Honmachi Itchome Cafe
Sakaide, Kagawa
Honmachi Itchome Cafe is a cafe in Honmachi, Sakaide, run by Kamada Soy Sauce, a brewery founded in 1789, on the grounds of its head office. Alongside the dining room it has a cat room called Neko Park, where visitors can sit with five rescued cats; the dining room also has a counter with a view into the room. The cats came from partner rescue shelters, including Neko Republic in Osaka, Hogoneko House Sora and Soramame House in Kagawa, and the cafe does not take in or rehome cats itself. The menu uses the company's soy sauce in dishes such as egg-on-rice, dashi chazuke, a weekly lunch and soy sauce desserts, served on Hasami porcelain. Orders are placed by QR code and payment is cashless only. The cafe opens Tuesday to Saturday except public holidays, and the cats may not be out if they are unwell.