Cat Cafes in Mie

Yokkaichi

Hogo Neko Cafe Neko no Mori is a rescue cat cafe in Nakagawara, Yokkaichi, set up and run by a local spay and neuter clinic and Koma Animal Hospital. The building is finished in plaster and natural wood, and a cypress trunk in the middle of the room serves as a cat tower. The cats are rescues, many from trap-neuter-return work, and those looking for homes can be adopted. Visits are fully booked in advance online or by phone in the morning, in 40-minute sessions starting on the hour for up to eight people, so the cats get a 20-minute rest each hour. The entry fee is per person and includes a welcome drink from a vending machine; no food is served. Elementary school children must come with an adult, and preschool children are not admitted. The cafe is closed on Mondays and Thursdays unless they fall on a holiday.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Yokkaichi

Cat Cafe Coorikuya Yokkaichi is a branch of the Coorikuya cat cafe chain inside the Coo&RIKU pet shop in Hinaga, Yokkaichi, about 9 minutes on foot from Hinaga Station on the Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Utsube Line. The cat room sits in a corner of the shop floor, which also has a veterinary clinic, and is decorated in a traditional Japanese style. Around nine cats live in the room, including a Munchkin, a Siberian and an Oriental. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with free self-service drinks from a fridge in the room, and cat treats can be bought at the counter. The room is small, so it can feel busy with more than a couple of groups. The pet shop sells kittens and puppies. The cafe is open every day, with earlier opening at weekends and on holidays, and last entry is 30 minutes before closing.

Tsu

Cat Cafe Coorikuya Tsu Takajaya is a branch of the Coorikuya cat cafe chain attached to the Coo&RIKU pet shop on National Route 23 in Takajaya, southern Tsu, close to the Round1 amusement centre. It opened in July 2019 and has a cosy Japanese-style room with five or more friendly cats. Visits are charged by time, with a free-time option and unlimited drinks, and cat treats can be bought for the cats. The room is small and fits two or three groups at once, though it is often quiet on weekdays. The pet shop next door sells kittens and puppies. There is a car park on site, as the cafe is easiest to reach by car. It is open every day, opening an hour earlier at weekends and on holidays, with last entry 30 minutes before closing.

Tsu

Hogo Neko Cafe Nekoya Edobashi is a rescue cat cafe on National Route 23 in Edobashi, Tsu, a short walk from Kintetsu Edobashi Station. It is one of two cafes run by Nekoya, an animal protection group in Tsu, and many rescued cats share the room, several of them happy to sit on laps. Visits are charged in 10-minute units plus a drink, and the cafe also serves full meals such as a roast beef rice bowl, along with cat goods. Feeding time is a popular part of a visit. Elementary school children are welcome with a guardian and are asked to stay seated, and payment is cash only. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays, and temporary closures are announced on social media, so check before travelling. Parking is in a lot across the road, and the group also runs a mobile cat cafe at events.

• Adoptable cats

Tsu

Hogo Neko Cafe Nekoya Takajaya is a rescue cat cafe in a residential part of Takajaya in southern Tsu, the original branch of the Nekoya animal protection group, which also runs a second cafe in Edobashi. The cafe is home to a good number of friendly rescued cats that come up to visitors, with cat futons and plenty of toys around the room, and the cats are looking for adoptive homes. Alongside the cat room the cafe serves a proper food menu, so it works for a meal as well as a visit. Time with the cats is charged by time plus a drink, and payment is cash only. Elementary school children are welcome with a guardian and are asked to stay seated. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays, and temporary closures or changed hours are posted on social media.

• Adoptable cats

Tsu

Hogo Neko Cafe 285, read as Nyago, is a rescue cat cafe on the second floor of the 285 Building in Shimazakicho, Tsu, about 15 minutes on foot from the east exit of Tsu Station. It opened in July 2018 and has around ten rescued cats, born to stray mothers or abandoned, most of them relaxed with people. All of the cats are looking for adoptive homes, and adoption is discussed in person with the staff. Visits are charged per 30 minutes or per hour with one drink order, made by the cafe downstairs, and there is also a free-time plan. Preschool children can visit on Wednesdays only. Bookings can be made online or by phone during opening hours. The cafe is closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays and closes an hour later at weekends and on holidays. Parking is available in front and behind the building.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Tsu

Cat Cafe Neko no Heya ENJOY is a cat room run by Body Care & Fitness ENJOY in Takajaya, southern Tsu, which also runs a gym, a tanning salon and an RV park on the site. Around 16 cats live in the room, a mix of lap cats and shyer ones, and visitors can give them treats. A single entry fee covers as long as you like during opening hours, with free coming and going and lower rates for students, small children, gym members and salon customers. No food or drinks are served, but visitors may bring their own or use the vending machine. Children of elementary school age and younger must come with a guardian, and socks are required. The cats are not offered for adoption. The room stays open into the late evening and is closed on Sundays and national holidays, and parking for 30 cars is available.

Matsusaka

Hogo Neko Cafe & Cat Sitter Kagishippo is a rescue cat cafe in Seiseicho, Matsusaka, about 10 minutes on foot from Matsusaka Station. All the resident cats were rescued by the owner, who also runs the NPO Hogo Neko n Chi Kagishippo and a cat-sitting service, and many were hand-raised from bottle-fed kittens. The cats live in two rooms, grouped by how well they get on, and those looking for homes can be adopted. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with free drinks from the fridge, cats may not be picked up, and small children are not admitted. The cafe opens on weekday afternoons without booking, while weekends and holidays are by reservation made by the day before; it is closed on Wednesdays. Opening hours change with the cats' health, so the daily hours are posted in Instagram stories.

• Adoptable cats

Iga

Shiawase Nyanko is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Onogi, Iga, about two minutes by car from the Ouchi interchange on the Meihan National Highway. It grew out of a rescue project supported by Rohto Pharmaceutical and is run as a small company that rescues cats and finds them new families. The cat room holds many friendly cats, young and old, led by a store manager cat and a large white deputy, and visitors can join in feeding time at no extra charge. Visits are charged by time, with extension options, and drinks are served. The cafe opens on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and on some holidays, with the cat room closed for an hour at midday. The last stretch of road is only about 2 metres wide, so a small car is recommended; by train it is a 9-minute taxi ride from Nishi-Ote Station on the Iga Railway.

• Adoptable cats

Tamaki

Nekotachi no Ie is a rescue cat cafe on the second floor of a log-house builder's showroom in Katsuta, Tamaki, a short drive west of Ise. It opened in May 2014, and all of its cats were rescued by volunteer groups, many of them from situations where they had nowhere to go or faced being put down. The room has a wooden log-house interior, and the cats can be adopted through the cafe's own process. Visits are charged by time and include free self-service drinks, and staff explain how to handle the cats on arrival; picking the cats up is not allowed. The cafe also offers cat boarding. It is closed on Tuesdays, with last entry 30 minutes before closing, and any extra closures or shorter hours are announced on Instagram and X.

• Adoptable cats

Suzuka

Cat Cafe Nagontei is a small cat cafe in a private house in Dohaku, Suzuka, which opened in 2009 and describes itself as the first cat cafe in Mie. The cats are rescues that live in the house, a group of resident cats plus kittens waiting for new families, and the cafe doubles as a permanent adoption venue. The house fits only seven or eight visitors at a time. Visits are charged per hour with one drink, such as coffee, tea or homemade yuzu sherbet, and extensions are charged per 30 minutes. Visits are by reservation by phone or email, children must be in the third year of elementary school or older, and pets and smoking are not allowed. Last entry is an hour before closing, the cafe is closed on Tuesdays and Fridays, and parking is limited to three cars.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Suzuka

Fureai Animal Cafe fuu is a multi-animal petting cafe in Sumiyoshi, Suzuka, run by Wan's Life, a local company that also sells puppies and offers grooming and pet boarding. The ground floor holds capybaras, flamingos, ducks and bantams, the upstairs rooms have cats, owls and rabbits, and goats live outside; parakeets and a kinkajou are also part of the collection. Visitors can stroke and play with the cats and other animals, and feeding the animals is available for an extra charge. Despite the name it is more of a small indoor zoo than a cafe, with drinks limited to bottled or canned options. The floors can get dirty, so practical clothes and shoes are advisable. It is open every day, from late morning at weekends and on holidays. By public transport, take a bus from Kintetsu Hiratacho Station to the Higashi-Sumiyoshi stop.