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All Episodes of A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

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All Episodes of A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

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Browse all episodes of A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

Globe-trotting wildlife photographer and filmmaker, Iwago Mitsuaki, offers the best of a vast collection of cat footage he took in Japan. On this unique trip...

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Season 1

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Autumn Colors in Kyoto
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/11/2022
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!
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Tsugaru, Where Life Begins
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/23/2022
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!
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Tokyo: Lucky Cats
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/10/2022
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!
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Mt. Fuji: Countryside Cats
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/17/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Okinawa/Kudaka: A Spiritual Paradise
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/24/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Noto: A Winter Wonderland
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/1/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Sanuki: A Kitty's Favorite Udon
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/8/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Kamakura: An Ancient Seaside City
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/15/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Shimanto River: A Clear Stream
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/22/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Karuizawa: A Cool Breeze on a Plateau
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/29/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Kumano Kodo: Pilgrimage Trails
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/5/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Aizu: A Quaint Castle Town
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/12/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Kagoshima: Volcano Blessings
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/19/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Chiba: Refreshing Sea Breeze and Sunlight
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 6/26/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Nara: An Ancient Capital Awaits Spring
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/3/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Hakodate: A Hilly Port Town
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/10/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Aichi: Lead by Beckoning Cats
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/24/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Iwate: Traditional Country Living
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 7/31/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Nagasaki: Kitties in a City of Peace
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/7/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Nikko: Sleeping Kitty, Door Kitty
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/14/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Yamagata: A Caring Producer
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/21/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Fukuoka: Small Remote Islands
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/28/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Tochigi: Kitty Guides
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/9/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Ibaraki: Sporty Kitties
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 10/16/2022
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown