and 16:00. The shop has about eight seats and a small car park, and taiyaki can be taken away. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

• Adoptable cats

Hanyu, Saitama

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌⁠Cafe Yuzu is a reservation-only cat cafe in a converted house in Sunayama, Hanyu, about three minutes on foot from the Sunayama Shukaijo-mae bus stop in rural northern Saitama. The owner lives with around 16 cats, taken in from acquaintances who could no longer keep them or rescued by the owner; there are no purebred cats or kittens, and the cafe does not rehome its cats. Visitors spend time with the cats in a Japanese-style tatami room that feels like a private home, and a terrace seating area lets guests watch the cats sunbathe and look out at wild birds. Only bottled drinks are served. The cafe takes at most two groups a day, booked by phone or LINE, and socks are required. It is closed on Mondays, during Obon and over the New Year holidays.

• Booking required

Hasuda, Saitama

Happy-Wildcats ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌⁠is a certified NPO rescue shelter in Tsubakiyama, Hasuda, that cares for abandoned and ownerless cats and finds them new homes. Its former daily rescue cat cafe closed in January 2023, and the group now holds a reservation-only meet-and-greet in a furnished lounge one minute's walk from the shelter, where visitors can relax with the cats whether or not they plan to adopt. Sessions run on the afternoons of the second and fourth Sundays of each month, except over New Year, and the room does not open on days without bookings, which are taken by phone or through the website. Visitors show ID and are asked for an optional donation, socks are required, and young children must come with a guardian. Adoption viewings are also held by appointment on the second and fourth Thursday mornings.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Kumagaya, Saitama

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌⁠Cafe Coorikuya Kumagaya Nitto Mall is a cat cafe on the fourth floor of the Nitto Mall main building in Ginza, Kumagaya, about three minutes on foot from JR Kumagaya Station. Part of the Coorikuya chain, it adjoins the Coo&RIKU pet shop, which on the same floor also runs a veterinary clinic, grooming salon and pet hotel. The cafe opened in April 2021 and has a spacious room fitted with climbing structures, where the cats play energetically or rest, and it is designed for dropping in between shopping or after work. Visits are charged by time, and drinks are available. The cafe is open every day from morning until the evening, with last entry 30 minutes before closing.

Ageo, Saitama

Nyanroom ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌⁠is a small, homely cat cafe in Kamicho, Ageo, operating since 2017. It describes itself as an at-home space with a lively group of resident cats, and it has tried themed days such as men's days. The cafe opens only on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, with last entry at 18:30, and is closed from Monday to Friday, including public holidays, although it sometimes opens on extra days during long holiday periods such as Silver Week. Irregular days off are also possible. Under Japan's animal welfare rules, stays cannot be extended past 19:00. Entry is a flat charge per person rather than a time-based fee. Opening days and closures are announced on the cafe's website and X account.

Ageo, Saitama

Hogo ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌⁠Neko Cafe Batacha is a rescue cat cafe in Imaizumi, Ageo, that opened in winter 2024 in a sunlit, spacious room with tree-shaped cat towers. Its cats have arrived for many reasons, including owner surrender, intake at public animal centres, and injury or illness, and they are looking for new homes; cats available for adoption are introduced on a board in the cafe, on the website and on social media. Visitors who cannot adopt are also welcome, and cafe fees go toward the cats' care. Bookings can be made online, but walk-ins are accepted and there is no age limit. Socks are required. The cafe is closed on Mondays and Thursdays unless they fall on a public holiday. A free car park across the road has eight spaces, and a sister shelter in Ageo takes in cats that owners can no longer keep.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Ageo, Saitama

Animal ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌⁠Aid is a general incorporated association that runs a large rescue cat shelter in Koshikiya, Ageo, one minute from the Mamagami stop on the Tobu bus from the west exit of JR Ageo Station. The shelter takes in kittens, adult and elderly cats, and sick cats that are hard to rehome, and its rescue cat interaction experience lets visitors spend time with them inside the shelter. No booking is needed, and visits are charged per hour, with children of elementary school age and younger free. Under-18s cannot enter on their own, and very young children may be turned away. No drinks are served, and socks are required. The shelter opens every day, but staff shortages sometimes close it on weekdays, so calling ahead is advised. Adoptions follow the association's own process and are open to people living alone.

• Adoptable cats

Fukaya, Saitama

ANELLA ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌⁠CAFE Saitama Fukaya is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Nishijimacho, Fukaya, one minute on foot from Fukaya Station on the JR Takasaki Line. It opened on September 18, 2026, as the 47th branch of the ANELLA chain, and visitors can spend time with rescued dogs and cats without a reservation while the animals wait for new families. Adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own process, with enquiries made through the store's LINE account. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, with lower rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities, and preschoolers enter free; payment is cash only. The cafe is open every day, opening at midday on weekdays and in the late morning at weekends and on holidays, with last entry at 17:30. It is also a welfare workplace for people with disabilities, offers grooming, and has parking for eight cars.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Chichibu, Saitama

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌⁠Cafe Nekoasobi is a cat cafe in Miyagawacho, central Chichibu, about five minutes on foot from Chichibu Station, next to a soba restaurant. It opened in 2017 as Chichibu's first cat cafe and applies ideas from animal behaviour psychology to how its cats are kept, and its resident cats are ones that enjoy human company. Visitors can drop in without a reservation, and visits are charged by time. The owner also takes questions about cat behaviour and works as a visiting cat helper who advises owners on problem behaviour at home. The cafe regularly posts photos and videos of its cats on X, Instagram and Facebook, and offers a weekly goods bonus for visitors. It is closed on Mondays unless a Monday is a public holiday, and stays open an hour later on weekends and holidays.

• Walk-ins welcome

Chichibu, Saitama

Nico ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌⁠Nyanko Okoku is an open rescue cat shelter in Shimoyoshida, in western Chichibu, where more than 100 rescued cats live together without cages in a 500-square-metre space. It is run in the style of a cat cafe so that the cats can get used to people while they wait for adoption, and visitors spend time with them in the shared rooms. It is open every day from late morning to mid-afternoon, and no reservation is needed. Entry is charged per person, with lower rates for children, and children cannot visit without an adult. Adoption begins with meeting a cat at the shelter or an adoption event, followed by screening and home delivery by the representative. The adjoining guesthouse Neko no Shippo offers overnight stays with the cats. Access is by Seibu bus from Seibu-Chichibu Station to Muku Jinja, then an eight-minute walk.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome