Aoshima, a Japanese 'Cat Island'

Aoshima, a Japanese 'Cat Island'

You love cats? This place is totally for you!

The island had 15 people (age between 50-80 years old) and more than 100 cats. There is neither inn, restaurant nor vending machine (as of October 2013).

More about history? During WWII, many people escaped to the island from the main land. The island population hit the highest 655 people in 1960 however there has not been enough working place so many people left the island.

Early 2000 the cat population started to grow while the human population hit then new low, 50.

What is interesting that today you can only see 15 people (4 fishermen and the rest retirees) on the island.

There is no car or even a bike so no real threat to cat and there are many abandoned houses where cats can live peacefully.

Copied from: https://www.onegai-kaeru.jp/2013/10/15/how-to-get-cat-islands-in-japan-aoshima-and-tashirojima/ and https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/03/a-visit-to-aoshima-a-cat-island-in-japan/386647/