Season 1

1. Autumn Colors in Kyoto

2022-02-11

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!

2. Tsugaru, Where Life Begins

2022-02-23 · 5m

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!

3. Tokyo: Lucky Cats

2022-04-10 · 5m

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!

4. Mt. Fuji: Countryside Cats

2022-04-17 · 5m

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.

5. Okinawa/Kudaka: A Spiritual Paradise

2022-04-24 · 5m

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.

6. Noto: A Winter Wonderland

2022-05-01 · 5m

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.

7. Sanuki: A Kitty's Favorite Udon

2022-05-08 · 5m

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.

8. Kamakura: An Ancient Seaside City

2022-05-15 · 5m

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.

9. Shimanto River: A Clear Stream

2022-05-22 · 5m

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.

10. Karuizawa: A Cool Breeze on a Plateau

2022-05-29 · 5m

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.

11. Kumano Kodo: Pilgrimage Trails

2022-06-05 · 5m

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.

12. Aizu: A Quaint Castle Town

2022-06-12 · 5m

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.

13. Kagoshima: Volcano Blessings

2022-06-19 · 5m

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.

14. Chiba: Refreshing Sea Breeze and Sunlight

2022-06-26 · 5m

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.

15. Nara: An Ancient Capital Awaits Spring

2022-07-03 · 5m

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.

16. Hakodate: A Hilly Port Town

2022-07-10 · 5m

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.

17. Aichi: Lead by Beckoning Cats

2022-07-24 · 5m

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.

18. Iwate: Traditional Country Living

2022-07-31 · 5m

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.

19. Nagasaki: Kitties in a City of Peace

2022-08-07 · 5m

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.

20. Nikko: Sleeping Kitty, Door Kitty

2022-08-14 · 5m

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.

21. Yamagata: A Caring Producer

2022-08-21 · 5m

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.

22. Fukuoka: Small Remote Islands

2022-08-28 · 5m

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.

23. Tochigi: Kitty Guides

2022-10-09 · 5m

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.

24. Ibaraki: Sporty Kitties

2022-10-16 · 5m

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.