Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

Our first episode focuses on cats in Istanbul, Turkey. Cats are considered sacred animals in Turkey, so every stray cat on the streets has a name. The whole city seems to be home t...

The third episode focuses on cats in Sorrento, a town overlooking the Bay of Naples in Italy, and on the island of Capri. In the alleys of Capri, which a 19th-century poet called "...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki visits Dubrovnik, a World Heritage city on the Adriatic Sea. He is drawn to the old town by cats that jump between boats and cobblestones. He see...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki meets cats in Sicily. Every morning at the fishing port, there is a restaurant where "feasts fly out." A little way off the coast is a mountain l...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki walks through rural villages in the south of France, meeting cats. Many of the homes are pet cats, and Iwago encounters his favorite type of cat,...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki encounters cats in Paris, France. White cats living with Parisian women in an apartment overlooking Montmartre! A cat living on a boat moored on...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki comes face to face with cats in Malaysia, Southeast Asia. On a hill overlooking the Straits of Malacca, at the ruins of a World Heritage church,...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki follows the cats living in Chiang Mai, Thailand! At the temple, a kitten plays with a Buddha statue. It looks like it's having fun sticking its h...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki follows the cats of New Orleans in the southern United States! The cats of this jazz town live in close contact with music. A cat in a jazz club...

The setting is Spain! Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki follows cats in the capital, Madrid! Under the blazing sun, the cats live peacefully and leisurely. The cat looks pleased a...

The setting is America! Animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago approaches the cats of Charleston on the East Coast from a cat's perspective! Charleston is actually known as the most po...

Animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago follows the cats of Malta, a small island nation in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea! Maltese people are kind to cats, and the cats themselves...

The setting is Cairns, Australia! Animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago follows cats in this famous tourist town facing the Great Barrier Reef! Cats walking around the beach as if the...

The setting is Eastern Europe, Romania. Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki gets up close and personal with cats! With the castle from the legend of Dracula behind him, the cat take...

The setting is Melbourne. Animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago approaches the cats living in Australia's second largest city from a cat's perspective! A mascot cat at a long-establis...

The setting is Central Europe, the Czech Republic. Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki follows cats in the capital city of Prague! Cats look down on the historic city, a World Herit...

Animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago follows the cats who live in Bali, Indonesia, surrounded by the devout people and beautiful nature of the island, also known as the "Island of th...

Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam! Animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago approaches the cats who live leisurely in the vibrant Asian city from a cat's perspective! Not minding the hustle...

The setting for this episode is Peru, South America. Cats live on floating islands on Lake Titicaca at an altitude of 3,890m. Cats live in villages surrounded by the Andes mountain...

The setting for this episode is Croatia, a beautiful country facing the Mediterranean Sea. Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki gets up close and personal with cats! In a walled city...

The setting is Latvia, a country in northern Europe, the middle of the three Baltic states. Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki gets up close and personal with the cats of this coun...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki photographs cats on the streets of the world from a cat's perspective! This time, he visits Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the host city of the Olympic...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki approaches Amsterdam, Netherlands, from a cat's perspective! A cat leisurely walks along the canal as if on patrol. After fighting over territory...

The story is set in New York, USA. Animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago meets cats living in the big city. At a pizza restaurant in Brooklyn, he discovers a cat taking a nap on a sig...

The setting is England. Animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago looks at cats living freely in the beautiful countryside. Cats in England are somewhat wild. Cats that hunt by detecting...

Mitsuaki Iwago photographs cats in Sri Lanka from the unique perspective of an animal photographer. A cat carefully grooms itself beside a bathing elephant. A cat running around in...

Mitsuaki Iwago photographs cats in the Bohemia region of the Czech Republic from the unique perspective of an animal photographer. He visits Kutná Hora, Holašovice, and Český Kruml...

Mitsuaki Iwago takes a close look at the cats of "Singapore" from an animal photographer's perspective. Cats unique to this multi-ethnic country are featured, including a cat watch...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki photographed cats in Kyoto over the course of a year in this special. Adorable cats appear in seasonal landscapes, including a shrine where 14 ca...

In this popular series, Mitsuaki Iwago takes a closer look at cats from around the world from an animal photographer's perspective. This time, we have cats from Hong Kong. What is...

In this popular series, Iwago Mitsuaki photographs cats from the unique perspective of an animal photographer. The setting is Crete, Greece. On this island, where Zeus, the god of...

Mitsuaki Iwago shot the film in Moldova, Eastern Europe. Among the vineyards, he encountered cats living in harmony with nature, capturing footage that "sounded like the camera its...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki meets cats all over the world. This time he went to Cinque Terre on the Mediterranean coast in northern Italy. Cinque Terre is a beautiful area o...

In this popular series, animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki travels around the world to photograph cats, and this time the setting is San Francisco. In San Francisco, a city of hill...

In this popular series, animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki travels around the world to photograph cats, and this time the setting is Eastern Europe, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Most...

In this popular series, animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki travels around the world to photograph cats, and this time he travels to Prince Edward Island, Canada. The setting for th...

The stage for this popular series in which animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki travels around the world to photograph cats is the United Arab Emirates. Most of the country is desert...

In this popular series, animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki travels around the world to photograph cats, and this time the setting is Zanzibar. This island is located east of Tanzan...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki visited Bhutan at the foot of the Himalayas. In Punakha, at an altitude of 1,300m, threshing work is in full swing, while a cat plays around chas...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki says, "You can understand a country and the lives of its people by looking at its cats." So this time, he will re-edit his previous programs to s...

In this popular series, animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki travels around the world to photograph cats, and this time he travels to Noto in the Hokuriku region. Cats endure the str...

This episode of animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki's popular series takes him to Cambodia in Southeast Asia. The shoot took place during the dry season, where stilt houses on the s...

This is a popular series by animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki. The setting is Fiji, known as a resort destination in the South Pacific. The shooting took place during the rainy se...

In this popular series, animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki travels around the world photographing cats. This time, the setting is Cyprus in the Mediterranean. The cats that patrol...

In this popular series, animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki photographs cats from around the world. This time, he takes a look at the beautiful Swiss Alps. A young girl plays with g...

A popular series by animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki. This time he visits the lush green country of Ireland. A white cat shows off its cute behavior on a hill in the Aran Islands...

In this popular series, animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki travels around the world photographing cats. This time he travels to the Nordic island of Iceland. At a ranch spread acro...

Cypress trees stretch straight up into the blue sky, a landscape that seems almost like a painting. This is Tuscany, Italy. Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki came here after heari...

In the Basque region of Spain, facing the North Atlantic, a cat looked happy after receiving some sardines in a port town. It prefers fish to meat, which is why it was given a stra...

With colorful flags and bright orange marigold flowers lining the streets, the Mexican city of Guanajuato was preparing to celebrate the Day of the Dead, a festival similar to the...

Iwago traveled to Costa Rica in Central America, a country blessed with clear blue seas and skies and abundant nature. He came across a black and white female cat on a deserted bea...

Iwago Mitsuaki, an animal photographer who has photographed cats all over the world, visited Kudaka Island in Okinawa in response to viewers' requests to see Japanese cats. He met...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki went to New Zealand. He wanted to see sheep, kiwis, and the lives of cats in this rugby powerhouse country. When he visited the rugby players, he...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki visited Inle Lake in Myanmar. There is a temple on the lake, where people live with the water. Perhaps because of the teachings of caring for ani...

Wine-loving animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki went to Burgundy, France, hoping to see vineyards and cats. He first encountered cats at an old castle in a beautiful little village....

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki travels to Seattle. While IT companies, mail-order businesses and other businesses have sprung up here, the city is also blessed with such lush g...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki went to Victoria, Canada. A white cat suddenly climbed onto his head, but he started off in high spirits, saying it looked like a cloud was ridin...

The setting for the World Cat Walk is the Romantic Road that runs through southern Germany. In Dinkelsbühel, a popular cat warmly welcomes and sees off travelers at a hotel that da...

Mongolia, among the vast grasslands and clear blue skies, there is a cat among the nomads who live there. He patrols with a red talismanic cloth around his neck. There are many mic...

Iwago's favorite cat lives on Zaimokuza Beach in Kamakura. He first met the cat two years ago and fell in love with its plump body and yellow fur immediately. It's a popular cat on...

Iwago, who has photographed cats all over the world, wanted to visit previous Olympic venues in 2020 to see how the cats live there. He chose Athens, where the first modern Olympic...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki searches for cats in Rome, the site of the Olympic Games. He encounters a cat on the marathon course where barefoot runner Abebe ran. The course...

Sydney was the site of the 2000 Olympic Games. It was here that we met a gold medalist from the Games and his cat. We discovered a cat walking on the water at the yacht harbor. We...

This time on our World Cat Walk, we visit Barcelona. Iwago wanted to photograph cats alongside Gaudi's famous Sagrada Familia, and he found the perfect spot to surpass his expectat...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki went to Los Angeles. Under the blue sky, he met an artist cat on a terrace along the coast. Los Angeles is synonymous with Hollywood, and celebri...

Wanting to photograph cats in a setting with Mt. Fuji in the background, Iwago first heads to a ranch on the Asagiri Plateau, which spreads out on the west side of the mountain. Th...

Aizu is the setting for this journey to meet wonderful cats. When we visit Ouchijuku, we see a black cat in a souvenir shop. It's the third generation mascot cat. In Aizuwakamatsu,...

This time, animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki heads to Boso in Chiba Prefecture. First, he encounters a unique black cat on the coast facing Tokyo Bay. It took up residence about a...

The setting for this journey in search of encounters with wonderful cats is the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. First, on the rocks of Jogashima, we meet a gentle male cat...

This trip to meet wonderful cats takes us to Kawagoe and Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture. Every morning at 6am, a meow can be heard on Kawagoe's Bell Street. When the sound of the b...

This time on our journey to meet wonderful cats, we visit Sanuki and Kagawa. First, early in the morning, we come across some cute kittens on the stone steps of Kotohira Shrine. Sa...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki goes on a journey to meet wonderful cats, this time in Aki and Hiroshima. First up is Miyajima, where he finds a cat in a slightly strange place....

This time, animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki visits Nikko, Nasu and Shiobara. At Lake Chuzenji, he meets a cat family that is fed with seasonal smelt. A cat at a shrine in Imaichi...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki visits Shimanto City and Tosashimizu City in Kochi Prefecture. He encounters a white male cat on a sunken bridge over the Shimanto River, said to...

This time, animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki searches for cats on the islands and seaside towns of the Genkai-nada and Hibiki-nada Seas in Fukuoka Prefecture. On Himeshima, which...

Iwago Mitsuaki, an animal photographer born and raised in Tokyo, photographs cats living among the scents of Tokyo's downtown area. At a shrine in Asakusa known for its maneki-neko...

This is the second in a series of photographs of cats in Tokyo by animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki. He searches for cats in familiar places in Shinjuku Ward, where he lived until...

The journey to meet wonderful cats takes us to Iwate Prefecture. We meet a sweet kitty at a farm in Shizukuishi Town, looking up at Mt. Iwate. The cat at the restaurant is very sty...

In February 2021, he photographed a calico cat crossing the river on the riverbank in Akiruno City, using a fallen log as a bridge. At a riding club in Hachioji City, he encounters...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki continues to travel around the world to meet wonderful cats. He has visited Europe the most. He believes this is because cats are part of Europea...

I've come all the way to Hakodate! ▽At a temple overlooking the sea from its gate, I meet a cat patrolling the grounds. In fact, it is in this very place that a ruthless territoria...

There is a cat in front of a church surrounded by trees. The cat licks at Iwago's camera as he tries to take a photo. Perhaps the cat sensed the scent of its friend from the camera...

At the fishing port, we discover a three-generation cat family. The two-month-old kittens are adorable. Mr. Iwago says to the mother cat who is struggling to raise them, "You're so...

The film was shot mainly at the "Day of the Dead" festival in Mexico, similar to the Japanese Obon festival, coffee plantations in Costa Rica, and beaches in resort areas in Jamaic...

In Imizu city, you'll encounter a mother cat and her kitten. It's adorable to see them basking together in the sun. You'll also see a cat who serves as the "vice captain" of a sigh...

An island of ring-tailed lemurs. The females are stronger than the males, and a female named "Lacey" reigns as the boss. ▽The island features squirrel monkeys whose behavior is jus...

At Peace Memorial Park, you will encounter a white cat that is a symbol of peace. However, it seems that the white cat loves hunting... ▽ In the early morning at Unzen Jigoku, cats...

Botchan and Mado are brother and sister cats living on the site of the former lodgings of literary master Natsume Soseki, but their quarrel escalates, and eventually... ▽The cat at...

Who is the big boss of the cats living tough lives on Sakurajima? ▽A cat who gets excited easily but loses interest quickly at a Chiran tea farm? ▽A cat guarding the sweet potato s...

The garden of the former guest house is full of cats. The one in charge is the Queen Cat, who looks great in a red bow tie collar. ▽At a cafe filled with Western antiques, you'll m...

Mitsuaki Iwago vs. the panda family. What is a "square panda"? ▽ Penguins that "fly" underwater ▽ The convenient beak of the great white pelican ▽ A huge clash between two white rh...

A giant beckoning cat overlooks the city of Tokoname. The city once prospered through the manufacture of clay pipes. A cat strolls down a road lined with old clay pipes. ▽Ryusenji...

The kitties of Aoniyoshi Nara are... ▽A handmade cat door made of shoji paper at a nunnery ▽Cats and deer performing together in Nara Park ▽Iwago walks up the stairs where it is sa...

Mascot cat of the ropeway station on the shores of Lake Ashi ▽A cat living at Choanji Temple in Sengokuhara strolls among the arhat statues ▽The mascot cat of a rice-pot restaurant...

What is the relationship between a dog flying in the sky on a paraglider and a cat staring at it? ▽A cat coaching golf? ▽The bond between surfer girls and cats ▽A cat playing volle...

An uneasy atmosphere hangs over the relationship between Saburou and Tora, who live at the winery. Tora, who arrived two years earlier, sees Saburou as an intruder. Tora lies in wa...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki travels to Furano, Hokkaido! With his back to a row of poplar trees, a cat dives into a shining green wheat field. At an art museum in the forest...

Animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki heads to Kushiro and Tokachi! He canoe-walks with his kitty on Lake Kussharo in the early morning. He encounters a Yezo deer on the Kushiro River...

Iwago searches for cats in Osaka, and in Hozenji Yokocho he finds a cat standing in a water-spraying immovable pose. He says it has been living there with its companions for eight...

We searched for cats amidst the beautiful greenery of Miyagi. In a glass workshop on the outskirts of Sendai, there is a beautiful calico cat whose expression and movements change...

Iwago photographs cats of Shimane in scenes that bring back memories. In a town leading to Iwami Ginzan, a registered World Heritage Site, he meets a cat who shows him around the t...

An expanded 90-minute version of animal photographer Iwago Mitsuaki's journey around Mie. From seaside towns to mountain villages, he encounters cats living freely among beautiful...

I went to Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture. There are 230 cats living in Yushima, where I met three adorable kittens and a boy who is kind to cats. In Sakitsu, I was surprised to come...

Searching for cats in Tokushima. I was surprised by the snow-covered scenery in the mountain town, and the shrine known as Nekogami-san was full of small beckoning cats. I also fil...

Iwago-san went to Miyazaki. Cats on a palm beach, turtles chasing cats at the aquarium. Miyazaki is famous for mangoes and cats sleeping under the trees. In a mountain village, the...

We went to Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture. There were cats strolling along the shoreline and the boss cat of the fishing port. There were also cats at the castle ruins overlooking t...

Iwago-san went to Okayama. First, he went to Oji-ga-take to see the sunrise and cats. In Kurashiki, he went to the white-walled streets, Kurashiki River, and Jeans Street. In the S...

This time, we searched for cats in Yamanashi, saw cats and Mt. Fuji at Lake Kawaguchi, and saw a cat climbing a peach tree in Fuefuki City, a peach-producing area. We also filmed a...

This time in Oita Prefecture. A cat in Beppu grooms itself with steam rising from the hot springs on its back. What is the favorite place of the cat at the sake brewery in Usuki? F...

This time, we photographed cats on the rocks of Tojinbo in Fukui Prefecture and on the seaweed fishing beach. We also photographed a mother and her kitten at Makie Kobo. We also ph...

This time in Tottori. A cat living with camels in the Tottori Sand Dunes. A large family of 11 in a town overlooking Mt. Daisen. A cat and a monster character on Mizuki Shigeru Roa...

A cat in the attic of a Gassho-style house in Shirakawa-go, Gifu. A cat with amazing creatures in the mountains, a cat with beautiful eyes in Magome-juku, Ogaki Castle, Oda Nobunag...

Cat walking in Akita. A couple and their mother and kitten on a farm in Senboku City, and cats living in a storehouse in Kakunodate. Akita dogs and cats in Odate, and sheep and cat...

Saga. A torii gate standing in the Ariake Sea and the morning sun. Imari, encounters with chimneys and stone-paved alleys. A Karatsu ware plate with a cat on it, modeled on a dandy...

This is the first overseas episode in three and a half years, and it is in Granada, Spain, where the Alhambra Palace is located, which Iwago had been hoping to visit. A cat watches...

A trip of reunions and new encounters in Kyoto, a place visited on a program in 2017. What was the old cat doing at Amanohashidate and other famous autumn foliage spots? There were...

Iwago-san, who is visiting Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma for the first time, encounters a cat in the steam. He also visits the scenic spot of Lake Haruna and a cat playing a staring conte...

Palau is surrounded by emerald green seas and is a perpetual summer. If you look for cats along the coast, you will find cats strolling on the beach. At low tide, the mangrove-cove...

This time, we're in Argentina. We filmed tango and cats in Buenos Aires, a cat on a colorful street corner, and a cat who loves the violin. At a ranch on the Great Plains, we filme...

This time, Iwago is in Normandy, France. It's been 45 years since he last visited Mont Saint-Michel. He encounters a port town at the mouth of the Seine, blooming apple orchards, a...