Nyaon Rescue Cat Cafe
Miyota, Nagano
Nyaon is an adoption-based rescue cat cafe in Shiono, Miyota, on the Asama Sunline road between Komoro and Karuizawa. Opened in November 2024 in a renovated Showa-era family house, it aims to feel like visiting a friend's home with cats. Around seven rescued cats, many of them former strays taken in by the owner or reported by local residents, live in the cat room, and all are looking for adoptive homes. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with one drink included, paid on leaving, and extensions are charged in 30-minute steps; cat treats cost extra. Ten percent of the cat room fee is donated to animal welfare groups in the Toshin area to pay for neutering stray cats and for shelter running costs. Coffee comes from a Karuizawa roaster. The cafe is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and may close at short notice if a cat is unwell.