A Solo Trip to Tashirojima, Japan’s Cat Island 🇯🇵 | One Year After Leaving My Job

Hi! I'm Tuma, a Japanese woman living in Tohoku, Japan. Enjoying the solo life. 🇯🇵 Took the train to Ishinomaki, Miyagi, then a 40-minute ferry out to Tashirojima — the cat island. 🐈️ It was raining when I left, the line for the ferry was huge on a weekday, and the first cat I met bowed to me. 🤣 Fried oyster curry with rice shaped like a sleeping cat, cat lunchtime at noon, and a whole island where every cat has a name. By the time we arrived, the rain had stopped. I hope you enjoy a day on Japan's cat island with me! ───────────────────── 📍 Places — Ishinomaki, Miyagi ───────────────────── [00:31] 🚉 Ishinomaki Station Ishinomaki, Miyagi Famous as a manga city. The ferry terminal is about a 15-minute walk from the station. 01:15 ⛴️ Ishinomaki Chuo Port (ferry terminal) Ishinomaki, Miyagi Ferries to Nitoda Port on Tashirojima. A round-trip ticket is 2,500 yen (cash only), and the ride takes about 40 minutes each way. 03:27 🏝️ Nitoda Port, Tashirojima Tashirohama, Ishinomaki, Miyagi Arriving on the cat island — a small island with more cats than residents. 08:08 🍛 Tashiro Shokudo 153 Nitoda, Tashirohama, Ishinomaki, Miyagi A small island diner. Fried oyster curry set, with the rice shaped like a sleeping cat. You can also send cat food here through their Amazon QR code to support the island cats. 🐱 11:19 🐈️ Shima no Eki 69-2 Uchiyama, Tashirohama, Ishinomaki, Miyagi Cat-themed merchandise, food and drinks, and a donation box for the cats' food. 12:31 🐾 The cats' lunchtime Shima no Eki, Tashirohama, Ishinomaki, Miyagi The cats gather here for lunch every day around noon. Most of them politely wait their turn. 🤣 ───────────────────── 🐾 Visiting Tashirojima ───────────────────── ・Ferry: Ishinomaki Chuo Port ←→ Nitoda Port (Tashirojima) 　Round trip 2,500 yen / cash only / about 40 minutes each way ・Feeding the cats and taking them away is prohibited. ・You may not be able to board if it's crowded, so arriving early is recommended. ・About 40 people live on the island. Please follow the rules and take your trash home. ───────────────────── 🎬 Quiet daily life of a solo woman living in rural Tohoku, Japan. ───────────────────── #livingalone #japanvlog #Tohoku #ruralJapan #dailylifeinjapan #Tashirojima #catisland #nekojima #Ishinomaki #Miyagi #japantravel #cats #islandlife #solotravel #friedoyster Your support helps me keep sharing good food and simple moments ☕️ Thank you always 🤍 🍙 https://buymeacoffee.com/Tumadaily