Cat Cafes in Kakamigahara, Gifu

Kakamigahara, Gifu

Cafe ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​⁠Nekochigura is a cat cafe in Unuma Minamimachi, Kakamigahara, set up like a home, with a fireplace and manga to read. Its name means a cat's cradle, after the woven straw beds made for cats. It has been licensed to exhibit animals since 2010 and keeps around 15 resident cats, from calm adults to kittens; it is not a rescue cafe and does not rehome or sell its cats. Visitors choose a time package and pay in advance: drink packs of one, one and a half or two hours come with a cat-shaped cookie, and meal sets of 90 or 120 minutes include a drink and a dish such as a gratin or burger set, served at any time of day. Shoes come off at the entrance, hands are washed and disinfected before touching the cats, and outside treats and toys are not allowed. There is no age limit, but children of junior high school age and younger need a guardian, and children pay adult rates. Parking is available. It is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Kakamigahara, Gifu

Koneko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​⁠Cafe Sanctuary is a rescue cat cafe in Unuma, Kakamigahara, near Meitetsu Unuma-juku Station and next to Coffee Lamp off National Route 21. Opened in July 2015, it takes in kittens and adult cats from public health centres that would otherwise be euthanised, as well as injured and abandoned cats and cats from hoarding cases. Around 100 cats are in its care at any time, with 30 to 50 kittens and adults in the main cafe room. Most are looking for new homes, and around 20 cats are adopted each month. Visitors who cannot adopt are welcome to come and play, which helps fund medical and care costs. Drink refills are available, and socks are requested. The cafe is open weekday afternoons and longer hours on weekends and holidays, and is closed on Fridays. It also runs a welfare workplace for people with disabilities.

• Adoptable cats