Japan's "Cat Island" Temptation of cat lovers, a large number of tourists admiring

"Global Network Report intern Mary," according to the Japanese Yahoo News Network March 2 reported that Japan's Qingdao (Aoshima) is the eight Zhang branch of Tokyo, the jurisdiction of an island. Located in the southern part of the island of Izu, it is one of the southernmost islands in the Izu Islands and the least local self-governing body. Area of 5.98 square kilometers of horses, the total population of 192 people. But in the population of the island but 17 people live hundreds of cats, it is known as "Cat Island." Aiyuan County Qingdao, south of Japan, lives in droves of cats, attracting countless cat lovers to play.

It is reported that Qingdao, Japan, a remote location, only a mile long, distance from Aiyuan County (Ehime Prefecture) has a 30-minute ship, the local population in 1945, there are 900 people, mainly by fishing for a living; to solve the island's problems, local residents raised cats on the island.

After the end of the Second World War, the people of the island flocked to the cities to find jobs, with a small population of retired people. However, cats continue to stay on the island and start reproducing, and the number of cats is now more than 120, six times times the number of inhabitants on the island. Despite the local tourist facilities are not complete, the hordes of cats attracted a large number of tourists.

It is reported that the island's cats are not picky about food, they will eat tourists to give rice balls, potatoes and energy rods. With no predators on the island, cats are comfortable living on the island.