Cat Day

Cat-themed oden kit warms and fills our bellies and our hearts

We’ll never celebrate Cat Day and Oden Day any other way again.

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Japan’s Cat Day comes to Family Mart convenience stores with huge line of feline-fun sweets, drinks

Family Mart becomes “Family Nya-rt.”

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7-Eleven’s edible cat paw proves Japanese convenience store sweets are on a whole other level

New limited-edition  “meow parfait” captures the look and texture of a kitten paw for Cat Day.

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Japan has a cat aptitude test to show off how much you know about our feline friends

It really is a cat’s world and we’re just living in it.

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Eating all the cat treats at Japanese convenience store Family Mart

This cute collection covers everything from paw to tail. 

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Vending machine for cat treats installed in Osaka, and it meows at you!【Video】

It’s a veritable fancy vending machine feast!

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Cat paw button vending machine debuts in Japan to celebrate Cat Day

How could anyone resist the urge to press these buttons?

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Cat becomes head priest at Japanese shrine

Feline stationmaster takes on a new role at a special ceremony.

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Japanese cat cafe in Tokyo is a Ghibli-esque village run by felines in a castle

If Studio Ghibli ever created a cat cafe, this is what it would be like.

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Meow’s that? 2022’s ranking of the top cat names in Japan

For the third year in a row, this particular name takes the top spot for all felines, male or female.

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A parade of Sanrio characters celebrate Cat Day over Twitter with cat ears and more

Gudetama, My Melody, and even Hello Kitty herself don disguises to celebrate the Internet’s love for all-things-cat.

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Meow’s this? 2020’s ranking of the top cat names and breeds in Japan

The most popular cat breed in Japan has clinched the title for the twelfth consecutive year. 

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“When life gives you curtains…” Cat shows us all what to do when caught in a jam【Video】

And the answer is not “make curtain-ade”…

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Celebrate Cat Day in Japan with these delicious cat doughnuts from Ikumi Mama Animal Doughnuts

February 22 is Cat Day in Japan, so Ikumi Mama Animal Doughnuts is making delicious, adorable cat doughnuts. And we got some!

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Happy Cat Day!  (=^・^=)

February 22, aside from looking really cool with triple twos, is officially known as Cat Day (Neko no Hi) in Japan. The Japanese word for “two” (ni) sounds similar to the word for “meow” (nyan), and so a day commemorating Japan’s favorite felines was born. It’s well known that Japan is home to cat cafés and a cat island, and almost everyone has seen at least one of Maru’s videos, so it’s no surprise Neko no Hi exists. So in honor of Cat Day in Japan, let’s celebrate by watching adorable videos of Japanese cats.

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