Cat Cafes in Ozu, Ehime

Ozu, Ehime

Shoraku Ryokan is a small budget inn in the old town of Ozu, about 15 minutes on foot from Iyo-Ozu Station, known as a cat inn because about a dozen resident cats, many of them rescues, have the run of the building. Guests stay in simple Japanese-style rooms, and many room doors have a small cat flap so the cats can wander in; rooms without a flap are also available. The cats roam the lobby, corridors and rooms in the afternoon and early evening and again in the early morning, and spend the night in their own room. Staff hand out treats at the front desk at set times, and guests may not bring their own. A few guests each night can have a cat sleep in their room, chosen by lottery. No meals are served, baths are shared, and there is parking. The building has a noticeable animal smell.