Inns with Cat Cafés, Cat Lounges or Rescue-Cat Shelters

Illustration of a facility where cats can rest freely in a cat lounge separated from the accommodation reception area. Inn collections

This article is a research list of inns where the conditions could be confirmed as of 2026-08-16, based on Neko Yado Research’s published individual articles and attribute audits. Please check the official information of each inn before making a reservation, as business hours, cat availability, plans, and transportation conditions may change.

Apart from cats walking through the common areas of an inn, there are also inns that have or collaborate with cat cafes, cat salons, cat shelters, etc.

Correction on 2026-10-10: Moved Mad Cat Hostel Osaka from the eligible dedicated-facility list to a shared-space comparison because an adjoining dedicated cat facility has not been confirmed. The original information confirmation date remains 2026-08-16.

Criteria for posting this list

This list includes inns whose individual articles confirm a dedicated cat facility separate from the accommodation space, visiting times and opportunities to meet cats, regardless of the facility name.

“You can meet cats,” “you can touch them,” and “cats sometimes come to the guest room” are different conditions. A/B/C on this site indicates the distance to the cat, and does not indicate the quality or recommendation ranking of the accommodation.

Accommodation where conditions were confirmed

Nekokura Hostel

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Nekokura Hostel, a cat hostel in Hakata, Fukuoka | Visit the protected cat shelter for guests only
Nekokura Hostel in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City is a guest house with a rescue cat shelter attached. We will introduce tours for guests only, distance from cats, guest room, and access.

Basic information

  • Address: 4-7-86 Chiyo, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture 812-0044
  • Distance to cats: Only guests staying at the hostel may enter the shelter, by reservation.
  • Evidence checked for this list: An adjoining cat café, dedicated cat room, shelter, or similar facility has been confirmed.
  • Note: Do not pick up cats. Cats may sit on your lap of their own accord. Guests under the age of 18 cannot stay.

Features of this inn

Nekokura Hostel in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City is a guest house with a rescue cat shelter attached. We will introduce tours for guests only, distance from cats, guest room, and access.

Neko Yokujo & Neko Hatago

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Cat inn in Shinsaibashi, Osaka "Neko Yokujo & Neko Hatago" | A cat-helping inn where you can stay and watch rescued cats
Neko Yokujo & Neko Hatago in Osaka's Chuo Ward is an accommodation attached to a rescue cat cafe. We will introduce how interacting with cats, the glass-enclosed guest room, equipment, and usage can help support cats.

Basic information

  • Address: 1-14-29 Shimanouchi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0082
  • Distance with cats: Interact with cats at cat cafes and watch them through the glass from your bed
  • Evidence checked for this list: An adjoining cat café, dedicated cat room, shelter, or similar facility has been confirmed.
  • Accommodation type: Dormitory type

Features of this inn

Neko Yokujo & Neko Hatago in Osaka’s Chuo Ward is an accommodation attached to a rescue cat cafe. We will introduce how interacting with cats, the glass-enclosed guest room, equipment, and usage can help support cats.

Teshima Ryokan

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Cat inn “Teshima Ryokan” in Achisu, Yamaguchi | Protected cat shelter, inn where you can enjoy the cat garden and food
Teshima Ryokan in Achisu, Yamaguchi City is a six-room culinary inn with a cat garden and cat shelter. We will introduce how to interact with cats, guest room, cooking, and access.

Basic information

  • Address: 7418-8 Achisu, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture 754-1277
  • Distance to cats: You can interact with the cats in the cat garden with the guidance of the administrator
  • Evidence checked for this list: An adjoining cat café, dedicated cat room, shelter, or similar facility has been confirmed.
  • guest room: Total 6 rooms

Features of this inn

Teshima Ryokan in Achisu, Yamaguchi City is a six-room culinary inn with a cat garden and cat shelter. We will introduce how to interact with cats, guest room, cooking, and access.

TAMA HOTEL (TAMA HOTEL)

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Miyagi/Ishinomaki cat inn “TAMA HOTEL” | Cat salon and Tashirojima sightseeing base
TAMA HOTEL (TAMA HOTEL) in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture is a hotel where resident cat Tama Butcho, welcome you. We will introduce how to interact with the cat salon, things to note before staying, and access.

Basic information

  • Address: 16-4 Jita Lock, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture 986-0861
  • Distance to cats: There is a salon where you can interact with cats
  • Evidence checked for this list: An adjoining cat café, dedicated cat room, shelter, or similar facility has been confirmed.

Features of this inn

TAMA HOTEL (TAMA HOTEL) in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture is a hotel where cat staff welcomes you, including the cat Tama Butcho. We will introduce how to interact with the cat salon, things to note before staying, and access.

Maikyatto

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Cat inn “Maikyatto” in Yugawara, Kanagawa | Inn where you can stay in the same guest room as a cat
"Maikyatto" in Yugawara-cho, Kanagawa Prefecture is an inn where you can share the guest room with the cats at the inn's cat cafe. We will introduce the differences from general resident cat accommodation, accommodation methods, and precautions based on current information.

Basic information

  • Address: 244-1 Fukuura, Yugawara-cho, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture
  • Distance to cat: For eligible plans, you will stay in the same guest room as the cat.
  • Evidence checked for this list: An adjoining cat café, dedicated cat room, shelter, or similar facility has been confirmed.
  • Accommodation type: Mainly accommodation without meals. Cat cafe and pet hotel attached

Features of this inn

“Maikyatto” in Yugawara Town, Kanagawa Prefecture is an inn where you can share the guest room with the cats at the inn’s cat cafe. We will introduce the differences from general resident cat accommodation, accommodation methods, and precautions based on current information.

Waraneko no Yado

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Cat inn in Yufuin, Oita "Waraneko no Yado" | An inn where you can enjoy a cat cafe and private hot springs
Waraneko no Yado in Yufu, Oita Prefecture is an inn with a cat cafe and private hot springs. We will introduce how to interact with cats, the division from the guest room, accommodation plans, and precautions.

Basic information

  • Address: 1607-2 Kawaminami, Yufu Yufuin-cho, Oita 879-5103
  • Distance with cats: You can interact with them at the attached Laughing Cat Cafe
  • Evidence checked for this list: An adjoining cat café, dedicated cat room, shelter, or similar facility has been confirmed.
  • guest room: Total of 5 rooms. Separate area from cat cafe
  • Hot spring: Private bath

Features of this inn

Waraneko no Yado in Yufu, Oita Prefecture is an inn with a cat cafe and private hot springs. We will introduce how to interact with cats, the division from the guest room, accommodation plans, and precautions.

Saitama/Chichibu “Neko no Shippo”

Illustration of a traveler respecting the distance between cats and spending time quietly in a space reserved for rescued cats overlooking the mountains of Chichibu.
Saitama/Chichibu "Neko no Shippo" | An inn adjacent to the Laughing Cat Kingdom where about 100 rescued cats live
Minpaku Neko no Shippo in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture is adjacent to the Nyanko Kingdom, where about 100 rescued cats live. We will introduce you to the night admission for guests only, the rental room on the second floor of the shelter, the guest room, and access.

Basic information

  • Address: 369-1503 Shimoyoshida, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture 3848-1 (official location of the adjacent Laughing Nyanko Kingdom)
  • Distance with cats: B — Guests can interact with cats in the dedicated space of the adjacent shelter.
  • Evidence checked for this list: An adjoining cat café, dedicated cat room, shelter, or similar facility has been confirmed.

Features of this inn

Minpaku Neko no Shippo in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture is adjacent to the Laughing Cat Kingdom, where about 100 rescued cats live. We will introduce you to the night admission for guests only, the rental room on the second floor of the shelter, the guest room, and access.

The order of publication is not a ranking. At each link, you can check the current information about the cat, where you can meet it, the accuracy of guest room visits, unconfirmed items, and links to official information.

Separately view cat cafes, cat shelters, and cat inns

There are different mechanisms for having a resident cat in the accommodation, having a cat cafe attached to the accommodation, and combining rescue cat activities and lodging. This list includes accommodations where the facility provides information on cat spaces available to guests and points of contact with rescue cats, and does not include accommodations that only have unrelated cat cafes nearby. It is necessary to check with each facility about admission fees, reservation limits, age restrictions, hygiene rules such as socks, and whether or not adoption consultation is possible.

How to read reference materials

The role of the facility and the terms of use are based on the official guide, and the distance to the cat is confirmed in the linked individual research article. Even at facilities that engage in rescue cat activities, we do not judge that lodging automatically includes adoption interviews and interactions.

A comparison outside the dedicated-facility list

Mad Cat Hostel Osaka (Mad Cat Hostel Osaka)

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Cat hostel in Abeno, Osaka "Mad Cat Hostel Osaka (Mad Cat Hostel Osaka)" | A hostel where you can spend time at the bar with the resident cats
Mad Cat Hostel Osaka (Mad Cat Hostel Osaka) & Bar in Abeno Ward, Osaka is a small hostel where two resident cats live. We will introduce places where you can meet the cats, dormitories, common facilities, bars, access, and precautions.

Basic information

  • Address: 1-11-24 Ojicho, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-0023
  • Distance to cats: Two resident cats may come out to common areas such as the bar
  • Role in this article: A comparison with the shared-space model; a separate dedicated cat facility has not been confirmed.
  • guest room: Mainly mixed/female dormitory
  • Meals: Meals are not included, but there is a shared kitchen and bar.

Features of this inn

Mad Cat Hostel Osaka & Bar in Abeno Ward, Osaka is a small hostel where two resident cats live. We will introduce places where you can meet cats, dormitories, common facilities, bars, access, and precautions.

Please double check before booking

  • Is the resident cat currently living at the inn on the desired date?
  • Where and when to meet cats, and whether or not you can interact with them
  • Are the conditions the same for your desired accommodation plan?
  • You may not be able to meet the cat due to its rest days or physical condition.
  • Latest conditions for transportation, meals, and check-in

Staying overnight does not necessarily mean that you can use it automatically.

Reservations, additional fees, age restrictions, socks, number of people, and holidays may be set. We do not bring food or luggage into the cat facility, and we do not ask hidden cats to come out.

List update policy

If the conditions change due to information from the inn, updates to the official website, or on-site interviews, we will update the individual articles and this list at the same time. Old SNS posts alone will not raise the conditions for publication. If you notice any errors or changes in the information, please let us know along with the official source of confirmation.

Summary

While the dedicated facility type makes it easy to separate the cat’s living area and accommodation space, there are usage hours and reservation conditions.

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