Cat Cafes in Osaka

Osaka

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌⁠Cafe Mocha Shinsaibashi is a branch of the MOCHA cat cafe chain on the ground floor of the Liberty Shinsaibashi Building in Higashi-Shinsaibashi, Chuo Ward, Osaka, about 3 minutes on foot from Exit 5 of Shinsaibashi Station on the Midosuji Line. Around 15 to 20 pedigree cats live here. Visits are charged for a first 30 minutes and then in 10-minute extensions, up to a daily maximum, and drinks are included in the price; weekend and holiday rates are higher. No reservations are taken. Guests must be at least 6 years old, and children under 12 need a guardian. Cat snacks can be bought to feed the cats, and chasing the cats and flash photography are not allowed. The cafe is open every day, and cash, cards, e-money and QR payments are accepted.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Osaka

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​⁠Cafe MOCHA Umeda is a branch of the MOCHA cat cafe chain on the second floor of the Mr. Rin Building in Komatsubaracho, Kita-ku, Osaka, two minutes' walk from exit 1 of Higashi-Umeda subway station, three minutes from the east exit of Hanshin Osaka-Umeda Station and five minutes from JR Osaka Station. About 30 pedigree cats live here, and they are fed at 11 AM and 7 PM. No reservations are taken. Entry covers the first 30 minutes and the drink bar: ¥1,100 on weekdays and ¥1,400 at weekends and on holidays, then ¥220 per extra 10 minutes, capped at ¥3,520 or ¥3,850 (tax included). Visitors must be 6 or older, and children below junior-high age must come with a guardian, up to three per adult. The cafe has a workspace and is open daily from 10 AM to 8 PM (last entry 7:30 PM). Treats can be bought to give the cats, no meals are served, and visitors are asked not to chase or pick up the cats or use flash.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Osaka

Save ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌⁠Cat Cafe is a rescue cat cafe in Tenjinbashi, Kita Ward, Osaka, about 3 minutes on foot from JR Tenma Station. Opened on April 1, 2015, it works with the NPO Osaka Neko Net, and its cats are all looking for new homes. Visits are booked as 90-minute sets that include a drink, with options that add homemade cake, and there is a two-hour curry set; extensions are charged per 30 minutes. Bookings open up to a month ahead and are taken through LINE, or by phone on the day, and walk-ins are seated only when there is space. Guests must be at least 10 years old, rising to 15 from 2027. Credit cards are not accepted. The cafe is closed on Mondays, and proceeds from food and original goods fund the cats' care.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Osaka

Neko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​⁠no Jikan is widely credited as Japan's first cat cafe, opened in Osaka in 2004. It is in Kurosakicho, Kita Ward, about 3 minutes on foot from Exit 1 of Nakazakicho Station and 5 minutes from JR Tenma Station. The cafe has a calm Japanese-style room with tatami mats as well as a cafe area, and its cats range from pedigrees to mixed breeds. Entry to the main cafe is a flat fee, slightly higher at weekends and on public holidays, and no reservation is needed. Small children are admitted only between 11 AM and 1 PM, at a reduced 30-minute rate. A separate private room, Second House, can be booked in advance by email. The cafe is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, stays open until 8 PM on the fourth Friday of each month, and has an English page on its website.

Osaka

Neko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌⁠no Eniwa is a rescue cat cafe on the second floor of the Mikado Building in Sennichimae, in the Namba area of Chuo Ward, about 3 minutes on foot from Kintetsu Nipponbashi Station. It has a spacious room where rescued cats with distinct personalities roam freely, and many of them are happy to sit on visitors' laps. All of the cats can be adopted, and staff can also introduce cats that are still in training. Drinks are not served, but visitors may bring their own in sealed bottles, and toys and brushes can be used free of charge. Advance reservations are not taken; when the room is full, visitors can pay in advance for the next free slot. Payment is cash only and children under about 11 are not usually admitted. The cafe stays open late into the evening and is closed on Thursdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Osaka

Gurugurudo ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​⁠Neko Cafe is a cat cafe on the second floor of the Dai-2 Tada Building in Nishi-Shinsaibashi, in the America-mura area near Dotonbori, a few minutes on foot from Namba and Shinsaibashi. Inspired by a tropical resort, it has a bamboo-lined interior and a cat tower made by craftsmen in Bali, and it serves Asian-style drinks such as chai. Its cats, many of them large long-haired breeds, all come from one breeder. Visits are charged by the hour, with a free-time plan, a cheaper free-time plan after 5 PM and a 90-minute plan for couples, and a cat snack is included. The cafe is aimed at adults, and preschool children are not admitted. It is open every day, closing earlier on Mondays.

Osaka

catteria ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌⁠cloud nine is a small cafe with resident cats in the Higashimikuni neighbourhood of Yodogawa Ward, near Higashi-Mikuni Station on the Midosuji Line. Running since the late 2000s, it reopened in November 2023 as a book cafe with cats, stocked with cat picture books, photo books and manga. The room is divided into a cafe booth and a cat booth; use of the cat booth is charged separately and includes one drink. About five cats live there, mostly calm older residents that spend much of the evening asleep. The owner cooks home-style dishes such as Thai curry and bakes cakes, and Saturday evenings have a bar time with cocktails. It opens only in the evenings from Thursday to Sunday and is closed Monday to Wednesday and on the third and fifth Sundays. Booking ahead by phone is recommended.

Osaka

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​⁠Tail is a cat cafe on the second floor of the Takeuchi Building in Nishi-Shinsaibashi, Chuo Ward, Osaka, in the America-mura area between Shinsaibashi and Namba. More than 20 cats live here, including Minuets and other popular breeds, and some are used to climbing onto visitors' shoulders. The room is kept clean and free of odours, and the cafe is open every day from late morning until the evening. Children under 8 are not admitted.

• Booking recommended

Toyonaka, Osaka

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌⁠Cafe Calm is a small cat cafe in a quiet residential part of Nakasakurazuka, Toyonaka, about seven minutes' walk from Okamachi Station on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line. It opened on 24 June 2010 and keeps only rescued cats, all looking for homes; the owner also volunteers for local stray cats, and the cafe closes on the days of the regular adoption fairs it takes part in with the Toyonaka rescue group Toyonaka Neko no Kagishippo. Visits are charged by the hour, ¥800 without a drink or ¥1,000 with one, plus ¥200 per 15-minute extension, and the first hour is paid on arrival. No booking is needed. Children are admitted from the first year of primary school, and preschool children are not admitted. Shoes are changed for slippers at the door. It is open from 1 PM to 7 PM (last entry 6 PM) and is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

• Adoptable cats

Osaka

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌⁠Cafe Mikazuki (猫カフェ三日月, “crescent moon”) is a ground-floor cat cafe in Motomachi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, about 6 minutes on foot from the south exit of Nankai Namba Station and 7 minutes from Osaka Metro Namba, opposite a Yasaka shrine. The glass-fronted room is decorated on a moon-and-sky theme, with a transparent catwalk under the ceiling and sofas to relax on. About ten cats live there, mostly Scottish Folds, Munchkins and Genettas, plus one rescue. Visits are sold as 60-, 90-, 120- or 180-minute courses, slightly dearer at weekends and on holidays, with lower prices for members who register through LINE. Visitors must be at least 6, elementary school children need a guardian, socks are required, and anyone who has been to another animal or cat cafe the same day is turned away. Walk-ins are welcome, though bookings get priority and cannot be made for entry between 1 and 3 PM. It is open every day from noon to 6 PM, from 11 AM on Sundays. Cleaning and goods-making are contracted to a nearby employment support center for people with disabilities.

• Booking recommended

Osaka

nekotto ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​⁠is a rescue cat cafe focused on adoption, on the second floor of a building on a back street in Fukushima, Fukushima Ward, Osaka, combined with a fitness studio that runs exercise classes and personal training. Its cats, young rescues of around one to two years old, are all looking for permanent homes. The cat room is booked by phone and used by one group at a time, up to five people, for 30 or 60 minutes, with drink and cake sets available and lower rates for children from age 3. Visitors who only want coffee and home-made sweets can sit without booking at the counter, which looks into the cat room through a large window. Socks are required, strong perfume is not allowed, and visitors who have been to another cat cafe the same day are asked not to come. It opens on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons into the evening (Fridays for cat-room bookings only) and on weekend afternoons, and is closed on Wednesdays. The cafe closed at this address on October 31, 2026, and is moving to new premises within walking distance.

• Adoptable cats

Osaka

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​⁠Space is a rescue cat cafe in an old kominka townhouse in Kurosakicho, Kita Ward, Osaka, between the Nakazakicho and Temma areas, about 4 minutes on foot from JR Temma Station, 5 minutes from Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome and Ogimachi stations and 6 minutes from Nakazakicho Station. It opened in 2020, and all of its cats, many of them kittens and young cats, are looking for adoptive homes through an application, an interview and a trial period. The room is plainly furnished so that would-be adopters can picture a cat at home, and treats and toys are included in the fee so visitors can play with the cats freely. Children under 6 are not admitted except during adoption interviews, and children aged 6 to 11 must come with a guardian and can stay up to an hour. Thick socks are required, and visitors who have been drinking are turned away. It is open from noon to 8 PM (last entry 7 PM) and closed on Thursdays except public holidays; bookings and enquiries go through LINE or by phone. A paid fan club, Catipray, helps fund the rescue work.

• Adoptable cats