Aroma & Neko Cafe CORON
Koshimizu, Hokkaido
Aroma & Neko Cafe CORON is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in the centre of Koshimizu, a farming town between Abashiri and Shiretoko, and one of very few places in the Okhotsk region where visitors can spend time with cats. It is run by the general incorporated association CORON, which works to end the culling of unwanted cats and finds new homes for the cats in its care. The building combines a cat room, charged by time, with a cafe space serving coffee, cat-shaped pancakes and soft-serve ice cream, and an aromatherapy room. The cats are rescues, led by the shop cat Coron, and adoption enquiries are handled through the cafe. Parking is available beside the building. The cafe is normally closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, with occasional changes announced on Instagram.