Cat Cafes in Onomichi, Hiroshima

Onomichi, Hiroshima

Nekonomichi is a rescue cat cafe in Takasu-cho, Onomichi, beside the San'yo Line about 15 minutes on foot from Higashi-Onomichi Station. The cats are rescues looking for new homes, and visitors can get to know them in the cafe before applying to adopt, with a trial period before adoption is finalised. The cast changes often as cats are rehomed and new ones arrive, including kittens at times. Visits are charged for the first 30 minutes and then per additional 30 minutes, with a free drink bar; light meals, snacks and cat treats are sold separately. Children up to junior high school age pay a flat rate when with their family, and preschoolers enter free. Only two groups are admitted at a time. The cafe is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, opens at 10 AM on weekends and holidays, and can sometimes open on closed days for groups by arrangement.

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Onomichi, Hiroshima

Neko Kissa Utrecht is a small cat cafe on Onomichi's Cat Alley (Neko no Hosomichi) in Higashi-Tsuchido-cho, about a minute's walk from the lower station of the Senkoji-yama Ropeway. The ground floor is a shop and gallery selling cat-themed goods and paintings, and the cat lounge is upstairs, with windows looking out over the ropeway. Around six cats live there, all rescued as kittens and very used to people; they readily sit on laps and play with toys. Entry to the upstairs cat room is charged as a 30-minute or 60-minute course, and drinks are available. It is a convenient stop for visitors who walk the Cat Alley hoping to see Onomichi's street cats and want a guaranteed meeting. The cafe is open in the afternoons and closes an hour earlier on Wednesdays.

Onomichi, Hiroshima

Shah Neko House is a rescue cat cafe in an old-style house in Minari, Minogo-cho, Onomichi, about 3 km north of Shin-Onomichi Station along Route 184, with free parking for about six cars. Opened in March 2026 by the NPO Pet Manner Onomichi, it is home to shy rescue cats that tend to hiss at adoption events. Their living quarters connect to the cafe room by a transparent walkway, so each cat comes out only when it wants company. Visits are charged per hour with one drink included, plus 30-minute extensions; children up to junior high school age pay a flat rate with a guardian, and seniors get a discount. Cats can be adopted after a trial period. The cafe opens on Fridays, weekends and public holidays, with last entry at 5 PM, and cat yoga classes are held on Monday evenings by reservation.

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