Rescue Cat Cafe Modoki with Peace
Takizawa, Iwate
Rescue Cat Cafe Modoki is the cat room of Pets no Sato, a large animal shelter in the countryside of Takizawa, north-west of Morioka, with views of Mount Iwate. About 90 rescued cats live in the room, climbing wooden catwalks made from trees on the site and piling into the kotatsu in winter. All of them are rescues, and the shelter looks for adoptive homes for its cats and dogs. Visitors sign in at the main building's reception and are given a short briefing before entering. There is no fixed charge; visitors leave a donation towards the animals' upkeep, and cat food can be bought from a small capsule machine. The cat room is open every day, with the last entry at 3:45 PM. The site also has a dog run, kennel visits in the afternoon, a campground and a stone-oven pizza stand.