Cat Cafes in Osaka

Takatsuki, Osaka

Cat Cafe Coorikuya Takatsuki is a branch of the Coorikuya cat cafe chain in Haginosho, Takatsuki, attached to the Coo&RIKU Takatsuki pet shop and about 6 minutes by car from the Takatsuki interchange of the Shin-Meishin Expressway. Visits are charged by time, and the chain's standard system includes a drink bar and a flat free-time option, though rates vary by branch. The cafe opens from late morning on weekdays and from mid-morning on weekends and public holidays, with last entry 30 minutes before closing. Payment by card, transit IC cards and QR code is accepted. The chain's shared Instagram account posts updates and seasonal campaigns for its branches.

Nose, Osaka

Japan Animal Trust Happy House is a large animal shelter in the countryside of Nose, in northern Osaka, run by a public-interest foundation that cares for abandoned and homeless animals and rehomes them. The shelter houses around 100 friendly cats in its main cat house and roughly another 100 shy cats in a separate room, along with about 150 dogs, senior dogs and a small number of other animals. A guided group tour of the facility starts at 2 PM every day and must be booked in advance, ideally by the day before. A shuttle runs once a day from Myokenguchi Station on the Nose Electric Railway for visitors who reserve it. Adoption is arranged through the foundation's own process, and the shelter also holds adoption events and accepts donations.

• Adoptable cats