Imagine combining your love of travel with your love of cats. A trip to Japan gives you that opportunity in a fun and memorable way. Millions of tourists visit the country every year for its ancient ...

It's a cat lover's dream come true, an island where felines outnumber humans. Hoards of feral cats have made the remote Aoshima Island in Southern Japan their home, where they outnumber humans six to ...

TASHIROJIMA, Japan (AP) — On a small island off Japan’s northeastern coast, visitors make offerings at a shrine for unlikely local guardians: cats. The “Neko Jinja,” or Cat Shrine, mythologizes cats ...

With its laid-back seafaring culture and unique wildlife, the Yaeyama archipelago in Japan’s far southern Okinawa prefecture ...

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On a small island off the coast of Ehime prefecture on Shikoku is a small island where cats clearly rule. Approximately 200 semi-feral cats live on Aoshima, according to Nippon News. The feline ...

A journey through a country where felines are revered, adored and sometimes seen as actual demons. Ceramic maneki neko, or “welcoming cats,” at Gotokuji, a temple in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo that is ...

One of Japan’s most famous, and cutest, tourist attractions are its many cat islands dotted around the country. However, the cat island of Okishima on Lake Biwa - the largest freshwater lake in Japan ...

The plot of Mineko's Night Market sounds like a Studio Ghibli film. We've got a child protagonist, who's just moved into a new town, a magical spirit, and cats – lots of cats. The upcoming cozy game ...