Cat Cafes in Kawasaki, Kanagawa

Kawasaki, Kanagawa

ANELLA CAFE Kawasaki Ekimae is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Kaizuka, Kawasaki, about 11 minutes on foot from Kawasaki-Shinmachi Station and 14 minutes from JR Kawasaki Station. Opened in January 2026 as the 20th branch of the ANELLA chain, it has a Hawaiian-themed interior where visitors spend time with rescued dogs and cats while they wait for new families. Cats at this branch have included Scottish Folds, Munchkins, Ragdolls, Siberians and Japanese mixes, 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 is also a welfare workplace where staff with disabilities help care for the animals, and it offers grooming on site.

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Kawasaki, Kanagawa

Nyankuru Kawasaki is an adoption cat cafe a five-minute walk from the east exit of JR Kawasaki Station. Opened in 2013 as a sister shop of Neko Cafe Leon in Yokohama, it works with the rescue group Little Cats, and every cat in the room is looking for a home. Since 2017 the cafe has focused on cats living with FIV, giving them a chance to meet adopters who might otherwise pass them by. Visits are charged by time, starting with a first 30 minutes that includes a drink from the free soft-drink bar, and longer set and free-time plans are available. No reservation is needed, and the cafe is open every day. Children of elementary school age and younger must come with a guardian. Free-time ticket holders can move between the group's cafes in Kawasaki, Yokohama and Kamata on the same day.

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Kawasaki, Kanagawa

Sora Neko Cafe is a cat terrace inside Kawasui Kawasaki Aquarium, on the ninth floor of the Kawasaki Le Front building, two minutes on foot from the east exit of JR Kawasaki Station. Run by MOFF, the company behind the Cat Café MOFF chain, it sits within Komorebi Cafe and looks out over the area around Kawasaki Station. Visits are short, timed sessions with a per-person fee, and an aquarium ticket is needed to enter. There are no reservations; on weekends, holidays and other busy days, numbered tickets are handed out and entry can close early. Children of elementary school age and younger must come with someone of high school age or older, and strollers and wheelchairs cannot enter the terrace. Only drinks bought from Komorebi Cafe may be taken in. It makes an easy addition to an aquarium visit.

Kawasaki, Kanagawa

cuna is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Wataridasannocho, Kawasaki, three minutes on foot from Kawasaki-Shinmachi Station on the JR Nambu branch line. It is attached to the Paz-pets grooming salon, and its name means cradle. Every cat in the cafe is looking for a home, and adoption is discussed in person, with the cafe carrying out its own screening. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with free drinks included, up to a maximum stay of two hours, and students receive a discount. Bookings are made online. Children under high school age must come with a guardian of high school age or older, and socks are required. The cafe has shorter hours on Fridays and irregular closing days, which are announced on Instagram, where it also posts adoptable kittens and adoption updates.

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Kawasaki, Kanagawa

Neko-Shiki is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Mizonokuchi, Kawasaki, about eight minutes on foot from Mizonokuchi, Musashi-Mizonokuchi and Takatsu stations. Opened in 2012, it was the first cat cafe in Kanagawa set up to find adopters for its cats, many of them rescued locally, including from the banks of the Tama River. The cat area has windows along more than half its walls for sunbathing, a separate room for shy cats and litter boxes kept out of the play space, and kittens join only after completing their vaccinations. A separate cafe area, walled off from the cats, serves drinks and is open to all ages, while the cat area admits children from elementary school age with an adult. Visits are charged by the hour, with weekday free-time and private hire options. The cafe is closed on Mondays and Thursdays.

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Kawasaki, Kanagawa

Chiisana Hogo Neko Cafe Kaori, whose name means little rescue cat cafe, is a small, individually run cafe in Kuji, Kawasaki, ten minutes on foot from Takatsu Station or a short bus ride from Mizonokuchi. It opens on Saturdays only, and its cats come from Amami Oshima, Yakushima, the Kawasaki animal shelter and elsewhere, all looking for new homes, while two resident cats help shy newcomers get used to people. Visits are charged by the minute after an initial 20 minutes, payment is in cash, and all fees go to the cats. Reservations get priority, walk-ins are accepted, and a slot can be booked privately for a group. Children of elementary school age and younger are not admitted, though separate meetings are arranged for adopting families. Adoption involves an interview and a trial period. Lidded drinks may be brought in, and bottled tea and water are sold.

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Kawasaki, Kanagawa

Hogo Neko Cafe Musubi is a rescue cat cafe in Suge, Tama Ward, Kawasaki, about three minutes on foot from Inadazutsumi Station on the JR Nambu Line. It shares its building with a day-care centre for adults with disabilities, whose members help care for the cats and make cat goods on weekdays, and the cafe is open to the general public. Its cats are rescued former strays and sick cats, and the cafe holds adoption events to find them homes. Visits are charged by the hour or half hour, and cat treats can be bought. Outside toys and treats are not allowed, but toys can be borrowed. Visitors under 15 are asked not to enter unless they can reliably follow the rules, and guests who have been to another cat cafe that day are turned away. Its sister cafe is Hogo Animal Cafe Kizuna in Yokohama.

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