Cat Cafes in Japan

Okayama

ANELLA ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌⁠CAFE Branch Okayama Kitanagase is a rescue dog and cat cafe in the Branch Okayama Kitanagase shopping complex, about 11 minutes on foot from JR Kitanagase Station. Opened in summer 2026 as part of the nationwide ANELLA chain, it has a main room with rescued dogs and a separate cat room at the back, with staff in both areas to explain how to handle the animals. The dogs and cats are waiting for new families, and adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own process. 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. It also operates as a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Okayama

ANELLA ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌⁠CAFE Okayama Senoo is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Senoo, in the south of Okayama, about 21 minutes on foot from JR Senoo Station on the Uno Line, with parking on site. Part of the nationwide ANELLA chain, it is mainly a dog cafe, but rescued cats also live here and visitors can spend time with both while the animals wait for new families. Adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own process. 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 also offers grooming. Like other ANELLA branches it is a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Kurashiki, Okayama

ANELLA ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​⁠CAFE Kurashiki is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Sakazu, Kurashiki, directly opposite AEON Mall Kurashiki and about 18 minutes on foot from Kyujo-mae Station on the Mizushima Line, with a few parking spaces. Part of the nationwide ANELLA chain, it has a dog floor and a cat area where rescued animals live while they wait for new families, and several dogs and cats have been adopted from here. Adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own process. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, with lower rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities, and preschoolers enter free. Treats are rationed rather than unlimited. The cafe is open every day from noon and also works as a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Okayama

Hogokko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌⁠CAFE is a shelter and adoption cafe for rescued dogs and cats in Suzaki, Minami Ward, Okayama, about ten minutes on foot from the Fukuhamako-mae bus stop. Opened in 2017 by a local rescuer, it houses dogs and many cats waiting for new families in a homely setting, and visitors who only want to spend time with the animals are equally welcome. All visits are booked in one-hour slots by phone, LINE or the online form, with one to three groups at a time. The hourly charge includes one treat-feeding session for visitors of junior high school age and up, with a lower rate for younger children. Under-18s must come with an adult and babies under one are not admitted. Adopters can arrange a trial stay, and the cafe is closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Kurashiki, Okayama

Somali ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌⁠is a cat cafe and bar in Kawanishimachi, Kurashiki, about four minutes on foot from Kurashiki-shi Station on the Mizushima Line. All of the resident cats are Somalis from one family, raised together, and they are friendly enough to climb onto visitors' shoulders and backs. At the cats' mealtime, food is handed out to visitors free of charge so they can feed the cats. The menu runs to about 100 items, including coffee, soft drinks, desserts such as parfaits, and alcohol, so it works both as a daytime cafe and as an evening bar. The space is small, with around 12 seats including counter seats, and reservations can be made online. It is open every day until late evening, with occasional irregular closures.

Kurashiki, Okayama

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​⁠Café MOFF Ario Kurashiki is a chain cat cafe on the second floor of the Ario Kurashiki shopping mall, next to JR Kurashiki Station. It is home to about 23 cats of around 15 breeds, including Scottish Folds and American Shorthairs, and the cafe serves a full drink menu with latte art based on the resident cats. Visitors can watch the cats eat together at feeding time and buy food to feed them. Entry is charged per 30 minutes with one drink order, then in 10-minute increments, with a daily maximum that is higher at weekends. No booking is needed, children aged three and under enter free, and children of elementary school age and younger must come with a paying adult. There are also semi-private seating areas. The cafe follows the mall's opening days, with last entry 30 minutes before closing.

• Walk-ins welcome

Hayashima, Okayama

Nanairo ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌⁠Shippo is a permanent weekend adoption space for rescued cats in a residential area of Wakamiya, Hayashima, run by a volunteer rescue group. Every Saturday and Sunday afternoon, rescued adult cats and kittens roam a free space where visitors can play with them, whether or not they plan to adopt. Entry works as a donation to the cats: a 30-minute first-visit course and a one-hour course that includes a bottled drink, with lower amounts for junior and senior high school students and free entry for elementary school children and younger. A small shop sells cat goods and handmade items to support the rescue work, and a veterinary consultation is available by booking during opening hours. Opening times vary from week to week and are posted on the group's blog, and some weekends are skipped. The phone is answered only during opening hours.

• Adoptable cats

Okayama

Ferret ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌⁠& Cafe Skip is a small animal cafe in Fukuyoshicho, Minami Ward, Okayama, where ferrets are the main attraction but several friendly cats also roam freely around the dining room. Ferrets are brought out in turn for visitors to hold inside a pen, and the cafe has also kept a fennec fox, guinea pigs and rabbits. Unlike most animal cafes there is no time charge: visitors order food and drinks at ordinary prices, such as fried chicken, cake sets and coffee, and spend time with the animals while they eat. The owner explains how to handle the ferrets, which are also sold. The cafe opens only a few days a week, mainly at weekends.

• Adoptable cats

Tsuyama, Okayama

Animal ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​⁠House PRAMEE is a reservation-only animal petting house in Kamo, in the hills north of central Tsuyama, run by a couple who moved to the area in 2022. More than ten kinds of animals live in the house and garden, including meerkats, prairie dogs, chinchillas, hedgehogs, a goat, a cockatoo and a barn owl, and several friendly cats roam among visitors, among them a cat with dichroic eyes. Visits are booked for one group at a time, and private hire is possible. The one-hour session is charged at adult and child rates, and treats for the animals can be bought separately. Same-day bookings are not accepted on weekdays. The house is closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with some irregular closures.

• Booking required

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi

Neko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌⁠to Hon Miaw is a cat cafe and manga library on the second floor of a building in Akamacho, Shimonoseki, in the Karato area near Akama Shrine. Visitors share a calm room with around a dozen resident cats, including a Munchkin and a mix of long- and short-haired breeds, while reading from a collection of more than 20,000 manga volumes and art photo books gathered by the owner. Visits are charged by time, with packages of two or three hours, and free drinks are included. Cat treats are sold in a small daily batch, and staff explain how to approach the cats when guests arrive. Socks are required, and the cafe admits visitors of junior high school age and older. It opens in the afternoon and stays open later at weekends and on holidays, and is closed on Tuesdays and Fridays. There is no car park.

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌⁠Cafe Coorikuya Sea Mall Shimonoseki is a branch of the nationwide Coorikuya cat cafe chain on the third floor of the Sea Mall Shimonoseki shopping centre in Takezakicho, about four minutes on foot from JR Shimonoseki Station. It is attached to the Coo&RIKU pet shop, which sells puppies and kittens. The cat room is small, which keeps visitors close to the cats, and the resident cats are used to people, with a mix of sleepy, playful and affectionate personalities. Visits are charged by time, with a free-time option, and the price includes self-service drinks. Cat treats can be bought to share with the cats, and lint rollers and wet wipes are provided. Children are welcome and pay the same rate as adults. The cafe is open every day, with last entry 30 minutes before closing.

Yamaguchi

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌⁠Cafe Coorikuya Sun Park Ajisu is a branch of the Coorikuya cat cafe chain on the second floor of the Sun Park Ajisu shopping centre in Ajisu, southern Yamaguchi City, about eight minutes on foot from Ajisu Station on the JR Ube Line. It sits inside the Coo&RIKU pet shop, which sells puppies and kittens, and was added to the shop when it was renovated in 2022. Around ten to fifteen cats live in the room, and they are friendly and used to visitors, often climbing onto laps and shoulders. Visits are charged by time, from 30-minute stays with unlimited drinks to longer courses that include cat treats. Photos are allowed, and children of all ages, including babies, may enter. The cafe is open every day, with last entry 30 minutes before closing.