A Cat's-Eye View of Japan - Season 1 / Year 2022

A Cat's-Eye View of Japan - Season 1 / Year 2022

Season 1 / Year 2022

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Episodes24
DatesFeb 11, 2022 - Oct 16, 2022
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Autumn Colors in Kyoto
Year 2022Episode 15 min

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!

Feb 11, 2022
Tsugaru, Where Life Begins
Year 2022Episode 25 min

Tsugaru, Where Life Begins

Mt. Iwaki in Aomori Prefecture overlooks an apple orchard where five 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!

Feb 23, 2022
Tokyo: Lucky Cats
Year 2022Episode 35 min

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!

Apr 10, 2022
Mt. Fuji: Countryside Cats
Year 2022Episode 45 min

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.

Apr 17, 2022
Okinawa/Kudaka: A Spiritual Paradise
Year 2022Episode 55 min

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.

Apr 24, 2022
Noto: A Winter Wonderland
Year 2022Episode 65 min

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.

May 1, 2022
Sanuki: A Kitty's Favorite Udon
Year 2022Episode 75 min

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.

May 8, 2022
Kamakura: An Ancient Seaside City
Year 2022Episode 85 min

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.

May 15, 2022
Shimanto River: A Clear Stream
Year 2022Episode 95 min

Shimanto River: A Clear Stream

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

May 22, 2022
Karuizawa: A Cool Breeze on a Plateau
Year 2022Episode 105 min

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.

May 29, 2022
Kumano Kodo: Pilgrimage Trails
Year 2022Episode 115 min

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.

Jun 5, 2022
Aizu: A Quaint Castle Town
Year 2022Episode 125 min

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.

Jun 12, 2022
Kagoshima: Volcano Blessings
Year 2022Episode 135 min

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.

Jun 19, 2022
Chiba: Refreshing Sea Breeze and Sunlight
Year 2022Episode 145 min

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.

Jun 26, 2022
Nara: An Ancient Capital Awaits Spring
Year 2022Episode 155 min

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.

Jul 3, 2022
Hakodate: A Hilly Port Town
Year 2022Episode 165 min

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.

Jul 10, 2022
Aichi: Lead by Beckoning Cats
Year 2022Episode 175 min

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.

Jul 24, 2022
Iwate: Traditional Country Living
Year 2022Episode 185 min

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.

Jul 31, 2022
Nagasaki: Kitties in a City of Peace
Year 2022Episode 195 min

Nagasaki: Kitties in a City of Peace

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

Aug 7, 2022
Nikko: Sleeping Kitty, Door Kitty
Year 2022Episode 205 min

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.

Aug 14, 2022
Yamagata: A Caring Producer
Year 2022Episode 215 min

Yamagata: A Caring Producer

Yamagata—Japan's major fruit producer. Visit a kitty at a La France pear orchard, and a boss kitty that oversees the production of traditional wooden Kokeshi dolls.

Aug 21, 2022
Fukuoka: Small Remote Islands
Year 2022Episode 225 min

Fukuoka: Small Remote Islands

Fukuoka has several small "cat islands." A kitty turf war escalates on Hime Island, but ferry passengers are met with kindness! At a fish market, a shop kitty knows not to touch what's for sale.

Aug 28, 2022
Tochigi: Kitty Guides
Year 2022Episode 235 min

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.

Oct 9, 2022
Ibaraki: Sporty Kitties
Year 2022Episode 245 min

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.

Oct 16, 2022

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