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Season 1
February 11, 2022

Season 1

01. Autumn Colors in Kyoto

Kyoto Prefecture offers amazing seasonal views. Visit different temples to enjoy autumn colors on a morning walk with a black cat and his beloved priest, see a rare calico cat, and watch an avid tree climber!

February 11, 2022

02. Tsugaru, Where Life Begins

Mt. Iwaki in Aomori Prefecture overlooks an apple orchard where 5 kitties are born in spring. By summer, they've grown big and strong! Pay them a visit and attend the area's special summer festival!

5min
February 23, 2022

03. Tokyo: Lucky Cats

Tokyo is home to many lucky cats called Maneki-neko! Get your kitty fix at a public bath, a lantern shop and a classical theater. Then, meet them after hours in Shinjuku's Golden Gai bar district!

5min
April 10, 2022

04. Mt. Fuji: Countryside Cats

At the foot of the sacred Mt. Fuji, have breakfast with dairy farm kitties, fish with hungry kitties at a port, and dance at a unique summer festival held by a temple dedicated to cats.

5min
April 17, 2022

05. Okinawa/Kudaka: A Spiritual Paradise

A sacred island with an emerald sea and tropical trees is pure kitty heaven. Scale a wall with rare white kitties, and relax to the sounds of traditional Okinawan music with a black kitty.

5min
April 24, 2022

06. Noto: A Winter Wonderland

Snow piles up in winter along the Sea of Japan. Visit a morning seafood market, play in the snow, admire traditional lacquerware, and enjoy warm mochi rice cake with cute kitties.

5min
May 1, 2022

07. Sanuki: A Kitty's Favorite Udon

Visit the Sanuki region to try a local delicacy loved by cats. Watch a kitty's owner make traditional roof tiles, and stroll around a famous shrine with another kitty.

5min
May 8, 2022

08. Kamakura: An Ancient Seaside City

Visit the city known for its giant Buddha statue to watch a kitty play in the Meigetsu-in Temple garden, then have a nap with kittens on a priest's cushion at another temple along a train line.

5min
May 15, 2022

09. Shimanto River: A Clear Stream

Along Japan's famous, clear river, cute kitties are living their best lives. Join 1 kitty on a unique bridge leading to his canoe shop, and take in a lovely sunset with the other cuties.

5min
May 22, 2022

10. Karuizawa: A Cool Breeze on a Plateau

Visit Japan's popular summer getaway to join a church kitty on his morning stroll through the woods, watch a kitty help make souvenir candles, and play with another in a guest house garden.

5min
May 29, 2022

11. Kumano Kodo: Pilgrimage Trails

On a pilgrimage down sacred trails, follow a kitty through a majestic forest. Meet a hunting master at a 1,300-year-old temple, and wait patiently for homemade bread at a seaside café.

5min
June 5, 2022

12. Aizu: A Quaint Castle Town

Near Aizu's symbolic Tsuruga Castle, visit a kitty at an old post station, and feast with another at a quaint Aizu lacquerware shop. One more kitty awaits your offering at a 1,400-year-old temple.

5min
June 12, 2022

13. Kagoshima: Volcano Blessings

Active volcanos bless Kagoshima Prefecture with natural hot springs. Visit a boss cat near an "ashiyu" foot bath, help kitties guard a brewery, and relax with a bath house kitty.

5min
June 19, 2022

14. Chiba: Refreshing Sea Breeze and Sunlight

A black kitty sits at a picturesque spot near the beach. Two other kitties are busy greeting people at an old train station, but they always find time to play with the station staff.

5min
June 26, 2022

15. Nara: An Ancient Capital Awaits Spring

Head to the famous Todai-ji Temple before visiting a nun's kitty at the 1,300-year-old Chugu-ji Temple. Visit a Japanese washi paper factory and a plum tree grove for more kitty fun.

5min
July 3, 2022

16. Hakodate: A Hilly Port Town

Kitties enjoy a Western atmosphere in a port town that's prospered for centuries. Meanwhile, mommies are busy raising rambunctious kittens while another kitty gets spoiled by sea urchin fishers.

5min
July 10, 2022

17. Aichi: Lead by Beckoning Cats

A famous pottery town makes cat figurines, but there are real kitties too! Head to Nagoya to visit a coffee shop kitty, then to a mountain town to check out traditional dolls with another cat.

5min
July 24, 2022

18. Iwate: Traditional Country Living

Take in a view of "the Mt. Fuji of Iwate" with a farmer and her kitty, and visit an egg-loving mamma cat that's busy raising kittens in a repurposed traditional home.

5min
July 31, 2022

19. Nagasaki: Kitties in a City of Peace

Meet kitties in an alleyway in hilly Nagasaki, see a white kitty relax and hunt around Peace Park, and enjoy kitty heaven at Unzen Jigoku hot springs before noisy humans arrive.

5min
August 7, 2022

20. Nikko: Sleeping Kitty, Door Kitty

See the famous Sleeping Cat carving at Tosho-gu Shrine. A painter's kitty has a special talent! Watch a scaredy cat creep around at another lovely shrine.

5min
August 14, 2022

21. Yamagata: A Caring Producer

A unique trip around the country of Japan with photographer and filmmaker Iwago Mitsuaki, discovering the uncharted charms and customs of regions, all seen through the eyes of cats.

5min
August 21, 2022

22. Fukuoka: Small Remote Islands

On this unique trip around Japan, discover the lesser-known charms and customs of regions through the eyes of cats! Filmed by wildlife photographe,Iwago Mitsuaki.

5min
August 28, 2022

23. Tochigi: Kitty Guides

Visit kitties and their favorite spots. Relax in an old hot spring tied to a folk character, hide in a limestone cave formed by volcanic activity, and take in the natural surroundings on a plateau.

5min
October 9, 2022

24. Ibaraki: Sporty Kitties

Kitties in Ibaraki Prefecture know how to have fun. Admire incoming paragliders with one, meet another that's unfazed by swinging golf clubs, and play ball with a territorial kitty.

5min
October 16, 2022