Cat Cafes in Nerima City, Tokyo

Nerima City, Tokyo

Ekoneko is a foster-based cat cafe in Nerima, Tokyo, located just a one-minute walk from Nerima Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. The cafe operates as a satooya boshuugata, meaning the resident cats are rescues who were abandoned or lost their homes and are now seeking permanent families through the cafe's adoption program. Visitors can spend time with a rotating group of cats while enjoying free drinks during their stay. The cafe works in partnership with a local veterinary clinic and the Little Cats shelter to care for cats awaiting adoption. Socks are required inside the space, and children must be elementary school age or older. Reservations are recommended for groups of three or more. Donations support both the cafe cats and those recovering at the connected clinic upstairs.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Nerima City, Tokyo

Hogo Cafe CHACHA is a rescue dog and cat cafe in the basement of a building by the west exit of Nerima Station on the Seibu lines, about one minute on foot. It is run by the NPO Nyaild Heart and first opened in 2021 as a rescue cat cafe, then reopened in September 2023 in its current form with both cats and dogs. Visitors can spend time with rescued cats and small dogs, most of which are looking for new families, and adoptions are arranged through the NPO. The cafe serves drinks, sells goods to support its rescue work and accepts donations of supplies through a public wish list. It posts the day's opening times and resident animals on social media. It opens at noon on Mondays and Wednesday to Saturday, at 11 AM on Sundays and holidays, and is closed on Tuesdays.

• Adoptable cats

Nerima City, Tokyo

The Rescue Cat Salon at Oizumigakuen Animal Hospital is an adoption room inside a veterinary clinic in Higashioizumi, Nerima, near Oizumi-gakuen Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. Working with partner rescue groups, the hospital houses rescued cats, mostly kittens, in a dedicated space designed like a cat cafe, where they can be watched through the window from the street or visited inside. Entry is free and no reservation is needed during set visiting periods in the morning and late afternoon; visitors change into indoor shoes, disinfect their hands and keep children supervised. The salon is aimed at people considering adoption: applicants fill in a form that goes to the rescue group for screening, followed by a trial of about two weeks and a formal contract. Conditions include pet-permitted housing, escape-proof fencing, indoor-only keeping and monthly updates. Hours are shorter on Mondays, when the clinic is closed.

• Adoptable cats