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This Ancient Japanese City Can Only Be Appreciated Through Cat Pictures
Business Insider ^
| Oct. 31, 2013
| Amanda Macias
Posted on 11/04/2013 10:18:27 PM PST by Slings and Arrows
Three years ago, wooden toy wholesaler Yutaka Katayama picked up a camera and started taking pictures of ordinary life in Kyōto, Japan. Since then photography has become an obsession.
"It's my life's work," he wrote over email.
Katayama has taken thousands of pictures of the legendary ancient city that once was the imperial capital of Japan. He has also found a favorite theme: the stray cats that are found all over Kyoto.
"I feel the strength to live from a stray cat," Katayama wrote. "They seem to live a quiet life always looking for food and a place to live while keeping well their distance to the human."
Katayama prefers to take photos early in the morning when there are fewer tourists around (Kyoto has an incredible 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites). Like many cats, the photographer visits the same places over and over, where he hopes he will experience a new feeling every time.
Check out some of the cats of Kyoto:
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cat; cats; japan; kittyping; kyoto; max
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To: Slings and Arrows
At least one of those cats doesn’t look well.
To: Slings and Arrows
The presence of the cats transforms those pics into art.
The Japanese can be odd folks at times, but I do appreciate their love of kittehs.
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11/05/2013 8:07:25 AM PST
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CatherineofAragon
((Support Christian white males----the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.))
To: Hardraade
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11/05/2013 8:18:04 AM PST
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JediJones
(The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
To: pallmallman
I’ve got two of them. One certainly has the attitude to be a samurai.
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11/05/2013 10:11:02 AM PST
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Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: left that other site
You'd think the mice would've learned to listen for the davening. ;^)
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11/05/2013 10:11:51 AM PST
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Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Hardraade
Obviously I’ve been abusing the wrong pharmaceuticals.
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11/05/2013 10:13:16 AM PST
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Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: martin_fierro
It’s alike a scene from a Alfred Hitchcock movie.
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11/05/2013 10:14:23 AM PST
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Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Beautiful! Thanks for posting.
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11/05/2013 10:14:53 AM PST
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workerbee
(The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1!)
To: workerbee
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11/05/2013 10:15:14 AM PST
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Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: CatherineofAragon
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11/05/2013 10:41:13 AM PST
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Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Cats Daven? Who Knew.
Kosher Katz Daven, But CATS?
To: left that other site
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11/05/2013 11:05:38 AM PST
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Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Ahhhh.. Mr. Katz Hisself!
To: Slings and Arrows
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11/06/2013 5:57:46 AM PST
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devolve
(- "He's (Obama) just 'too talented' to do what 'ordinary people' do." - Iranian-born Valerie Jarrett)
To: Slings and Arrows
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11/06/2013 6:02:05 AM PST
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
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11/06/2013 7:49:18 AM PST
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Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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11/06/2013 3:28:15 PM PST
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devolve
(- "He's (Obama) just 'too talented' to do what 'ordinary people' do." - Iranian-born Valerie Jarrett)
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