Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
then open in external browser
and click "Open in External Browser" 
Celebrating The Quirky And Playful Side Of Cats: 50 Photos By Masayuki Oki (New Pics)
Interview With Artist
Japan’s streets are full of life, and some of the most charming residents are the city’s stray cats. Photographer Masayuki Oki has spent years roaming the streets and famous cat islands, capturing these cats in their everyday moments—whether they’re playing, napping, or just looking curious.
Oki’s work has captured the attention of cat lovers around the world. With more than 500 thousand followers on Instagram and several photo books and calendars published, he continues to document the quirky, funny, and sometimes tender lives of cats. Scroll down and meet Tokyo’s stray cats through Oki’s lens!
More info: Instagram | x.com | Facebook | youtube.com
This post may include affiliate links.
#1
Multa Nocte 3 months ago
Lovely way to greet someone. I'll try it this week and get back to everyone.
Serena Myers 3 months ago
Posted two days ago, I know, Multa Nocte, but if I tried that with anyone I'd get arrested!
Load More Replies...
Masayuki Oki didn’t start out as a cat photographer. He worked in the clothing industry and only picked up a camera for his job. It wasn’t until 2013, during a break in a Tokyo park, that he met a stray cat named Busanyan Senpai. “It was a gray cat with a spiral pattern like an American shorthair. I wondered how it was living there,” he recalls. That encounter sparked a passion that would change his life.
RELATED:
#2
Janissary35680 3 months ago
No matter how many times I look at this image I can't help but see that white cat at the right as a handbag or purse at first sight.👛
#3
Multa Nocte 3 months ago
I am so jealous of the ability of cats to do something like and make it look so easy.
From that day, Oki began photographing every cat he could find, learning to notice their emotions, gestures, and personalities. “I realized these cats had complex emotions, expressions, and gestures. I also discovered that cats have complex relationships just like humans,” he says. His work goes beyond cute snapshots, showing how cats interact with each other and their surroundings in ways people rarely notice.
#4
Multa Nocte 3 months ago
🎶 Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk I'm a woman's man no time to talk 🎶
Gingersnap In Iowa 3 months ago
Music loud, women warm, been kicked around since I was born.
Load More Replies... Tabitha 3 months ago (edited)
When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet all the way, from your first cigarette to your last dying day…
Nagatha 3 months ago
I heard the snaps in my head the minute the picture popped up!
Load More Replies... 
#5
Multa Nocte 3 months ago
🎶 You are the dancing queen - Young and sweet, only seventeen - Dancing queen 🎶
Oki’s dedication is clear in the time he spends capturing the perfect shot. On Japan’s cat islands, he photographs from dawn until evening, editing his images the same day. “Sometimes I feel as if the cats are telling me to capture the moment, making them my photography teachers,” he shares. His patience and careful observation allow him to reveal moments of playfulness, curiosity, and even mischief that make each cat memorable.
#6
#7
April Pickett 3 months ago
That must be a full body stretch, she's pregnant, isn't she? Maybe she's trying to get the babies settled better, might have had a kidney punch from one of them.
Today, Oki’s photography has reached people all over the world. With hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and several published books, he continues to inspire cat lovers everywhere. “I want to make all the cat lovers of this world happy with my photos,” he says.
#8
Serena Myers 3 months ago
That reminds me, the plums and early apples need harvesting. Jobs for tomorrow, also check if the quinces are ripe yet, a few blackberries left, the last of the spring onions to be harvested, and huge amounts of tomatoes need to be made into soups and sauces. It's going to be a busy few days!
Dawn Marie 3 months ago
uhhhhh, I didn't think this through...............can someone please tell me how to get down?
#9
#10
Multa Nocte 3 months ago (edited)
"You could hear the voices ringing . . . they seemed to say . . . "
Load More Replies... #11
#12
#13
Bill Swallow 3 months ago (edited)
Been sniffing the Rorschach Inkblots before they were dry again, I see.
#14
#15
Doofnuts 3 months ago
This is required "Oooooooh, big stretch!" O.K. I feel better now that I said that.
Victoria Howell 3 months ago
Yes, that is an orange cat trait. Also, sometimes around the lips.
Load More Replies... #16
#17
#19
#20
#21
#22
martymcmatrix 3 months ago
We should make a h🔞rror movie out of it (The Contouring)!!! 🧟 👁️ 👁️ 🧟
Load More Replies...
#23
#24
Bill Swallow 3 months ago
I swear, at a quick glance, it looks like he's wearing an old WWII radiotelephone backpack, the ones with the big whip antennas.
#25
Bill Swallow 3 months ago
*Spotted. Whether 'caught' or not remains to be seen.
Load More Replies... Hljott Anne 3 months ago
I met a cat -I named him Ralph- and he used to go to the beach to meet the fishermen to get some fish. Whenever he entered the house he always had that fish breath.
#26
#27
Janissary35680 3 months ago
The one on the left looks like a Siamese or Burmese. Japan has some pretty posh strays.
#28
#29
#30
#31
#32
#33
#34
#35
#36
#37
#38
Tabitha 3 months ago
As long as they’re not both boys or both girls, just wait a couple minutes.
Load More Replies... #39
#40
#41
G A 3 months ago
.....aaaaand that's why I no longer have a paper shade in the bedroom anymore (true story)
Frances Pitchoune 3 months ago
You should see my lamp in the living room 🙄👀🐱👤
Load More Replies...
#42
#43
#44
#46
#47
#48
G A 3 months ago
"You've got some balls to sit on MY steps!" "Well, evidently, I HAVE...."
Load More Replies... Bill Swallow 3 months ago
"Kemosabe! Dogs approaching! Large war band! We must ride or fight!"
#49
April Pickett 3 months ago
That's a Garfield pose. I'll look but, nah I'm too busy and it's comfortable here.
#50
Multa Nocte 3 months ago
He's eating it so he can come in the house and puke it up in your slipper at 4 AM. I have had this happen WAY too many times not to know it when I see it.
#51
#52
#54
#56
#57
Add New Image
What do you think ?
Estelle Bennett 3 months ago
Howe long was the wait for these great photos? My cats see my cell and take off!
Anita MacDonald 2 months ago
I'm in awe of the photographer! So kind of him or her to have shared these masterpieces!
Estelle Bennett 3 months ago
Howe long was the wait for these great photos? My cats see my cell and take off!
Anita MacDonald 2 months ago
I'm in awe of the photographer! So kind of him or her to have shared these masterpieces!
You May Like 30 Animal Panorama Fails That Are So Bad They're Good 50 Times People Spotted Kitties Sitting At The Window And Just Had To Take A Pic (New Pics) Meet Sphynx Cats - The Most Adorable Hairless Felines
Akvile Petraityte 🇺🇦
Ieva Pečiulytė
Akvile Petraityte 🇺🇦
Related on Bored Panda
