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Cat Cafe MOCHA Harajuku 猫カフェ MOCHA 原宿店

A bright, spacious cat café directly opposite Harajuku Station, where dozens of breed cats lounge on climbing towers and you pay by the 10 minutes with unlimited drinks, walk-ins welcome.

About

MOCHA is one of the larger, better-run cat café chains in Tokyo, and the Harajuku branch is the most convenient for visitors: one escalator ride up from Takeshita-dori's mouth, in the building with a Matsumoto Kiyoshi pharmacy downstairs. The interior is airy, with cat walkways, hammocks and windows, and the residents, Munchkins, Scottish Folds, Ragdolls and others, are introduced on name boards. You disinfect your hands, put your belongings in a locker, and pay by the 10 minutes with self-serve drinks; cat treats can be bought to win friends. Staff enforce sensible rules (no picking up cats, no waking sleeping ones, no flash), which keeps it relaxed for the animals. It's an easy, low-cost break from Harajuku crowds, especially on a rainy day.

Highlights

• Opposite JR Harajuku Station, above Takeshita-dori
• Dozens of breed cats on towers and walkways
• Pay-by-10-minutes pricing with unlimited drinks
• Walk-ins welcome, no reservation needed
• Treats available to buy for the cats

Tips

• Weekday mornings are quietest and the cats are more active before lunch
• There's a daily maximum charge, so long stays don't get expensive
• Children from age 3 can enter with a guardian (max 3 children per adult)
• Follow the rules: no lifting cats or flash photography

Open in Google Maps · Info checked 2026-10-09

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