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Cat Cafes in Japan
There are 948 cat cafes in Japan.
Cafe Cait
Mito, Ibaraki
Cafe Cait is a cat-themed cafe restaurant with a separate cat room in Sakumachi, Mito, about 11 minutes on foot from the south exit of Mito Station. It opened on February 22, 2024, Japan's cat day, as part of its owners' rescue work and later moved to its current building, which has parking for five or six cars. Diners eat in the restaurant space and then take turns in the adjoining cat room, a homely space where the cats come and go as they please; only visitors of junior high school age and older may enter it, while kittens are sometimes kept in the dining area. Fostered kittens are rehomed through the cafe. The menu includes homemade roast beef, cat-named dishes and drinks with paw-shaped ice, served on cat tableware. Reservations, parties and events for cat lovers are available. It is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
- Adoptable cats
Neko Cafe Sukegawa
Hitachi, Ibaraki
This small cat cafe in Sukegawacho, Hitachi, about 16 minutes on foot from the central exit of Hitachi Station, is a weekend-only cafe whose cats are rescues. The building has a dining room with a simple, inexpensive food menu and a separate cat room, partitioned off from the dining space, where food and drink are not allowed. Visits to the cat room are charged per 30 minutes. Around six cats live there; some are former strays that prefer to keep to the cat walks or rest in their cages, while others are friendly and come straight to visitors, so it suits people who are happy simply to watch the cats as well as those hoping to play. The cafe is run by an older couple and is open only on Saturdays and Sundays, from 11 AM to 5 PM.
ANELLA CAFE Tsuchiura
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki
ANELLA CAFE Tsuchiura is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Higashitsuwa, western Tsuchiura, and the first branch of the ANELLA chain in Ibaraki Prefecture. It is about 11 minutes by car from JR Tsuchiura Station, or a 10-minute bus ride to the Tsukuba Kokusai Daigaku stop followed by a three-minute walk, and has its own parking. Visitors spend time with rescued dogs and cats that are waiting for new families, and adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own process, with regular adoption events. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with extensions in 15-minute blocks, and there are lower rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities. The cafe is open every day, from noon on weekdays and from 11 AM on weekends and holidays. It doubles as a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals, and it has a grooming salon.
- Adoptable cats
- Walk-ins welcome
ANELLA CAFE Hitachi
Hitachi, Ibaraki
ANELLA CAFE Hitachi is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Onumacho, in the southern part of Hitachi, about five minutes by car from Omika Station on the JR Joban Line. Opened in August 2026 as the chain's second branch in Ibaraki Prefecture, it has a spacious room where visitors spend time with rescued dogs and cats that are waiting for new families. Adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own process, and the cafe also holds regular adoption events. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with extensions in 15-minute blocks, with lower rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities. It opens at noon on weekdays and at 11 AM on weekends and public holidays, with last entry at 5:30 PM. The cafe is also a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals, and it offers grooming.
- Adoptable cats
- Walk-ins welcome
Neko Kissa Coorikuya Hitachi
Hitachi, Ibaraki
Neko Kissa Coorikuya Hitachi is a branch of the Coorikuya cat cafe chain in Hidakacho, northern Hitachi, on National Route 6 about 16 minutes on foot from Ogitsu Station, with parking for visitors who drive. It is attached to the Coo&RIKU pet shop, which sells animals, but the cafe's cats are resident cats that visitors can play with and stroke. Visits are charged by time, with drinks available from the cafe's fridge, and newcomers can look around the room and menu before deciding to stay. Wi-Fi and power outlets are available. The cafe opens at 11 AM on weekdays and 10 AM on weekends and public holidays, closing at 8 PM with last entry at 7:30 PM, and its closing days follow those of the pet shop.
Neko Kissa Coorikuya Chikusei
Chikusei, Ibaraki
Neko Kissa Coorikuya Chikusei is a branch of the Coorikuya cat cafe chain on the second floor above the Coo&RIKU pet shop in Kamiwake, Chikusei, about nine minutes by car from JR Shimodate Station and close to the Furispo sports centre. Opened on February 24, 2018 as the chain's second cafe in Ibaraki Prefecture, it has a room of friendly resident cats that visitors can play with and stroke; the pet shop downstairs sells animals separately. Visits are charged by time, with drinks available, and first-time visitors can look around before deciding to stay. The cafe opens at 11 AM on weekdays and 10 AM on weekends and public holidays, closing at 8 PM with last entry at 7:30 PM, and its closing days follow those of the pet shop. There is parking.
Nekowa Cafe Koga
Koga, Ibaraki
Nekowa Cafe Koga is a rescue cat cafe on the third floor of the MK Building in Higashihoncho, Koga, about five minutes on foot from the east exit of JR Koga Station. It opened on September 19, 2026, with a soft cherry-blossom-pink interior and calm music, and its rescued cats are looking for new homes; anyone interested in adopting can arrange to meet a cat through the staff. Visits are charged per 60 minutes with 30-minute extensions, at slightly higher rates on weekends and holidays, and canned drinks are free. Elementary school children and visitors with disabilities, plus one companion, pay half price, and preschoolers enter free. Bookings can be made on the online calendar without registering. The cafe is part of a welfare workplace where people with disabilities look after the cats and make goods. Four parking spaces are available.
- Adoptable cats
Curry & Sweets Cafe Nekodango
Ami, Ibaraki
Curry & Sweets Cafe Nekodango is a gluten-free curry and sweets cafe with a rescue cat room in a residential area of Ami, about five minutes by car from the Ushiku-Ami interchange of the Ken-O Expressway and ten minutes from Ami Premium Outlets and the Ushiku Daibutsu. Spice curries are made without wheat flour and the tarts and baked goods use rice flour. A separate cat room, fully divided from the dining area by walls and a door, is home to rescued cats waiting for new families, and diners can use it free of charge after their meal; socks are required. The staff give advice on adopting, and an adoption event is held on the second Sunday of each month. Reservations are taken only for the 11 AM opening, with later guests seated in order of arrival. The cafe is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and has five parking spaces.
- Adoptable cats
Neko Cafe Nekodamari
Ami, Ibaraki
Neko Cafe Nekodamari is a small, handmade cat cafe in Nakago, Ami, that opened on February 22, 2011, Japan's cat day, and calls itself a cat cafe for grown-ups. About ten cats live there, many of them large, calm and happy to be stroked, though picking them up is not allowed. Visits are by reservation, with at most four guests in the room at a time, and only visitors of junior high school age and older are admitted. Visits are charged per hour, with extensions in 10-minute blocks; drinks are not currently served, and toys are not provided, although new toys may be brought. The owner knows each cat's personality well and is happy to introduce them. The cafe is open in the afternoon from Wednesday to Sunday and on public holidays, with last entry before 5 PM, and closures are announced on X. There is free parking.
- Booking required
Nekomadoya
Kamisu, Ibaraki
Nekomadoya is a cat cafe in Tsutsui, Kamisu, opposite the Kamisu animal hospital and about eight minutes on foot from the Kashima Central Hotel, ten minutes by car from the Suigo-Itako toll gate. It opened in July 2021 and has a spacious, clean cat room where around ten friendly cats live, many of them long-haired or large breeds, as well as a space for relaxing while watching them. Visitors can also paint small papier-mache maneki-neko figures, draw a cat fortune slip, and join seasonal events, and the shop offers cat boarding by appointment. The cat room and painting workshop are open on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from noon to 6 PM, with last entry at 5 PM, and are closed from December 30 to January 3.
cat park OLIVE
Kamisu, Ibaraki
cat park OLIVE is a cat cafe and cat grooming salon in Nikkawa, in the south of Kamisu, on National Route 124 with a large car park. Around eleven very friendly cats live in the cafe, including Maine Coons and Munchkins, and many of them walk up to visitors on their own. Seating is in semi-private booths with power outlets and Wi-Fi. Visits are charged by time, cat treats are sold for visitors who want to feed the cats, and cat food and goods are on sale. The shop also offers grooming for cats, one of the few cat-only salons in the area, and customers can wait in the cafe. The cafe is open from 11 AM to 5 PM, with last entry at 4:30 PM, and closes on irregular days.
Neko Cafe Jewelry
Kashima, Ibaraki
Neko Cafe Jewelry is a cat cafe in a detached annex of the owner's home in Takei, Kashima, with a pleasant garden and its own parking. Around twenty cats live there, and unusually for a cat cafe, visitors may pick the cats up as long as they are gentle. The owner is also a breeder, and Minuet, Scottish Fold and Munchkin kittens are sold. In April 2024 she set up a separate non-profit that rescues stray and abandoned cats, and rescued cats are shown for adoption at the cafe. Visits are charged by time with a canned drink included, cat treats are sold, and visitors disinfect their hands and feet and wear socks before entering. Children of all ages are welcome. Phoning ahead is recommended. The cafe is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and on some other days.
- Adoptable cats
Check each cafe's website for current hours, booking requirements and age restrictions before visiting.