Cat Cafes in Osaka

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CATS WELCARE Dome-mae is a rescue cat room run by the certified NPO CATS WELCARE in Chiyozaki, Nishi Ward, about 5 minutes on foot from Dome-mae Chiyozaki Station, 9 minutes from Kujo Station and 13 minutes from JR Taisho Station, near Kyocera Dome. The group started in 2019 and takes in cats from multi-cat hoarding cases, alongside trap-neuter-return and support for community cats. Anyone can visit, not only people hoping to adopt. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, and the fees go towards the cats' medical and living costs. Children aged 2 and over pay the regular rate. Phone reservations are recommended, and same-day bookings and photography are allowed. Adoption events are held every month, with a separate scheme for adopters aged 60 and over. The room opens on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, plus some public holidays, and has parking for two cars.

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CATS WELCARE Abeno is a rescue cat room run by the certified NPO CATS WELCARE on the upper floor of Holy House, a renovated old house in Sanmeicho, Abeno Ward. It is about 4 minutes on foot from Kintetsu Kobo-guchi Station, 8 minutes from JR Bishoen Station and 14 minutes from Tennoji Station. Opened in April 2025 with funding from a crowdfunding campaign, the building pairs the cat room with a natural Japanese food cafe on the ground floor. The cats are rescues, many from multi-cat hoarding cases, and are available for adoption through the group's application process and regular adoption events. Visitors do not need to be adopters. Visits are charged per 30 minutes, the fees support the cats' care, and children aged 2 and over pay the regular rate. Phone reservations are recommended. The room opens on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, plus some public holidays.

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Cat Cafe micia-micio is a rescue cat cafe in Showacho, Abeno Ward, about 3 minutes on foot from Showacho Station on the Midosuji Line and 5 minutes from Fuminosato Station on the Tanimachi Line. It opened in May 2017, and its cats, including kittens the staff have hand-reared, are looking for adoptive homes. There are two cat rooms. The ground-floor Western-style room is charged per 30, 60 or 90 minutes, and weekday visits include a cat treat. The upstairs tatami room is open until late afternoon to visitors of junior high school age and older, and combined courses use both rooms. Outside food, drinks and toys are not allowed. Children aged 3 and under are not admitted, children of elementary school age and younger must stay with a guardian, and young children may not pick up the cats. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays.

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Neko Cafe MIHOO is a Ragdoll cat cafe in Higashiuemachi, Tennoji Ward, south of Tsuruhashi. More than 25 friendly cats live here, nearly all of them Ragdolls, and kittens are also offered to new owners for a fee, so the cafe doubles as a place to buy a Ragdoll. Reception is on the second floor; the ground floor is a rest area for the cats and is closed to visitors. Visits can be timed or taken as a free-time stay, and treats for the cats are available. Reservations can be made online. Staff speak Japanese and Chinese, which makes the cafe easy for overseas visitors to use. It opens in the late morning.

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Nyacle, also called Neko no Wakusei Nyacle, is an adoption-focused rescue cat cafe in Shigita, Joto Ward, about a minute on foot from the south exit of JR Kyobashi Station and around six minutes from Keihan Kyobashi Station. Around 12 rescued cats live at the cafe at any time, taken in through partner rescue groups from situations such as street life, abandonment and hoarding or breeder collapses. A dedicated room houses FIV-positive cats to help them find homes. Visits are charged by the hour with drinks included, extensions are sold in 15-minute blocks, and a monthly membership lowers the rate. Booking through LINE is recommended because groups are kept small. Children below third grade of elementary school can only visit on the private-hire plan in the late morning. The cafe holds monthly adoption events and runs cat-care classes for future adopters.

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• Booking recommended

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Hogoneko Salon Goo is a rescue cat salon in Sekime, Joto Ward, about two minutes on foot south of Keihan Sekime Station. More than 20 rescued cats live there and are treated as the salon's staff, roaming freely among visitors. Visits are charged per hour with one drink included, with extensions sold in 30-minute blocks, and socks are required. People hoping to adopt are welcome at any time, and adoption and TNR consultations are handled in person at the salon rather than by phone. The salon does not take in cats from the public. It opens from midday to early evening, and since September 2026 it also opens on Tuesdays, with closing days now irregular and announced on social media and in the shop.

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Hogoneko Cafe Tsuruhashi is a rescue cat cafe on the second floor of the Lucky Plaza building in Higashiobase, Higashinari Ward, about a minute on foot from Tsuruhashi Station. It was formerly known as Hogoneko Cafe Munchkin, and a separate rescue dog cafe operates on the ground floor of the same building. The cats are rescues waiting for new homes, and recent adoption listings have included adult Bengals and Scottish Folds as well as other cats. On weekdays a single flat fee covers unlimited time, while weekends and holidays are charged by the hour; preschool children are limited to one hour on weekdays. Socks are required, and when the room is busy guests are asked to give up seats in order of arrival. People interested in adopting are asked to contact the cafe in advance to arrange a meeting with a cat.

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• Booking recommended

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Cat Cafe Aphrodite, which calls itself a small cat cafe, is in a traditional house in Tsuruhashi, Ikuno Ward, a few minutes on foot from Tsuruhashi Station. It has about ten pedigree cats, including an American Shorthair, a Bengal, a Singapura and a Chartreux, plus Maine Coons, and the cafe does not keep rescue cats. Visits are charged per person per hour, and each hour is a private booking for one group, so reserving ahead is recommended. Time with the Maine Coons is limited to 30 minutes, and they are not brought into rooms with small children. Children of elementary school age and younger must come with a guardian, and feeding the cats is not allowed. The building also houses Megami no Naoraiahi, a tatami-room restaurant serving Italian and vegan shojin-style course meals by reservation.

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Hogoneko Cafe Colors is a rescue cat cafe in the Shariji area of Ikuno Ward, on the ground floor of a residential building. It is run by Colors, a company that operates the cafe as a Type B employment support workplace, where people with disabilities help care for the cats and serve customers. Several rescued cats with different personalities live in the cafe, and they are listed as looking for adoptive families. Visits are charged per person per hour with one drink included, and cat treats can be bought separately. First-time visitors to a rescue cat cafe are welcome. The cafe opens on weekdays and public holidays and is closed on Saturdays and Sundays, with occasional temporary closures, so checking before a visit is advised. The company also plans occasional free children's cafeteria events.

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Cat Cafe Nekogurashi is a cat cafe in Shinimazato, Ikuno Ward, about four minutes on foot from Kintetsu Imazato Station and around ten minutes from Imazato Station on the Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line. About 14 to 15 friendly cats live freely in the room, and several like to sit on laps. The cats come from VIVIT, a cattery in Osaka City. Visits are charged by time course, with a discounted 60-minute rate for students with ID, and socks are sold at the counter. Children below elementary school age are not admitted, and elementary school children must be accompanied by an adult. Visitors who have recently been to another cat cafe or touched stray cats may be refused entry to protect the cats' health. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays, with other occasional closures announced on its website.

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Hogoneko Salon Nyannya is a small rescue cat salon in Higashinakahama, Joto Ward, a short walk from Midoribashi Station. It is run by its owner together with volunteers and supporters, and many of its cats were rescued from Osaka Castle Park. The salon works more like a home shelter than a typical cat cafe: alongside friendly cats that roam the floor, it cares for shy, elderly and sick cats, and kittens are taken in regularly. Some floor cats play with claws out or nip, so visitors are advised to keep hands away from their faces. All of the cats are looking for adoptive homes, and placements are made after a trial period. The salon relies partly on donations of supplies. It opens in the afternoon and is closed on Wednesdays.

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Nekocafe Tenten is a cat cafe in Higashinakahama, Joto Ward, about five minutes on foot from exit 7 of Midoribashi Station and around 20 minutes from Morinomiya Station. It has a large group of resident cats, and the cafe posts daily photos and updates about them, including monthly weigh-ins. Visits are booked as one-hour or two-hour courses with drinks included, extensions are charged per 30 minutes, and a weekday free-time plan has no time limit. There is also a shorter, cheaper course for visitors with cat allergies, and groups of seven or more can hire the room with a week's notice. Visitors must be junior high school age or older, and junior high students need a guardian. Strong fragrances are discouraged, and phones are disinfected on arrival. The cafe opens in the afternoon and is closed on Tuesdays.

• Booking recommended