• Tashirojima (Japanese: 田代島) is a small island in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean off the Oshika Peninsula, to the north of Aji Island.
  • Right off the coast of the Ishinomaki Peninsula sits a small island called 田代島Tashirojima. What makes this island special is a large number of...
  • Nobody was there when I visited, so I’m not sure if this building is still used at all, but it surely didn’t look like it! Tashirojima, Cat Island, Cat Shrine.
  • An idyllic getaway off the east coast of Japan, Tashirojima Island is perfect for visitors looking for a unique destination that is not overrun with tourists.
  • Informally known as "Cat Island", Tashirojima is inhabited by several hundred felines, which are cared for and worshiped by the island's human residents.
  • http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tashirojima http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jepo0lr9qe8.
  • It’s no accident that the cats who inhabit Tashirojima—or what has become known as “Cat Island”—in Japan have come to be the island’s primary residents.
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    • What kind of place is Tashirojima?
    • Tashirojima's Cat Shrine, where you can feel the bonds between cats and humans
  • The Cat Island, officially called Tashirojima, is a small island in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, that is inhabited by more cats than people.