Cat Cafes in Tokyo

Shinjuku, Tokyo

ANELLA ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​⁠CAFE Shinjuku Yotsuya is a rescue dog and cat cafe in Yotsuya-Sakamachi, Shinjuku, about seven minutes on foot from Akebonobashi Station and eight from Ichigaya Station, with Yotsuya Station around ten minutes away. It reopened here on October 9, 2026, after moving from its earlier site in Ichigaya-Yanagicho, and occupies the first and second floors of the Sanko Building. Visitors spend time with rescued dogs and cats that are waiting for new families, and adoptions are arranged through ANELLA's own process. Visits are charged per 30 minutes with 15-minute extensions, with lower rates for elementary school children, seniors and visitors with disabilities, and preschoolers enter free; payment is cash only. The cafe is open every day, from noon on weekdays and from 11 AM on weekends and holidays. It also offers grooming and operates as a welfare workplace for people with disabilities.

• Adoptable cats

Machida, Tokyo

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​⁠Café MOFF Grandberry Park is a spacious cat cafe located on the third floor of the Grandberry Park shopping complex in Machida, Tokyo, directly connected to Minami-machida Grandberry Park Station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line. The cafe pairs a modern, relaxed lounge with a wide variety of resident cats, including American Shorthair, Scottish Fold, British Shorthair, Bengal, Norwegian Forest Cat, Maine Coon, Ragdoll, Munchkin, Russian Blue, Himalayan, Somali, and more, giving guests plenty of feline personalities to meet. Visitors can enjoy a full drink menu featuring specialty espresso beverages, matcha lattes, chai, teas, seasonal smoothies, and signature latte art designed to resemble the cafe's own cats. Amenities include Wi-Fi, power outlets, stroller and wheelchair access, and a kids' drink menu. It offers a welcoming, purr-fectly comfortable stop for cat lovers exploring the Machida area.

• Walk-ins welcome

Machida, Tokyo

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌⁠Cafe Neko-no-mise, known locally as Nekonomise, is a long-running cat cafe in Machida, Tokyo. Opened in 2005, it is one of Japan's pioneering cat cafes, designed around the concept of a home-like living room shared with cats. The interior invites guests to slip off their shoes and settle into cozy kotatsu seating, comfortable sofas, or table seats suited to laptop work and study. Resident cats range widely in age, giving visitors the chance to spend quiet time with a mix of personalities in a casual, welcoming space. Refreshments center on drinks, with teas such as Darjeeling and Earl Grey, plum kombu-cha, and a free-flow drink server featuring soups. Extras include over 2,000 manga to read, power outlets, and Wi-Fi. A time-based pricing system lets guests linger at their own pace.

• Booking recommended

Meguro, Tokyo

CAT ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠LIVING is a rescue cat salon and cafe in Meguro City, Tokyo, designed as a warm living room where people are welcomed into the cats' home. The interior is styled to feel like a cozy, homey lounge, giving both visitors and cats a calm, comfortable space to relax and connect. Every cat here has been rescued, coming from shelters across Japan, hoarding situations, or difficult circumstances, and each is available for adoption into a loving family. Beyond adoptions, the cafe also accepts cats from owners who can no longer care for them, providing attentive medical care, quality food, and a clean environment supported by qualified staff and dedicated volunteers. CAT LIVING extends its work through educational programs, community outreach in Meguro, and partnerships with animal care schools, all guided by the mission that every cat deserves happiness.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Itabashi City, Tokyo

CAT'S ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌⁠INN TOKYO is a small rescue cat cafe in Azusawa, Itabashi, about five minutes on foot from Exit A3 of Shimura-sakaue Station on the Toei Mita Line; buses from Ikebukuro and Akabane also stop nearby. All its cats are looking for new homes, and the visit fees, a ¥500 annual membership paid on the first visit and shop sales pay for their care. An hour costs ¥1,200 on weekdays and ¥1,500 at weekends, on holidays and in peak seasons, with one self-service drink included and extensions at ¥300 per 15 minutes. Guests with bookings have priority: online booking closes two days ahead, after which reservations are taken by phone. Children of junior high school age and under must come with a guardian, with one adult per preschool child, and socks are required. It is open from 1:30 PM to 7:30 PM, and from 1 PM to 7 PM on Sundays, and is closed on Mondays; it also runs cat care classes and sells original goods.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Tokyo

Yadorigi ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌⁠Cafe & Restaurant (宿木カフェ＆レストラン) is a rescue cat cafe and Italian restaurant in Yanaka, Taito, Tokyo, about six minutes' walk from Sendagi Station and eight minutes from the north exit of Nippori Station. It opened on August 31, 2018, and works as a shelter funded by the restaurant: cats taken in from different regions receive medical care and socialization before being placed with families matched to their personalities. There is no admission fee; instead guests order one of the set plans, such as one or two hours with drinks, a drink and dolce set, a tea time set, a weekday telework set or a three-course meal set that must be booked. Visits run in two-hour reserved slots, and booking online is recommended, especially on weekends. Outside cat treats are not allowed; katsuo sticks are sold for the cats. Children of any age may visit with a guardian. Visitors who have been to another animal cafe the same day are turned away. Payment is cash or PayPay. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Tokyo

Neco ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌⁠Republic Ochanomizu is a rescue cat cafe tucked into an office building near Kanda Myojin shrine at the Shimizuzaka-shita intersection in Bunkyo City, Tokyo. Step inside and the space unfolds like a private home, with a retro Showa-era interior reimagined in a modern, stylish way. The main attraction is a spacious tatami room where guests can relax alongside the resident cats, while a smaller tatami area doubles as a drink corner and quiet retreat for senior cats or those who prefer a calmer environment. A private room, available by reservation, is dedicated to the shelter's Ringo cats and makes a nice option for couples or small groups. Every cat on site is available for adoption through Neco Republic's ongoing mission to end cat euthanasia in Japan. Non-see-through socks are required and are sold on site.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Musashino, Tokyo

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​​⁠Cafe Temari no Oshiro (てまりのおしろ) is a cat cafe inside Kichijoji Petit Mura, a small storybook-style complex in Kichijoji Honcho, Musashino, Tokyo. It opened in 2017 as the sister shop of Temari no Ouchi, about five minutes' walk away, and is built as a quirky castle said to have been made by cats. Its two floors are home to about two dozen resident cats of breeds including Maine Coon, Scottish Fold, Ragdoll, Norwegian Forest Cat, Munchkin, American Curl and Exotic Shorthair. Walk-ins are welcome and online reservations open a month ahead. Food, sweets and drinks are served, and outside food and drink are not allowed. Children of any age may visit, with elementary school children and younger accompanied by a guardian. Shoes come off at the entrance, socks are required, and visitors may not pick up the cats or use flash. Either floor or the whole cafe can be rented for parties of up to 70 people. It is open from 11 AM to 8 PM on weekdays and from 10 AM on weekends.

Tokyo

Kaname ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​⁠Nyanko-tei is a rescue cat café in the Ikebukuro area of Toshima City, Tokyo, a short walk from Kanamecho station and about twelve minutes from Ikebukuro's west exit. Every cat in the lounge is a rescue waiting for a new home, and the café also runs a lifelong foster program for cats that need long-term care. Visits are charged by time, with unlimited drinks included, and children from elementary to high school age pay half price, while preschoolers enter free with a guardian. Guests are asked to wear socks in the cat room. The café opens every day from midday to 9pm and regularly holds adoption events, making it a calm, community-minded alternative to the big chain cafés around Ikebukuro station.

• Adoptable cats

Tokyo

MAOMAO ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​⁠Private Room Cat Cafe (一組限定個室猫カフェMAOMAO〜猫猫〜) is a reservation-only cat cafe on the seventh floor of Magazine Higashi-Ikebukuro in Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo, near Sunshine City. It has a single room that is let to one group of up to five people at a time, so guests have the cats to themselves. The resident cats are Baron, a Maine Coon; Lu-na, a Minuet; Belle, a Somali; Kahlua, an American Curl; and Lily, a Ragdoll. Bookings are by the hour, for up to three hours, through the MAOMAO app or by phone. On weekdays it costs ¥3,000 per hour for a solo guest and ¥2,000 per person per hour for two or more, with ¥500 more per person on weekends and holidays; children aged 5 to 15 pay ¥1,000 and must come with an adult. Drinks, snacks and churu treats can be ordered, and outside food is not allowed. Socks are required. The room is also used for livestreams and photo shoots. It is open every day from 11 AM to 8 PM.

• Booking required

Shinjuku, Tokyo

Nyanchuru ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​⁠is a rescue cat cafe on the first floor of the Westwood Building in Hyakunincho, Shinjuku, about five minutes on foot from Shin-Okubo Station and ten minutes from Shinjuku Station, with Seibu-Shinjuku Station a few minutes away. Around a dozen rescued cats share the room, some still recovering, and all are looking for homes; adoption starts with a talk with staff, followed by an interview, a trial stay and formal adoption. Entry costs ¥500 plus ¥500 per 30 minutes. No reservation is needed, though visits can also be booked online. Small packs of cat treats cost about ¥500, and an in-store gacha machine, badges and a donation box raise money for the cats. Staff also help people find a cat-friendly apartment. The cafe reopened with new staff around September 2026. It is open daily from 12 PM to 10 PM.

• Adoptable cats

Shinjuku, Tokyo

BAKENEKO ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌⁠CAFE (化猫茶屋) is a rescue cat cafe in Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo, about a six-minute walk from Nishi-Waseda Station on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line. It opened in 2021. Its best-known residents are two male mascot cats, Kohada, a Scottish Fold, and Nameko, a Siberian, who live alongside rescue cats such as Omochi, Osatsu, Dango and Sayori; the cafe also takes in cats whose owners can no longer keep them. Admission is ¥1,000 for 30 minutes or packs of one to three hours from ¥1,500, with a ¥3,000 all-day free-time option on weekdays, and soft drinks are included. Overstaying moves guests automatically to the next pack. Students get 20 percent off, and elementary school children pay half price with a guardian; younger children are not admitted. Perfume is not allowed and socks are required. Wi-Fi and power outlets are available. Donations and goods sales fund the cafe's rescue work. It is open from 11 AM to 8 PM and closed on Mondays and Wednesdays.