{"id":138,"date":"2017-12-30T07:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-30T07:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/?p=138"},"modified":"2017-12-26T16:56:28","modified_gmt":"2017-12-26T16:56:28","slug":"aoshima-cat-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/aoshima-cat-island\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Pics of Aoshima, Japanese Island Where Cats Outnumber Humans Six to One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aoshima Island is one of the most famous &#8220;cat islands&#8221; in Japan (yes, there is more than one. Actually, about a dozen).<\/p>\n<p>In this place, there are more feline residents than people (the ratio is about six to one). In Aoshima, there are more than a hundred cats living around this\u00a01 mile (1.6\u00a0km) long island.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s located in Ehime Prefecture and\u00a0is accessible via a one-way boat from Port Nagahama, which takes around 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a gallery of <a href=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/winter-fox-pictures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amazing images<\/a>, which take you directly to Aoshima, the Japanese &#8220;cat island&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>1.\u00a0Cats Crowd the Harbor on Aoshima Island<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-139\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-harbor-on-Aoshima-Island-in-the-Ehime-prefecture-of-southern-Japan-on-February-25-2015..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-harbor-on-Aoshima-Island-in-the-Ehime-prefecture-of-southern-Japan-on-February-25-2015..jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-harbor-on-Aoshima-Island-in-the-Ehime-prefecture-of-southern-Japan-on-February-25-2015.-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-harbor-on-Aoshima-Island-in-the-Ehime-prefecture-of-southern-Japan-on-February-25-2015.-768x470.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Cats Surround People As They Get Off A Boat At The Harbor On Aoshima Island<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-surround-people-as-they-get-off-a-boat-at-the-harbor-on-Aoshima-Island-Japan-on-February-25-2015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-surround-people-as-they-get-off-a-boat-at-the-harbor-on-Aoshima-Island-Japan-on-February-25-2015.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-surround-people-as-they-get-off-a-boat-at-the-harbor-on-Aoshima-Island-Japan-on-February-25-2015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-surround-people-as-they-get-off-a-boat-at-the-harbor-on-Aoshima-Island-Japan-on-February-25-2015-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3. The Main Part Of The Fishing Village On Aoshima Island<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/The-main-part-of-the-fishing-village-on-Aoshima-Island-photographed-on-February-25-2015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/The-main-part-of-the-fishing-village-on-Aoshima-Island-photographed-on-February-25-2015.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/The-main-part-of-the-fishing-village-on-Aoshima-Island-photographed-on-February-25-2015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/The-main-part-of-the-fishing-village-on-Aoshima-Island-photographed-on-February-25-2015-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>4.\u00a0Cats Crowd The Aoshima Island Harbor<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-Aoshima-Island-harbor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-Aoshima-Island-harbor.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-Aoshima-Island-harbor-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-Aoshima-Island-harbor-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>5.\u00a0A Clowder Of Cats On The Wharf On Aoshima Island<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-clowder-of-cats-on-the-wharf-on-Aoshima-Island.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-clowder-of-cats-on-the-wharf-on-Aoshima-Island.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-clowder-of-cats-on-the-wharf-on-Aoshima-Island-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-clowder-of-cats-on-the-wharf-on-Aoshima-Island-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>6.\u00a0A Cat Carries A Fish On Aoshima Island<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-145\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-carries-a-fish-on-Aoshima-Island.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-carries-a-fish-on-Aoshima-Island.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-carries-a-fish-on-Aoshima-Island-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-carries-a-fish-on-Aoshima-Island-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>7.\u00a0A Cat Walks Past Wooden Farm Sheds On Aoshima Island<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-146\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-walks-past-wooden-farm-sheds-on-Aoshima-Island.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-walks-past-wooden-farm-sheds-on-Aoshima-Island.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-walks-past-wooden-farm-sheds-on-Aoshima-Island-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-walks-past-wooden-farm-sheds-on-Aoshima-Island-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>8.\u00a0A Cat Jumps Off A Piano In The Music Room Of A Derelict School On Aoshima Island<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-147\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-jumps-off-a-piano-in-the-music-room-of-a-derelict-school-on-Aoshima-Island.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-jumps-off-a-piano-in-the-music-room-of-a-derelict-school-on-Aoshima-Island.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-jumps-off-a-piano-in-the-music-room-of-a-derelict-school-on-Aoshima-Island-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-jumps-off-a-piano-in-the-music-room-of-a-derelict-school-on-Aoshima-Island-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>9.\u00a0Cats Crowd The Harbor Embankment On Aoshima<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-148\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-harbor-embankment-on-Aoshima.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-harbor-embankment-on-Aoshima.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-harbor-embankment-on-Aoshima-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-harbor-embankment-on-Aoshima-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>10.\u00a0Ozu City Official Atsuko Ogata As She Carries A Bag Of Cat Food To The Designated Feeding Place<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ozu-city-official-Atsuko-Ogata-as-she-carries-a-bag-of-cat-food-to-the-designated-feeding-place.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ozu-city-official-Atsuko-Ogata-as-she-carries-a-bag-of-cat-food-to-the-designated-feeding-place.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ozu-city-official-Atsuko-Ogata-as-she-carries-a-bag-of-cat-food-to-the-designated-feeding-place-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ozu-city-official-Atsuko-Ogata-as-she-carries-a-bag-of-cat-food-to-the-designated-feeding-place-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>11.\u00a0Aoshima Cats Beg For Food<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-150\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Aoshima-cats-beg-for-food.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Aoshima-cats-beg-for-food.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Aoshima-cats-beg-for-food-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Aoshima-cats-beg-for-food-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>12.\u00a0The Village Nurse Atsuko Ogata Carries A Bag Of Cat Food<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-151\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/The-Village-Nurse-Atsuko-Ogata-Carries-A-Bag-Of-Cat-Food.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/The-Village-Nurse-Atsuko-Ogata-Carries-A-Bag-Of-Cat-Food.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/The-Village-Nurse-Atsuko-Ogata-Carries-A-Bag-Of-Cat-Food-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/The-Village-Nurse-Atsuko-Ogata-Carries-A-Bag-Of-Cat-Food-768x521.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>13.\u00a0A Cat Leaps At The Photographer To Snatch His Lunch Snack<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-leaps-at-the-photographer-to-snatch-his-lunch-snack.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-leaps-at-the-photographer-to-snatch-his-lunch-snack.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-leaps-at-the-photographer-to-snatch-his-lunch-snack-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/A-cat-leaps-at-the-photographer-to-snatch-his-lunch-snack-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>14.\u00a0Cats Sit On A Wall On Aoshima Island<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-154\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-sit-on-a-wall-on-Aoshima-Island.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-sit-on-a-wall-on-Aoshima-Island.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-sit-on-a-wall-on-Aoshima-Island-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-sit-on-a-wall-on-Aoshima-Island-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>15.\u00a0Cats Crowd The Harbor Embankment On Aoshima<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-155\" src=\"http:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-harbor-embankment-on-Aoshima-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-harbor-embankment-on-Aoshima-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-harbor-embankment-on-Aoshima-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cats-crowd-the-harbor-embankment-on-Aoshima-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Credit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/photo\/2015\/03\/a-visit-to-aoshima-a-cat-island-in-japan\/386647\/\">TheAtlantic.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Pictures by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/widerimage.reuters.com\/photographer\/thomas-peter\">Thomas Peter\/Reuters<\/a>,\u00a0photographed on February 25, 2015.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aoshima Island is one of the most famous &#8220;cat islands&#8221; in Japan (yes, there is more than one. Actually, about a dozen). In this place, there are more feline residents than people (the ratio is about six to one). In Aoshima, there are more than a hundred cats living around this\u00a01 mile (1.6\u00a0km) long island&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[6,22],"class_list":["post-138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-educational","tag-cats","tag-educational","post_format-post-format-image","reaction-awww","reaction-wow"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156,"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions\/156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gifsboom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}