A Sunday trip to visit a rescue cat cafe in Ochanomizu. Neco Republic is warm clean space where the cats seem to be very well cared for. Cute cats are everywhere, some shy and some friendly. Most of them are found or abandoned pets and some are in pretty rough shape. We spent just over an hour there to recharge our cat batteries.

Both of us have cats at home and we both admitted to missing them right away. Luckily, Tokyo has a large number of cat cafes to warm travellers hearts. I am not sure about the ethics of keeping animals in shops for customers entertainment, especially fragile pets like reptiles. Even cats, though domesticated, need their peace and quiet. You have to respect that part of their nature, so I wasn’t sure about cat cafes either. But, we did our research and this place seemed to really put the cats needs first.

Look here if you would like to book a visit. And if you like cat cafes, check out this post about another one in Tokyo.