Would You Like to Live On Aoshima Island, One of Japan's Cat Islands?

Would You Like to Live On Aoshima Island, One of Japan's Cat Islands?

by REALTOR Michelle Carr Crowe

My neighborhood friend Doris Livezy, a fellow cat-lover, sent me this darling photo by Thomas Peters and story by ALAN TAYLOR via Reuters.

Have you heard about Japan's cat islands? Would you like to live on one?

A Visit to Aoshima, a Japanese 'Cat Island' by ALAN TAYLOR

Aoshima Island is one of about a dozen "cat islands" around the country of Japan, small places where there are significantly more feline residents than people.

Alan Taylor reports that in Aoshima more than a hundred cats prowl the island, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in the quiet fishing village.

How many collars do you find on the cats in the photo? I only located one.

Cats crowd the harbor on Aoshima Island on February 25, 015. # Thomas Peter/Reuters 

The cat to human ratio is about six to one on the island.

Due to its recent online popularity, the tiny island of Aoshima has seen a steep rise in tourist visits, overwhelming the handful of permanent residents.

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