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Cat lovers, if you are looking for a holiday destination, Japan's Aoshima island is the place to go. This remote island off the southern coast of Japan has more feline residents than humans.
According to Reuters, "More than 120 cats swarm the island with only a handful of humans for company, mostly pensioners who didn't join the waves of migrants seeking work in the cities after World War Two."
Take a look for yourself.
The report suggests that cats outnumber the humans 6 to 1. And Aoshima, earlier not known by many, is slowly becoming a tourist spot.
The Daily What says that a ferry that can carry a maximum of 34 people runs twice a day carrying tourists to the island. "In addition to the tourists who pop over to see and feed them, there are a few elderly people on the island who care for the cats, as described by this one visitor," the report says.
Cats were first introduced in Aoshima to deal with mice that plagued fishermen's boats and they have stayed on and multiplied.
Reuters quotes 27-year-old Makiko Yamasaki as saying, "There is a ton of cats here, then there was this sort of cat witch who came out to feed the cats which was quite fun. So I'd want to come again."
However not everyone is happy with cats running around all over the place. According to the Reuters report residents are also unhappy with more and more people visiting the island, and want to be left in peace.
@bongbang, @BDforever and other cat lovers. Especially bdforever, When India conquers bd at least you will have a place to go. @SarthakGanguly can drop you there.
Bdforever at play
According to Reuters, "More than 120 cats swarm the island with only a handful of humans for company, mostly pensioners who didn't join the waves of migrants seeking work in the cities after World War Two."
Take a look for yourself.
The report suggests that cats outnumber the humans 6 to 1. And Aoshima, earlier not known by many, is slowly becoming a tourist spot.
The Daily What says that a ferry that can carry a maximum of 34 people runs twice a day carrying tourists to the island. "In addition to the tourists who pop over to see and feed them, there are a few elderly people on the island who care for the cats, as described by this one visitor," the report says.
Cats were first introduced in Aoshima to deal with mice that plagued fishermen's boats and they have stayed on and multiplied.
Reuters quotes 27-year-old Makiko Yamasaki as saying, "There is a ton of cats here, then there was this sort of cat witch who came out to feed the cats which was quite fun. So I'd want to come again."
However not everyone is happy with cats running around all over the place. According to the Reuters report residents are also unhappy with more and more people visiting the island, and want to be left in peace.
@bongbang, @BDforever and other cat lovers. Especially bdforever, When India conquers bd at least you will have a place to go. @SarthakGanguly can drop you there.
Bdforever at play
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