Cat Cafes in Obihiro, Hokkaido

Obihiro, Hokkaido

Cat Cafe Wish is a rescue cat cafe in central Obihiro, about 20 minutes on foot from Obihiro Station. Opened in December 2008, it was the first rescue cat cafe in Hokkaido and is run by the Tokachi Wish Association for Protecting Cats, which takes in cats mainly from the Obihiro public health centre. All the cats are rescues; cats carrying FIV live on the ground floor and sociable, active cats on the upper floor, and some with illnesses or disabilities have stayed for years. Visits are charged per 30 or 60 minutes with no reservation needed, and winter rates are slightly higher. Children may enter from the first year of elementary school with a guardian. The cafe is a meeting place for adopters, and the association also holds joint adoption events and charity bazaars. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but opens on public holidays.

• Adoptable cats

Obihiro, Hokkaido

Catwings is a cat cafe and cat goods shop in a white three-storey house marked by a cat weathervane, one street off Shicho-dori in Obihiro and about 14 minutes on foot from the south exit of Obihiro Station. The cafe has three themed rooms with a spiral cat staircase, tunnels and other play features, and its six resident cats include Norwegian Forest and Maine Coon mixes. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, or per hour with one drink, with extensions in 15-minute steps and lower rates for children; preschoolers may enter with a responsible guardian. Since December 2025 the cafe has taken visitors in order of arrival rather than by reservation, though groups can book an early hour before opening. The owners also run a cattery for Munchkins, American Curls and Birmans, with kitten viewings and consultations. It is closed on Wednesdays.

Obihiro, Hokkaido

Cat Caffee MAO is a cat cafe in western Obihiro that opened on 1 August 2026, reached by driving west along Denshin-dori or Hakurindai-dori, with parking for about three cars. Its cats are mainly Siberians and Ragamuffins, plus a Munchkin and Siberian-Ragamuffin mixes; the room has a six-metre catwalk, a wooden climbing tree and a warm stone resting spot. Visits are charged per 30 or 60 minutes with extensions in 15-minute steps, and include free seasonal tea or one canned drink; a two-hour pack and a group rate are also offered. Reservations are not taken, so visitors are asked to phone about crowding. The owner is also a registered breeder, and kittens are sold and can sometimes be played with in the cafe. It opens on Fridays, weekends and holidays with a midday break, and on Tuesday afternoons from November 2026.

• Walk-ins welcome

Obihiro, Hokkaido

Nijinohashi is a small cat cafe on the grounds of Taisho Animal Cemetery, a pet cemetery and crematorium beside National Route 236 in the Taisho area south of central Obihiro. Opened in July 2023 in a renovated old house, it was created as a place where people who have lost a pet, or who feel too old to take on a new one, can sit with cats over a cup of tea. Two friendly resident cats live here. Entry is charged per person per hour, and people waiting for a cremation can stay longer for the same fee. Drinks such as canned coffee, tea, juice and instant coffee are self-service and paid for at an honesty box. The cafe is open to the public as well as to cemetery visitors, and the cemetery operates year-round.