Cat Cafes in Tamba Sasayama, Hyogo

Tamba Sasayama, Hyogo

Kutsurogi Kominka Mameneko is a rescue cat cafe in a renovated house roughly a century old in Minamishinmachi, part of the old castle town of Sasayama in Tamba-Sasayama. It opened in August 2016 and has a retro-modern interior, with the cat room separated from the cafe space by glass windows. The cats were abandoned or given up by owners who could no longer keep them, and many stay at the cafe while they wait for adoptive homes. Cats from the local NPO Tamba Community Hub are also placed here to meet potential adopters. Visits to the cat room are charged by the hour and include a drink and a snack, and lunch is also served. No reservation is needed, last entry is at 6 PM, and socks are required. The cafe closes on Tuesdays and the second Wednesday of the month, and opens on national holidays.

• Adoptable cats

Tamba Sasayama, Hyogo

LA-HOJU is an adoption-focused rescue cat and dog cafe in an old farmhouse surrounded by hills and fields in Konda, the Tamba pottery district of Tamba-Sasayama. It is run by the general incorporated association Tamba-Sasayama Inu Neko Tomo no Kai, and all of its cats and dogs are rescues. Cats live in three rooms: Shaku-an, the busiest room, holds cats looking for adoptive homes that visitors can play with; Mochi-an houses shy permanent resident cats, watched from outside the room; and Renta-an is a tatami room that looks into Mochi-an through a glass window. Visits are by reservation only, with each group booking the space privately, and are charged by the hour with a bottled drink included. A full-day plan is also offered, and visitors who only want to play with the cats are as welcome as prospective adopters. A dog run is also available.

• Adoptable cats

Tamba Sasayama, Hyogo

Hage Neko Tsurutsuru is a cat cafe devoted to the hairless Sphynx breed, on the fourth floor of the building in front of JR Sasayamaguchi Station in Osawa, Tamba-Sasayama, about three minutes on foot from the station. It opened in April 2026 and is run by Cielo, a company that also operates the Workspace Sora employment-support office. People using that service help run the cafe and its social media. The cats include adult male and female Sphynxes, and kittens born at the cafe have since joined them. The room has cat towers, catwalks and sofas. Visits must be booked online in advance and are charged by the hour. Bagel sandwiches made by the company's own bakery business are served with coffee and soft drinks. The last entry is at 3 PM, and the cafe opens every day except during the Obon and New Year holidays.