Cat Island, aka Tashirojima in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan

Tashirojima (田代島?) is a small island in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean off the Oshika Peninsula, to the west of Ajishima. It is an inhabited island, although the population is quite small (around 100 people, down from around 1000 people in the 1950s).

It has become known as "Cat Island" due to the large stray cat population that thrives as a result of the local belief that feeding cats will bring wealth and good fortune. The cat population is now larger than the human population on the island. (A 2009 article in Sankei News says that there are no pet dogs and it is basically prohibited to bring dogs onto the island.)

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Cat Island aka Tashirojima in Ishinomaki Mi....kmz (1.18 KB)

I especially like this in the Wiki article:


Local products:
Oysters

Abalone

Cats  


Calling Delta102, Calling Delta102....

"Calling Delta102, Calling Delta102...."  Lol! 

How about some spaying & neutering? I love cats, but that many seems kind of sad.  ^;^

There's no Street View there, but there are a half dozen or so photos in the Photo Layer of Shotaro Ishinomori's cat buildings.

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Shotaro Ishinomori cat buildings.kmz (924 B)