Be a part of every life saved

At Japan Cat Network there are so many ways to get involved and make a difference.

  • Help with cleaning and cat care as a local volunteer or live-in volunteer

  • Work with children via our school program

  • Join our foster program

  • Stay at our partner Maneki Machiya’s guesthouses

  • Spend a Sunday afternoon at our cat cafe

Read on to learn more about our programs.

Local Volunteer in Kyoto or Tokyo

If you live in the area and would like to help out on your own schedule, fill out an application below for an interview to become a volunteer!

Duties include cleaning, socializing cats, tracking cat health, and organization.

Kyoto Live-In Volunteer: Cat Care

Minimum 3-week live-in volunteer experience. Accommodation and vegan-friendly foodstuffs are provided.

Live-in volunteers must commit to 25 hours of volunteer activities a week, including: cleaning, socializing cats, tracking cat health, and organization.

Please note that we are not able to sponsor work visas.

Click here for more details about being a Kyoto Live-In Volunteer.

Kyoto Live-In Volunteer: School Program

Minimum 4-week live-in volunteer experience. Accommodation and vegan-friendly foodstuffs are provided.

Volunteers have the opportunity to join a classroom and experience firsthand how the Japanese school system works by playing with the kids and helping the teachers. 25 hours per week.

Please note that we are not able to sponsor work visas.

Click here for more details about being a Kyoto Live-In Volunteer.

Click here for more details about the School Program.

Other ways to support us

Stay at Maneki Machiya guesthouses or reserve a Sunday afternoon coffee with cats!

Join the network!

Looking to help for just a weekend or a lifetime? Want to use your passion to help save lives? JCN is always looking for specialized volunteers! Donating time, skills, and material are some of the most effective ways to help us do what we do best: focus on the animals.

Offer more infrequent (but just as important) services like fostering, animal transport (car, train, plane), translation, home improvement for our rescue homes, fostering, photography, business organization, and more! Contact us at [email protected] to see how you can help today!

DONATE TODAY!

The easiest way to help save lives is by donating to support the work we do.

It is not only volunteers but donators like YOU that keep us going!