Season 1

Episodes • 2022

Mitsuaki Iwago
Autumn Colors in Kyoto

1. Autumn Colors in Kyoto

min

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!

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Tsugaru, Where Life Begins

2. Tsugaru, Where Life Begins

5 min

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!

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Tokyo: Lucky Cats

3. Tokyo: Lucky Cats

5 min

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!

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Mt. Fuji: Countryside Cats

4. Mt. Fuji: Countryside Cats

5 min

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.

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Okinawa/Kudaka: A Spiritual Paradise

5. Okinawa/Kudaka: A Spiritual Paradise

5 min

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.

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Noto: A Winter Wonderland

6. Noto: A Winter Wonderland

5 min

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.

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Sanuki: A Kitty's Favorite Udon

7. Sanuki: A Kitty's Favorite Udon

5 min

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.

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Kamakura: An Ancient Seaside City

8. Kamakura: An Ancient Seaside City

5 min

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.

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Shimanto River: A Clear Stream

9. Shimanto River: A Clear Stream

5 min

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.

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Karuizawa: A Cool Breeze on a Plateau

10. Karuizawa: A Cool Breeze on a Plateau

5 min

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.

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Kumano Kodo: Pilgrimage Trails

11. Kumano Kodo: Pilgrimage Trails

5 min

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.

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Aizu: A Quaint Castle Town

12. Aizu: A Quaint Castle Town

5 min

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.

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Kagoshima: Volcano Blessings

13. Kagoshima: Volcano Blessings

5 min

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.

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Chiba: Refreshing Sea Breeze and Sunlight

14. Chiba: Refreshing Sea Breeze and Sunlight

5 min

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.

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Nara: An Ancient Capital Awaits Spring

15. Nara: An Ancient Capital Awaits Spring

5 min

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.

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Hakodate: A Hilly Port Town

16. Hakodate: A Hilly Port Town

5 min

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.

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Aichi: Lead by Beckoning Cats

17. Aichi: Lead by Beckoning Cats

5 min

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.

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Iwate: Traditional Country Living

18. Iwate: Traditional Country Living

5 min

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.

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Nagasaki: Kitties in a City of Peace

19. Nagasaki: Kitties in a City of Peace

5 min

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.

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Nikko: Sleeping Kitty, Door Kitty

20. Nikko: Sleeping Kitty, Door Kitty

5 min

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.

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Yamagata: A Caring Producer

21. Yamagata: A Caring Producer

5 min

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.

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Fukuoka: Small Remote Islands

22. Fukuoka: Small Remote Islands

5 min

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.

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Tochigi: Kitty Guides

23. Tochigi: Kitty Guides

5 min

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.

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Ibaraki: Sporty Kitties

24. Ibaraki: Sporty Kitties

5 min

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.

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