It is February 22nd! Anddd today is National Cat Day in Japan.
Thus, we at The Book Cafe want to celebrate it by presenting the Top 5 books from Japanese Literature that feature none other than our favourite feline creatures, CATS!
Japan loves its cats. They feature in legends and folklore. There are even shrines dedicated to them such as Nekonomiya (Shrine of the Cat) in Yamagata Prefecture or the Nekojinja (Cat Shrine) on the island of Tashirojima in the Miyagi Prefecture. And of course the ubiquitous maneki neko (the beckoning cat) beckons through most shops and restaurants.
Unsurprisingly, Japanese literature also boasts of several books that centre on cats or have cats as prominent characters.
Let’s take a look at the Top 5 Japanese novels that are about cats:
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