Japanese Photographer Documents The Many Faces of Tokyo’s Stray Cats (47 Pics)
With his pictures, Japanese photographer Masayuki Oki captures the individual personalities of the many otherwise anonymous stray cats that live in Tokyo's shitamachi area. His collection might be called busayan, which literally means "ugly cat", but the photographer has nothing but affection for his moggie muses.
“I want to travel the country photographing all of Japan’s lovely stray cats,” says the photographer. For now however he limits his setting to the shitamachi area of the capital, where he documents the streetwise cats as they fight, nap, and goof around for the camera. The photographer never reveals the exact location of his feline photoshoot, but if you want to keep up to date with his latest photographic exploits then you can add your name to the 48,000+ people who follow him on Instagram.
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*Stretch* Man... I'm so tired from that nap, guess I'll have to take another nap later
Dentist: *stabs my gums* Me: *bleeds* Dentist: Its because you don't floss
"Don't push..!" "Yah, don't push..!" "I'm just lookin..!" "I don't even know what we're doing..!" "They said there's a fish upfront..!"
Does anyone else notice the second to last cat in the back with the black on top of his head? Well he looks extremely angry lol
Mating season pic. Two cats in front must be the dominate cats of the area. Notice the fluffy tail of the dark and the squinty eye of the second cat? Signs of s**t is about to go down. Meanwhile at the end of the line...ooooo theyz bout to fight lol. *help me I'm bored and have been looking at cat pics for an hour*
"ah, I see what the problem is here. You have a can of tuna stuck in the thingamabob. It may take some time to fix."
They said I could be anything I wanted to be...so I became a CAT-illac!
contemplating whether or not you really needed that 2nd piece of cake .. but regretting nothing
Trying to live up to the nap quota of a cat, is just plain exhausting
What's different about these two - like a puzzle in Highlights magazine
That awkward moment when you wake up after a long night of drinking, and catch a glimpse of your reflection in the mirror
"Geez, I gotta go easier on the catnip next weekend!"
Load More Replies...Love this picture... the kitty's snowy coat and the beautiful leaves...
Hehehe for sure riot with just slight movement of the leaves!! Woooohhhh play time !!!
When you forgot to buy her flowers for your date, so you start grabbing whatever weeds you can find on the way to her house...
Love your comments Amanda , keep us laughing girl 👍🏻
Load More Replies...My cat does this and all the other shapes too. I call this one "Flat Cat".
If i find you standing here when i open my eyes, i'm gonna punch you in the face!
The one time you know the answer, and the teacher doesn't call on you ...
Next up gentlemen, welcome to the stage...SPARKLES! Sparkles is offering lap naps for $5 and pole scratches for $10!
When she warned you she was into some freaky stuff, and you didn't believe her...
Aw, it's so cute. My heart breaks a little bit for all of these Kitties...
Is 15 and 16 the same cat? Looks like he's pretending to be dead or injured so he gets treats!
No its Bu, Pu would have a little circle instead of the apostrophes :)
Load More Replies...When you see your friend trip, and you decide to help ... after you finish laughing
Looking at those nails I am going to stay away from this one... but that chubby face...
Hey, i too want a fish.. er this looks convenient for the moment
It could be a great hiding place if he didn't scream all the time
The Japanese cat version of Harry Potter's cupboard under the stairs.
Vermillion I work at night so yep... My days are free. if that bothers you, go to another site bc ur missing the point of this one
Load More Replies...When you add up your student loans in public & start contemplating begging or stripping.
When you're mom sneaks off without you and you notice when it's too late.
No! just b'cos i'm stray you can't feed me the same thing everyday!
"hey! hey!wtf is this!" "you say you love it!" "i don't like it" "nah... you love it"..
They are. Hope there's a few more under the tongue. That canine doesn't look good either.
Load More Replies...Happiest, best fed , most chill looking stray cats I've ever seen - even the toothless one But I knew that, the Japanese love cats - they have an entire island dedicated to them ????
Those strays... very well fed and healthy. I bet they are living close to a market since they looked like have eaten a lot?
Tokyo cats have it the best. I live in Setagaya, where whatever cat you buy is NEVER your cat. F****r will be eating at everyone's house and still be loved. It's like I never get a invitation to a new neighbour's housewarming party but the cat will ALWAYS get an invitation. tbh Japanese cats have it best. They are worshipped and loved. There's even a cat dress maker.
Lovely adorable shots. You must love cats too to be able to capture such moments. I have seen people feeding strays there. There was a time when I was followed by a group of them in a neighbourhood. Hard to tell if they are strays or not since they all looked wellfed. Hope they find a forever home
I am having a very hard time believing these are strays. Perhaps that was added to the title to enhance the subject matter rather than simply stating "Pictures of cats outside". Either way, it does not detract from the fact that these are lovely pictures nonetheless.
Happiest, best fed , most chill looking stray cats I've ever seen - even the toothless one But I knew that, the Japanese love cats - they have an entire island dedicated to them ????
Those strays... very well fed and healthy. I bet they are living close to a market since they looked like have eaten a lot?
Tokyo cats have it the best. I live in Setagaya, where whatever cat you buy is NEVER your cat. F****r will be eating at everyone's house and still be loved. It's like I never get a invitation to a new neighbour's housewarming party but the cat will ALWAYS get an invitation. tbh Japanese cats have it best. They are worshipped and loved. There's even a cat dress maker.
Lovely adorable shots. You must love cats too to be able to capture such moments. I have seen people feeding strays there. There was a time when I was followed by a group of them in a neighbourhood. Hard to tell if they are strays or not since they all looked wellfed. Hope they find a forever home
I am having a very hard time believing these are strays. Perhaps that was added to the title to enhance the subject matter rather than simply stating "Pictures of cats outside". Either way, it does not detract from the fact that these are lovely pictures nonetheless.
