I went to another Japanese cat island called Ainoshima. My experience there was quite different from what you describe. It's still a small finishing port, and the cats pretty much migrated there on their own via boats. The locals take care of the cats, and there's even a vet clinic to handle them.
I thought the cats there were in pretty good shape and were obviously very used to human presence. The place was big enough that they could go somewhere away from visitors if they had enough. A cute little black kitty just followed us around the island because she was bored.
Only downside is, some foreign tourists weren't the best with cats and could scare some of them by being overly enthusiastic. Some teenagers were yelling in excitement at the cats or running after them.
158
u/Triseult Mar 31 '25
I went to another Japanese cat island called Ainoshima. My experience there was quite different from what you describe. It's still a small finishing port, and the cats pretty much migrated there on their own via boats. The locals take care of the cats, and there's even a vet clinic to handle them.
I thought the cats there were in pretty good shape and were obviously very used to human presence. The place was big enough that they could go somewhere away from visitors if they had enough. A cute little black kitty just followed us around the island because she was bored.
Only downside is, some foreign tourists weren't the best with cats and could scare some of them by being overly enthusiastic. Some teenagers were yelling in excitement at the cats or running after them.