Cat Cafes in Japan

Tome, Miyagi

Nekoan ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌⁠is a small cafe with resident cats in a residential area of Hasama, Tome, in northern Miyagi. It moved to its current location in January 2022. Around ten cats live here, mostly rescues, along with kittens at times, and some of the cats are looking for new families. Visitors wash their hands on arrival and can choose a 60-minute visit without a drink or a 70-minute visit with a handmade drink; stays are strictly limited to 70 minutes. Cat treats can be bought. Elementary and junior high school students cannot visit without an adult. The owner also runs trap-neuter-return work for local cats and posts the cats' daily life on YouTube. The cafe closes on some days without notice, so check Instagram for the latest schedule.

• Adoptable cats

Marumori, Miyagi

Marumofu-do ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​⁠is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in an old farmhouse in the hills of Kosai, Marumori, a town in southern Miyagi known for its cat-god shrines and stones. It opened in November 2025 and is run by the Marumofu Nekogami Project, which also organizes spay clinics and community cat work. Around 20 to 30 rescued cats of all ages live in the house, and cats with certain illnesses live in a separate room. Every opening day doubles as an adoption event, and adopters go through screening. Visits are charged per hour or as free time with a drink, at higher rates on weekends and holidays, and payment is cash only. Socks are required and can be bought on site. There is no sign outside. Opening days change around holidays and are announced on the website and Instagram.

• Adoptable cats

Yamagata

Nekocolle ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌⁠Yamagata is a long-running cat cafe on the second floor of a building in Hatagomachi, central Yamagata, near the Bunshokan historic building, with stairs on the right side of the building. It calls itself a cat club rather than a cafe: no food or drinks are served, but visitors may bring capped bottled drinks. Around ten cats live here, including several long-haired cats, and many are older cats with relaxed temperaments. Visitors may not pick the cats up, but cats that climb onto laps can stay there. A 60-minute visit with a cat treat is the popular option, and treats are served on a plate. Cats wearing collars can be less tolerant of handling. Grooming for visitors' own cats is offered by appointment. Hours are currently shortened and the cafe closes irregularly; a public parking garage is nearby.

Sendai, Miyagi

Happy ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌⁠Cats is a cat room in Takatamamachi, Izumi Ward, Sendai, next to the Sento animal hospital, which arranges adoptions of the cats. It is a place simply for spending time with cats: no food, drinks or cat treats are sold, and visitors may bring their own drinks in capped bottles or flasks. Many friendly cats, a large share of them rescues, move freely between three rooms, and many will settle on laps. Visitors put on slippers, wash their hands, buy a 30-minute or one-hour ticket from a machine that takes only 1,000-yen notes, and pay for extensions the same way. Socks are required and are not sold on site. The cats take 30-minute breaks at quiet times, entry may be limited when busy, and booking by phone is recommended. The room is closed on Thursdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Sendai, Miyagi

Matatabi-tei ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌⁠is a cat-only boarding hotel in Heisei, Miyagino Ward, Sendai, that also runs a small rescue cat cafe aimed at matching rescued cats with adopters. The cafe is reservation-only and private: just two groups a day can book, and each visit is exclusive, so you never share the room with other guests. Around a dozen rescued cats and resident cats live here, and they welcome visitors while waiting for permanent homes. Visits are charged per hour with one canned or boxed drink and run between 1 PM and 6 PM. Bookings must be made by phone or email by the day before. Children aged 12 and under are generally not admitted, extensions are charged automatically, and credit cards are not accepted. Visitors may bring cat treats, which are given under staff supervision.

• Adoptable cats

Sendai, Miyagi

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌⁠cat cafe at Amuse Park Sendai Port is part of a large indoor amusement center near Sendai Port in Nakano, Miyagino Ward, which also has a batting center, indoor fishing ponds, a game arcade and a gem-hunting area. Opened in 2015, the cafe has about 15 cats with distinct personalities that greet visitors in a dedicated room. Visits are charged by time, and cat treats can be bought. The cafe runs regular events, such as birthday sets for the cats, seasonal costume goods, periods with free treats and a visitor vote that chooses the cafe's cat manager. It is open every day, from noon on weekdays and from 10 AM on weekends and holidays, until 8 PM with last entry at 7 PM. Hours can change during school holidays.

Natori, Miyagi

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​⁠cat cafe at Amuse Park Natori Rinku sits inside an amusement center in Mitazono, Natori, about two minutes on foot from Mitazono Station on the Sendai Airport Line, alongside a batting center, indoor fishing ponds, table tennis, an arcade and a gem-hunting area. The cafe has a varied group of cats, including recently arrived kittens such as a young Singapura, and visitors are invited to vote on names for new cats. Visits are charged by time, cat treats are sold, and a point card and monthly cat-day offers on the 22nd are available. Payment at the facility is cash only, and there is free parking. The cafe is open every day, from 11 AM on weekdays and 10 AM on weekends and holidays, until 8 PM. Hours may change during long school holidays.

Ishinomaki, Miyagi

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌⁠cat cafe at Amuse Park Ishinomaki is part of an amusement center in Nakaura, Ishinomaki, that opened in August 2026 with a batting center, indoor fishing, a game arcade and a gem-hunting area. The cafe room has more than 20 cats, some of which came from the chain's branch in Fukushima before the opening. Visits are charged by time. It is open every day, from 11 AM on weekdays and 10 AM on weekends and holidays, until 8 PM, with last entry at 7:30 PM, while the rest of the facility stays open until midnight.

Fukushima

Hidamari ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​⁠Neko is a small volunteer-run rescue cat room in Chugencho, Fukushima City. It took in the cats of a Fukushima City cat cafe that closed in October 2021, including several under medical treatment, and most of its residents are now elderly cats, joined by some younger cats fostered by the volunteers. Homes are sought for the cats, although many are expected to live out their lives here, and visitors are welcome to spend time with them whether or not they plan to adopt. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, with lower rates for children and students. To limit stress on the cats, no more than eight visitors are allowed in at once, and hands are washed and disinfected before entering. Walk-ins are accepted, but reservations take priority and are needed for parking. Bottled and canned drinks are sold, and food is not allowed. It is closed on Wednesdays.

• Adoptable cats

Fukushima

Amuse ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​⁠Park Fukushima Cat Cafe is a cat room inside Amuse Park Fukushima, an amusement complex in Kuroiwa, south of central Fukushima, with batting cages, indoor fishing, a game corner, a trampoline and kids' park and a gem-hunting area. The facility is about 17 minutes on foot from Minami-Fukushima Station and has its own parking. The cafe has a good number of long-haired and short-haired cats, many of them friendly and happy to sit on laps, and cat treats are sold at the counter, which is the easiest way to get their attention. Visits are charged by the hour with a drink included, with a lower rate for children. The cat cafe opens later than the rest of the complex on weekdays and closes every day at 8 PM, with last entry at 7 PM.

Iwaki, Fukushima

Amuse ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​⁠Park Iwaki Cat Cafe is a cat room inside Amuse Park Iwaki, an amusement complex in the Yumoto area of Iwaki that also has batting cages, indoor fishing ponds with carp and sturgeon, a game corner and a gem-hunting area. The cats are mostly young and playful, and include a curly-coated Lambkin who joined in July 2026, and the cafe holds events such as an annual cat popularity vote. Visits are charged by time, and discounted tickets are sold on the 22nd of each month, Japan's cat day. The complex is open every day; the cat cafe opens at noon on weekdays and 10 AM on weekends and public holidays and closes at 8 PM, with last entry at 7:30 PM. It is one of several cat cafes run by the Amuse Park group in Fukushima Prefecture.

Koriyama, Fukushima

Amuse ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​⁠Park Koriyama Animal Cafe is the cat and small-animal cafe of Amuse Park Koriyama, an amusement complex in Asakamachi, southern Koriyama, with bowling, batting cages, trampolines, a game corner, indoor fishing, a gem-hunting area and a seasonal barbecue. The cafe sits with the fishing and gem-hunting section and has a cat room alongside rabbits, squirrels including an albino, guinea pigs and small birds. Visitors can write birthday messages for the cats in the month before each cat's birthday and receive a photo card, and the 22nd of every month is a discount day. The cafe opens at noon on weekdays and 10 AM on weekends and closes at 8 PM. The complex is about 10 minutes by bus from JR Koriyama Station, at the Hassakuuchi stop, and has free parking.