Gallery Necomachi

Tucked away on a side street in Yanaka, Gallery Necomachi holds exclusively cat-themed exhibitions. An ivy-covered stone staircase, adorned with realistic-looking white cat figurines at the bottom and on top plus a feline-shaped fence, leads to the three-storey building. The storybook setting brings to mind Studio Ghibli films, in particular ‘Whisper of the Heart’ and ‘The Cat Returns’. Exhibitions change regularly, covering a wide range of mediums from ceramic art and sculpture to painting and photography. Note that the gallery is only open from Thursday through to Sunday.